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The isolation of a T-cell tropic retrovirus from three immunodeficient macaques and one macaque with lymphoma is described. The morphology, growth characteristics, and antigenic properties of this virus indicate that it is related to the causative agent of acquired immune deficiency syndrome in humans (HTLV-III or LAV). This virus is referred to as simian T-lymphotropic virus type III (STLV-III) of macaques. The existence of a cytopathic, T-cell tropic virus resembling HTLV-III in monkeys may facilitate study of disease induction and vaccine development in an animal model.

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Volume 228 | Issue 4704
7 June 1985

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M. D. Daniel
New England Regional Primate Research Center, Harvard Medical School, Southboro, Massachusetts 01772
N. L. Letvin
New England Regional Primate Research Center, Harvard Medical School, Southboro, Massachusetts 01772
N. W. King
New England Regional Primate Research Center, Harvard Medical School, Southboro, Massachusetts 01772
M. Kannagi
New England Regional Primate Research Center, Harvard Medical School, Southboro, Massachusetts 01772
P. K. Sehgal
New England Regional Primate Research Center, Harvard Medical School, Southboro, Massachusetts 01772
R. D. Hunt
New England Regional Primate Research Center, Harvard Medical School, Southboro, Massachusetts 01772
P. J. Kanki
New England Regional Primate Research Center, Harvard Medical School, Southboro, Massachusetts 01772
Department of Cancer Biology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston 02115
M. Essex
Department of Cancer Biology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston 02115
R. C. Desrosiers
New England Regional Primate Research Center, Harvard Medical School, Southboro, Massachusetts 01772
Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Harvard Medical School

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