HIV sequence database
Subtypes of Primate Immunodeficiency Viruses
HIV-1
Groups: M N O P
Non-recombinant subtypes of Group M: A1 A2 B C D F1 F2 G H J K
Recombinants: See Circulating recombinant forms (CRFs)
HIV-2
Non-recombinant groups (formerly known as subtypes): A B C D E F G
Recombinants: HIV2_CRF01_AB
SIV
| Abbr. | Species (listed in HIV database "subtype" menu) | Description | Latin name |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASC | Red-tailed Guenon | SIVs have been found in 2 subspecies of Red-tailed Guenon: Schmidt's Guenon (C. a. schmidti) & Yellow-nosed Guenon (C. a. whitesidei). | Cercopithecus ascanius schmidti
Cercopithecus ascanius whitesidei |
| BAB | BABOON | Baboon infected in the wild with vervet SIV | Papio spp. |
| BLC | Bioko Black Colobus | Bioko Black Colobus | Cercopithecus satanas satanas |
| BKM | Black Mangabey | Black Mangabey | Lophocebus aterrimus |
| BLU | Blue Monkey | Blue Monkey | Cercopithecus mitis |
| COL | COLOBUS | Colobus Monkey | Colobus guereza |
| CPZ | CPZ | Chimpanzee | Pan troglodytes troglodytes or
P. t. schweinfurthii |
| DEB | DEBRAZZAS | DeBrazza's Monkey | Cercopithecus neglectus |
| DEN | DENTS | Dent's Monkey | Cercopithecus denti |
| DRL | DRILL | Drill Monkey | Mandrillus leucophaeus |
| GOR | GOR | Gorilla | Gorilla gorilla |
| GRV | GRIVET | Grivet, formerly a subspecies of African Green Monkey | Chlorocebus aethiops |
| GSN | GSN | Greater Spot-nosed Monkey | Cercopithecus nictitans |
| KRC | Kibale Red Colobus | Kibale Red Colobus (Kibale National Park, Uganda) | Procolobus [Piliocolobus] rufomitratus tephrosceles |
| LST | LHOEST | L'Hoest's Monkey | Cercopithecus lhoesti |
| MAC | MAC | Rhesus Macaque naturally infected by SIVsmm | Macaca mulatta |
| MND | MANDRIL-1
MANDRIL-2 |
Mandrills are infected with two types of SIV nearly as diverse from each other as HIV-1 and HIV-2 are from each other. | Mandrillus sphinx |
| MNE | MNE | Pig-tailed Macaque infected in captivity by SIV-SMM | Macaca nemestrina |
| MON | MONA | Mona Monkey | Cercopithecus mona |
| MUS | MUSTACHED-1
MUSTACHED-2 |
Mustached Monkey | Cercopithecus cephus |
| OLC | Olive Colobus | Olive Colobus | Procolobus verus |
| PAT | PATAS | Patas Monkey | Erythrocebus patas |
| PRG | Bioko Preuss's Guenon | Preuss's Red-eared Guenon from Bioko | Cercopithecus preussi insularis |
| RCM | RCM | Red-capped Mangabey | Cercocebus torquatus torquatus |
| REG | Bioko Red-eared Guenon | Bioko Red-eared Guenon. This SIV was originally called SIVery, but later published as SIVreg. | Cercopithecus erythrotis erythrotis |
| SAB | SABAEUS | Green Monkey | Chlorocebus sabaeus |
| SMM | SMM | Sooty Mangabey (or macaques experimentally infected with SMM) | Cercocebus atys atys |
| STM | STM | Stump-tailed Macaque infected in captivity by SIV-SMM | Macaca arctoides |
| SUN | SUN | Sun-tailed Monkey | Cercopithecus solatus |
| SYK | SYKES | Sykes' Monkey | Cercopithecus albogularis |
| TAL | TALAPOIN | Talapoin Monkey | Miopithecus ogouensis or
Miopithecus talapoin |
| TAN | TANTALUS | Tantalus Monkey, formerly a subspecies of African Green Monkey | Chlorocebus tantalus |
| TRC | Tshuapa Red Colobus | Tshuapa Red Colobus | Piliocolobus tholloni |
| VER | VERVET | Vervet, formerly a subspecies of African Green Monkey | Chlorocebus pygerythrus |
| WCM | White-crowned Mangabey | White-crowned Mangabey infected in captivity by vervet SIV | Cercocebus torquatus lunulatus |
| WOL | Wolf's Monkey | Wolf's Monkey | Cercopithecus wolfi |
| WRC | Western Red Colobus | Western Red Colobus | Procolobus verus |
Additional Information
More information on HIV/SIV subtype nomenclature
HIV-1 M group nomenclature review article
How the HIV Database Classifies Subtypes
last modified: Wed Jan 11 11:26 2012
