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Overview of the subtypes of primate immunodeficiency viruses

HIV-1

Non-recombinant subtypes: A1 A2 B C D F1 F2 G H J K and groups: N O

Recombinants: See Circulating recombinant forms (CRFs)

 

HIV-2

Non-recombinant groups (formerly known as subtypes): A B C D E F G

Recombinants: AB

 

SIV

Species
(stored in HIV database "subtype" field)
Description
VERVETAfrican Green Monkey subspecies
TANTALUS"
GRIVET"
SABAEUS "
BABOON Baboon infected in the wild with vervet SIV
CPZ Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes troglodytes and Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii)
SMM Sooty mangabey, or macaques experimentally infected with SMM
MAC Rhesus macaques infected in captivity by SIV-SMM
STM Stump-tailed macaques infected in captivity by SIV-SMM
MNE Pig-tailed macaques (Macaca nemestrina) infected in captivity by SIV-SMM
RCM Red-capped mangabey (Cercocebus torquatus torquatus)
SYKES Sykes' monkeys
LHOEST L'Hoest monkeys (Cercopithecus l'hoesti)
SUN Sun-tailed monkeys (Cercopithecus solatus)
MANDRIL-1 and MANDRIL-2 Mandrills (Mandrillus sphinx) are infected with two types of SIV nearly as diverse from each other as HIV-1 and HIV-2 are from each other.
COLOBUS Colobus monkey (Colobus guereza)
GSN Greater spot-nosed monkey (Cercopithecus nictitans)
DRILL Drill monkey (Mandrillus leucophaeus)
MONA Mona monkey (Cercopithecus mona)
MUSTACHED Mustached monkey (Cercopithecus cephus)
TALAPOIN Talapoin monkey (Miopithecus ogouensis)
DEBRAZZAS DeBrazza's monkey (Cercopithecus neglectus)

 

Related links

More information on HIV/SIV subtype nomenclature
HIV-1 M group nomenclature review article

 

last modified: Tue Apr 22 12:37 2008


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