Abstract
Four of six specific pathogen-free cats were infected after intravaginal exposure to molecularly cloned lymphotropic but non-Crandell feline kidney (CRFK)-tropic feline immunodeficiency virus strain TM2 and its AP-1 deletion mutant. The sequences of the env V3-to-V5 region which defines the CRFK tropism were unchanged in the infected cats through the infection. These data suggest that the strain was transmitted across the mucosal epithelium without a broadening of cell tropism.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 185-188 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology |
Volume | 10 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 2003 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Immunology and Allergy
- Immunology
- Clinical Biochemistry
- Microbiology (medical)