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Viruses > RNA Viruses > Retroviridae > Retroviruses, Simian > Simian Immunodeficiency Virus
Viruses > Oncogenic Viruses > Retroviridae > Retroviruses, Simian > Simian Immunodeficiency Virus
... > Viruses > RNA Viruses > Retroviridae > Lentivirus > Lentiviruses, Primate > Simian Immunodeficiency Virus
... > Viruses > Oncogenic Viruses > Retroviridae > Lentivirus > Lentiviruses, Primate > Simian Immunodeficiency Virus

Preferred term

Simian Immunodeficiency Virus  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Species of the genus LENTIVIRUS, subgenus primate immunodeficiency viruses (IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUSES, PRIMATE), that induces acquired immunodeficiency syndrome in monkeys and apes (SAIDS). The genetic organization of SIV is virtually identical to HIV.

Entry terms

  • Immunodeficiency Viruses, Simian
  • Simian Immunodeficiency Viruses
  • SIV (Simian immunodeficiency virus)
  • txid11723

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-MSXVKS9F-P

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