Emergence of complex and diverse CRF02-AG/CRF06-cpx recombinant HIV type 1 strains in Niger, West Africa

AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 2003 Jan 1;19(1):77-82. doi: 10.1089/08892220360474005.

Abstract

On the basis of partial env and gag subtyping, we documented that the majority of HIV-1 strains circulating in Niger were CRF02-AG (54.3%) or CRF06-cpx (18.1%) and that 9% of the samples were possible recombinants between CRF02 and CRF06. To determine in more detail the precise structure of these viruses we sequenced the full-length genomes for three such strains (97NE-003, 00NE-036, and 00NE-095). From the bootscan and phylogenetic tree analysis it is evident that the new viruses are the result of recombination events between CRF02-AG and CRF06-cpx strains. Importantly, each virus had a different complex recombinant structure with multiple breakpoints, leading to viruses with complex mosaic patterns.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Genome, Viral
  • HIV Infections / epidemiology*
  • HIV Infections / virology*
  • HIV-1 / classification*
  • HIV-1 / genetics
  • Humans
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Niger / epidemiology
  • Phylogeny
  • Recombination, Genetic*
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA

Associated data

  • GENBANK/AJ508595
  • GENBANK/AJ508596
  • GENBANK/AJ508597