Immunodeficiency Virus, Feline
Synonyms
FIV
FTLV
Feline Immunodeficiency Virus
Feline Immunodeficiency Viruses
Feline T Lymphotropic Lentivirus
Feline T Lymphotropic Virus
Feline T-Lymphotropic Lentivirus
Feline T-Lymphotropic Virus
Lentivirus, Feline T-Lymphotropic
Lentivirus, Puma
Puma lentivirus
T-Lymphotropic Lentivirus, Feline
T-Lymphotropic Virus, Feline
A species of LENTIVIRUS, subgenus feline lentiviruses (LENTIVIRUSES, FELINE) isolated from cats with a chronic wasting syndrome, presumed to be immune deficiency. There are 3 strains: Petaluma (FIP-P), Oma (FIP-O) and Puma lentivirus (PLV). There is no antigenic relationship between FIV and HIV, nor does FIV grow in human T-cells.