%0 Journal Article %A Verschoor, Ernst J. %A Fagrouch, Zahra %A Bontjer, Ilja %A Niphuis, Henk %A Heeney, Jonathan L. %T A novel simian immunodeficiency virus isolated from a Schmidt's guenon (Cercopithecus ascanius schmidti) %D 2004 %J Journal of General Virology, %V 85 %N 1 %P 21-24 %@ 1465-2099 %R https://doi.org/10.1099/vir.0.19427-0 %I Microbiology Society, %X A novel simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) was characterized from a Schmidt's guenon (Cercopithecus ascanius schmidti), which was housed in a local zoo. The virus infection was detected during a routine serological screening for antibodies that were cross-reactive with SIVmac antigens. Infection with an immunodeficiency virus was confirmed using an INNO-LIA HIV Confirmation assay. Using DNA isolated from a blot clot, a 1895 nt partial pol sequence was amplified and sequenced. Phylogenetic analysis showed that this virus, designated SIVschm, shares a distant relationship with SIVgsn, isolated from greater spot-nosed monkeys, and is one of the most divergent SIVs identified to date. %U https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/jgv/10.1099/vir.0.19427-0