Near-Complete Genome Sequence of Feline Immunodeficiency Virus from Colombia

Sueli A Taniwaki; Tatiana Jiménez-Villegas; Nelson F Santana-Clavijo; Taís F Cruz; Sheila O S Silva; Juan D Valencia-Bacca; Felipe Loaiza-Pedreros; Leonardo J Richtzenhain; Fernando Ferreira; João P Araújo Júnior; Paulo E Brandão

doi:10.1128/MRA.00754-20

Near-Complete Genome Sequence of Feline Immunodeficiency Virus from Colombia

Microbiol Resour Announc. 2020 Aug 13;9(33):e00754-20. doi: 10.1128/MRA.00754-20.

Affiliations

¹ Department of Preventive Veterinary Medicine and Animal Health, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil staniwaki@usp.br.
² Department of Preventive Veterinary Medicine and Animal Health, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
³ Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Bioscience, São Paulo State University, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil.
⁴ Institute for Biotechnology, São Paulo State University, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil.
⁵ La Casa del Gato Feliz Veterinary Clinic, Bogota, Cundinamarca, Colombia.

Abstract

Feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) is an important pathogen of domestic and wild felids. Although serological tests suggest the presence of FIV in cats from Colombia, no molecular characterization has been reported. Here, we describe the near-complete genome of FIV subtype A from a Colombian domestic cat.