Immunogenetic characterization of a captive colony of sooty mangabeys (Cercocebus atys) used for SIV research

摘要

BackgroundAfrican non-human primates are SIV natural hosts and do not develop disease following infection. Understanding disease avoidance mechanisms in these species is important for HIV vaccine development. The largest captive population of sooty mangabeys, a SIV natural host species, resides at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center.