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Viruses > RNA Viruses > Retroviridae > Retroviruses, Simian > Simian Immunodeficiency Virus
Viruses > Oncogenic Viruses > Retroviridae > Retroviruses, Simian > Simian Immunodeficiency Virus

Preferred term

Simian Immunodeficiency Virus  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

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

Note

  • do not confuse SIV with swine influenza virus see INFLUENZA A VIRUS; infection = SAIDS often a model for AIDS

Scope note

  • 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.

History note

  • 2006 (1989)

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D015302

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