HIV type 1 group M subtype G in Cameroon: five genome sequences

AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 2009 Apr;25(4):469-73. doi: 10.1089/aid.2008.0296.

Abstract

Near full-length viral genome sequences were obtained for five putative subtype G candidates identified in HIV-infected Cameroonian blood donors, based on partial genome sequences for the gag, pol, and env regions. Phylogenetic analysis of the genome sequences shows that all five strains are pure subtype G with no indication of intersubtype recombination. The Cameroon subtype G sequences did not form a geographically based subcluster and were intermixed within the subtype G branch with isolates from several different countries. HIV-1 group M subtype G accounts for only 4.5% of HIV infections in Cameroon. However, genome segments of subtype G are present in 67% of all infections and 80% of infections due to intersubtype recombinant strains in Cameroon. The addition of five subtype G genome sequences to the HIV database may contribute to a better understanding of the origins and classification of HIV-1 subtypes and CRFs.

MeSH terms

  • Blood Donors
  • Cameroon / epidemiology
  • DNA, Viral / analysis
  • Genome, Viral*
  • HIV Infections / epidemiology
  • HIV Infections / virology*
  • HIV-1 / classification*
  • HIV-1 / genetics
  • HIV-1 / isolation & purification
  • Humans
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Phylogeny
  • Recombination, Genetic
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA

Substances

  • DNA, Viral

Associated data

  • GENBANK/FJ389363
  • GENBANK/FJ389364
  • GENBANK/FJ389365
  • GENBANK/FJ389366
  • GENBANK/FJ389367