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 immunodeficiency virus, designated herein as FIV-141, and to attenuated forms of the virus produced by mutating specific regions of the viral genome. The virus and mutated forms of the virus may be used to induce the production of antibodies to FIV-141, and in vaccines designed to protect cats from FIV.