COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR PROTECTING ANIMALS FROM LENTIVIRUS-ASSOCIATED DISEASE SUCH AS FELINE IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS

摘要

The present invention is directed to a novel strain of feline immunodeficiencyvirus,designated herein as FIV-141, and to attenuated forms of the virus produced bymutatingspecific regions of the viral genome. The virus and mutated forms of the virusmay be used toinduce the production of antibodies to FIV-141, and in vaccines designed toprotect cats fromFIV.