RT Journal Article SR Electronic(1) A1 Erhouma, Esadk A1 Guiguen, François A1 Chebloune, Yahia A1 Gauthier, Dominique A1 Lakhal, Laila Mselli A1 Greenland, Timothy A1 Mornex, Jean François A1 Leroux, Caroline A1 Alogninouwa, ThéodoreYR 2008 T1 Small ruminant lentivirus proviral sequences from wild ibexes in contact with domestic goats JF Journal of General Virology, VO 89 IS 6 SP 1478 OP 1484 DO https://doi.org/10.1099/vir.0.2008/000364-0 PB Microbiology Society, SN 1465-2099, AB Small ruminant lentiviruses (SRLV) are widespread amongst domesticated goats and sheep worldwide, but have not been clearly identified in wild small ruminants, where they might constitute an animal health risk through contamination from local domesticates. SRLV proviruses from three ibexes from the French Alps are described and sequences from their gag gene and long terminal repeats (LTRs) were compared with sequences from local goats and goat/ibex hybrids. The ibex and hybrid proviruses formed a closely related group with <2 % nucleotide difference. Their LTRs were clearly distinct from those of local goats or reference SRLV sequences; however, their gag sequences resembled those from one local goat and reference sequences from caprine arthritis encephalitis virus rather than visna/maedi virus. One SRLV-positive ibex from a distant site shared similarities with the other ibexes studied in both its gag and LTR sequences, suggesting that a distinct SRLV population could circulate in some wild ibex populations., UL https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/jgv/10.1099/vir.0.2008/000364-0