HIV-1 in humans resulted from at least four cross-species transmissions of simian
immunodeficiency viruses (SIVs) from chimpanzees and gorillas in West Central Africa …

The HIV-1 has evolved swiftly and the scenario of HIV-1 genetic diversity is constantly
changing. In South America, recombinant forms of subtypes B, F1, and BF1 have historically …

Background India has the third largest HIV-1 epidemic with 2.4 million infected individuals.
Molecular epidemiological analysis has identified the predominance of HIV-1 subtype C …

Introduction The high recombinogenic potential of HIV-1 has resulted in the generation of
countless unique recombinant forms (URFs) and around 120 reported circulating …

The extensive genetic diversity of HIV-1 is a major challenge for the prevention and
treatment of HIV-1 infections. Subtype C accounts for most of the HIV-1 infections in the …

HIV has spread at an alarming rate in South Africa, making it the country with the highest
number of HIV infections. Several studies have investigated the histories of HIV-1 subtype C …

The phylogeographic history of the Brazilian HIV-1 subtype C (HIV-1C) epidemic is still
unclear. Previous studies have mainly focused on the capital cities of Brazilian federal …

Circulating recombinant forms (CRFs) contribute substantially to the HIV-1 pandemic.
Among 105 CRFs described in the literature, 16 are BF intersubtype recombinants, most of …

The high incidence of AIDS cases and the dominance of HIV-1 subtype C infections are two
features that distinguish the HIV-1 epidemic in the two southernmost Brazilian states (Rio …

Background Deep sequencing provides the basis for analysis of biodiversity of
taxonomically similar organisms in an environment. While extensively applied to microbiome …