Description
SIVmac239isahighlypathogenicstrainofsimianimmunodeficiencyvirus;itisaprimateanalogofHIVthatisdesignedtostudytheeffectsoftheimmunodeficiencyvirusinRhesusmacaques.LikeHIV,SIVmac239primarilyinfectslymphoidandmyeloidcells.Thissequenceisapeptidefragment.