Simian immunodeficiency virus

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In virology, simian immunodeficiency virus is a "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."[1]

References

  1. ↑ Anonymous (2024), Simian immunodeficiency virus (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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