Bovine immunodeficiency virus: a lentiviral infection
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Bovine immunodeficiency virus: a lentiviral infection
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Bhatia S
Patil S S Sood R |
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Bovine immunodeficiency virus
Lentiviruses Molecular biology |
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The bovine immunodeficiency virus (BIV) is a lentivirus which is known to infect cattle worldwide. Though serological and genomic evidence of BIV in cattle has been found throughout the world, isolation of the virus has been reported only from few places. Very little is known about its impact on animal health status, pathogenesis and mode of transmission. BIV is considered generally non-pathogenic and is not known to cause any serious disease in cattle. BIV is genetically and antigenically related to Jembrana disease virus (JDV), the cause of an acute disease in Bali cattle (Bos javanicus) and human immunodeficiency virus, the cause of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome in human. Therefore, it is important to monitor the presence of BIV in cattle to keep vigil over its possible evolution in its natural host to emerge as pathogenic lentivirus like JDV. Differentiation of BIV infection in cattle from the acutely pathogenic JDV is important for diagnosis of the latter. Currently, BIV is considered as a safe model for understanding the complex genome of lentiviruses. Further research on BIV is indeed needed to elucidate its possible role in animal health as well as for insight into the molecular mechanisms adopted by related lentiviruses. Not Available |
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2018-10-29T11:16:24Z
2018-10-29T11:16:24Z 2013-12-01 |
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Research Paper
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Not Available http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/8581 |
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English
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Indian J Virol
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