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Phenotypic properties of SIV.
| Virus | Phenotypic properties1 | |||
| Env incorporation | length of Env CT | sensitivity to neutralization | replication2 | |
| SIVmac239 | low | full | low | slow |
| SIVmac239T | high | truncated | low | slow |
| SIVmac18 | high | full | high | slow |
| SIVmac18T | high | truncated | high | rapid |
1properties of SIV variants were determined previously (Vzorov et al., 2005)
2levels of replication were determined in HUT78, CEMx174 cells, and rhesus monkey PBMC
