Recombination is a relatively common phenomenon in retroviruses. We investigated recombination in Feline Immunodeficiency Virus from naturally-infected New Zealand domestic cats (Felis catus) by sequencing regions of the gag, pol and env genes.
Bioinformatics Institute, Allan Wilson Centre for Molecular Ecology and Evolution, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand. j.hayward@auckland.ac.nz