Recombination in HIV: An Important Viral Evolutionary Strategy

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a diploid virus: each virion carries two complete RNA genomic strands. Homologous recombination can occur when a cell is coinfected with two different but related strains. Naturally occurring recombinant HIV strains have been found in infected patients in region...

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Main Author: Donald S. Burke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 1997-09-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/3/3/97-0301_article