@article{fdi:010077176, title = {{I}dentification of a novel simian immunodeficiency virus-infected {A}frican green monkey ({C}hlorocebus tantalus) confirms that {T}antalus monkeys in {C}ameroon are infected with a mosaic {SIV}agm lineage}, author = {{A}ugier, {C}. and {B}eyne, {E}mmanuelle and {V}illabona-{A}renas, {C}. {J}. and {N}gole, {E}. {M}. and {P}eeters, {M}artine and {A}youba, {A}hidjo}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{I}n this study we report on the identification of a simian immunodeficiency virus ({SIV}) infecting a {C}hlorocebus tantalus from {C}ameroon. {T}he isolate, {SIV}agm{TAN}-{CA}1, was molecularly characterized by sequencing partial genome (similar to 4,000 bp) using the conventional {S}anger method and the {O}xford {N}anopore {T}echnology ({ONT}). {I}n pol and gp41/nef {SIV}agm{TAN}-{CA}1 clusters with {SIV}agm{SAB} infecting {C}hlorocebus sabaeus from {W}est {A}frica, whereas in env-gp120 it clusters with {SIV}agm{TAN} infecting {C}. tantalus from {C}entral {A}frica. {T}his mosaic structure is similar to that of a previously reported isolate infecting another tantalus monkey from {C}ameroon and confirms that the evolution of {SIV}agm is complex. {O}ur data show that {ONT} sequencing gives results comparable with conventional {S}anger sequencing on {SIV} and could help in distinguishing recombination and coinfection.}, keywords = {{SIV}agm ; evolution ; {A}frican green monkeys ; {C}ameroon ; {M}in{ION} ; {CAMEROUN}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{A}ids {R}esearch and {H}uman {R}etroviruses}, volume = {36}, numero = {2}, pages = {167--170}, ISSN = {0889-2229}, year = {2020}, DOI = {10.1089/aid.2019.0216}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010077176}, }