A phylogenetic study of Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV) among domestic cats in Turkey

Koc B. T., Oğuzoğlu T. Ç.

COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES, cilt.73, 2020 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 73
  • Basım Tarihi: 2020
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.cimid.2020.101544
  • Dergi Adı: COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, Agricultural & Environmental Science Database, BIOSIS, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, Environment Index, MEDLINE, Veterinary Science Database
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV), Molecular phylogeny, Viral infectivity factor (vif), Domestic cats, Turkey, VIF
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV) is the most prominent retrovirus in cats. Molecular studies on FIV are of great importance to enable further studies, for example, understanding the pathogenesis and developing improved vaccines. We aimed to elucidate the molecular status of FIV and provide a detailed characterization of FIV in Turkey because at present there is very limited information available in the literature. We also evaluated a potential link between clinical symptoms and FIV subtypes according to results obtained from molecular tests.