@article{mbs:/content/journal/jgv/10.1099/vir.0.19427-0, author = "Verschoor, Ernst J. and Fagrouch, Zahra and Bontjer, Ilja and Niphuis, Henk and Heeney, Jonathan L.", title = "A novel simian immunodeficiency virus isolated from a Schmidt's guenon (Cercopithecus ascanius schmidti)", journal= "Journal of General Virology", year = "2004", volume = "85", number = "1", pages = "21-24", doi = "https://doi.org/10.1099/vir.0.19427-0", url = "https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/jgv/10.1099/vir.0.19427-0", publisher = "Microbiology Society", issn = "1465-2099", type = "Journal Article", abstract = "A novel simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) was characterized from a Schmidt's guenon (Cercopithecus ascanius schmidti), which was housed in a local zoo. The virus infection was detected during a routine serological screening for antibodies that were cross-reactive with SIVmac antigens. Infection with an immunodeficiency virus was confirmed using an INNO-LIA HIV Confirmation assay. Using DNA isolated from a blot clot, a 1895 nt partial pol sequence was amplified and sequenced. Phylogenetic analysis showed that this virus, designated SIVschm, shares a distant relationship with SIVgsn, isolated from greater spot-nosed monkeys, and is one of the most divergent SIVs identified to date.", }