A new human immunodeficiency virus derived from gorillas

Nat Med. 2009 Aug;15(8):871-2. doi: 10.1038/nm.2016. Epub 2009 Aug 2.

Abstract

We have identified a new human immunodeficiency virus in a Cameroonian woman. It is closely related to gorilla simian immunodeficiency virus (SIVgor) and shows no evidence of recombination with other HIV-1 lineages. This new virus seems to be the prototype of a new HIV-1 lineage that is distinct from HIV-1 groups M, N and O. We propose to designate it HIV-1 group P.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Female
  • Gorilla gorilla / virology*
  • HIV / isolation & purification*
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Phylogeny
  • RNA, Viral / analysis
  • RNA, Viral / genetics
  • Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid

Substances

  • RNA, Viral

Associated data

  • GENBANK/GQ328744