Complete Genome Sequence of a Baboon Simian Foamy Virus Isolated from an Infected Human

Anupama Shankar; Vedapuri Shanmugam; William M Switzer

doi:10.1128/MRA.00522-20

Complete Genome Sequence of a Baboon Simian Foamy Virus Isolated from an Infected Human

Microbiol Resour Announc. 2020 Jul 2;9(27):e00522-20. doi: 10.1128/MRA.00522-20.

Authors

Anupama Shankar¹, Vedapuri Shanmugam¹, William M Switzer²

Affiliations

¹ Laboratory Branch, Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
² Laboratory Branch, Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA bis3@cdc.gov.

Abstract

We obtained the full-length genome of a simian foamy virus (SFV) from an infected human. This virus originated from a baboon (Papio species, strain SFVpxx_hu9406). The genome is 13,113 nucleotides long with the canonical SFV genome structure. Phylogenetically, SFVpxx_hu9406 clustered closely with SFVpan_V909/03F from a captive baboon and other Cercopithecidae SFVs.