Feline immunodeficiency virus: an interesting model for AIDS studies and an important cat pathogen

M Bendinelli, M Pistello, S Lombardi… - Clinical microbiology …, 1995 - Am Soc Microbiol
The lentivirus feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) is a widespread pathogen of the domestic
cat that is mainly transmitted through bites, although other means of transmission are also …

Coadaptation and immunodeficiency virus: lessons from the Felidae

MA Carpenter, SJ O'Brien - Current Opinion in Genetics & Development, 1995 - Elsevier
The emergence of pathogenic viruses in new species offers an unusual opportunity to
monitor the coadaptation of viruses and their hosts in a dynamic ongoing process of intense …

Viruses of the Serengeti: patterns of infection and mortality in African lions

C Packer, S Altizer, M Appel, E Brown… - Journal of Animal …, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
We present data on the temporal dynamics of six viruses that infect lions (Panthera leo) in
the Serengeti National Park and Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania. These populations have …

Persistence and evolution of feline coronavirus in a closed cat-breeding colony

A Herrewegh, M Mähler, HJ Hedrich, BL Haagmans… - Virology, 1997 - Elsevier
Feline coronavirus (FCoV) persistence and evolution were studied in a closed cat-breeding
facility with an endemic serotype I FCoV infection. Viral RNA was detected by reverse …

Identification of three feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) env gene subtypes and comparison of the FIV and human immunodeficiency virus type 1 evolutionary …

DL Sodora, EG Shpaer, BE Kitchell, SW Dow… - Journal of …, 1994 - Am Soc Microbiol
Feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) is a lentivirus associated with AIDS-like illnesses in
cats. As such, FIV appears to be a feline analog of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). A …

Seroprevalence and Genomic Divergence of Circulating Strains of Feline Immunodeficiency Virus among Felidae and Hyaenidae Species

JL Troyer, J Pecon-Slattery, ME Roelke… - Journal of …, 2005 - Am Soc Microbiol
Feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) infects numerous wild and domestic feline species and
is closely related to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and simian immunodeficiency …

Genetic diversity of feline immunodeficiency virus: dual infection, recombination, and distinct evolutionary rates among envelope sequence clades

MH Bachmann, C Mathiason-Dubard, GH Learn… - Journal of …, 1997 - Am Soc Microbiol
For the rapid genetic analysis of feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV), we developed a
heteroduplex mobility assay (HMA) that utilizes a PCR-amplified fragment of the FIV …

Nucleotide sequence of feline immunodeficiency virus: classification of Japanese isolates into two subtypes which are distinct from non-Japanese subtypes

S Kakinuma, K Motokawa, T Hohdatsu… - Journal of …, 1995 - Am Soc Microbiol
Seven isolates of feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV), Shizuoka, Yokohama, Sendai-1,
Sendai-2, Fukuoka, Aomori-1, and Aomori-2, were isolated from FIV-seropositive domestic …

A lion lentivirus related to feline immunodeficiency virus: epidemiologic and phylogenetic aspects

EW Brown, N Yuhki, C Packer, SJ O'Brien - Journal of Virology, 1994 - Am Soc Microbiol
Feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) is a novel lentivirus that is genetically homologous and
functionally analogous to the human AIDS viruses, human immunodeficiency virus types 1 …

Genetic diversity of Argentine isolates of feline immunodeficiency virus

MR Pecoraro, K Tomonaga… - Journal of General …, 1996 - microbiologyresearch.org
We report the nucleotide sequence and genetic diversity of part of the envelope (env) gene
of four strains of feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) isolated from Argentine domestic cats …