| Domain | Definition | ||
| Health | An HIV species related to HIV-1 but carrying different antigenic components and with differing nucleic acid composition. It shares serologic reactivity and sequence homology with the simian Lentivirus SIV and infects only T4-lymphocytes expressing the CD4 phenotypic marker. (references) | ||
| Medicine | Retrovirus which is found mainly in West Africa and which is genetically more closely related to the simian retrovirus of the macaccus SIV (simian immunodeficiency virus), but whose biological behavior in vitro and in vivo is similar to that of HIV-1. Source: European Union. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
