Simian immunodeficiency virus |
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| Immunodeficiency Viruses, Simian; Simian Immunodeficiency Viruses; Immunodeficiency Virus, Simian | |
| Species of the genus LENTIVIRUS, subgenus primate immunodeficiency viruses (IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUSES, PRIMATE), that induces acquired immunodeficiency syndrome in monkeys and apes (SAIDS). The genetic organization of SIV is virtually identical to HIV. | |