Diversity of HIV-1 subtype E in semen and cervicovaginal secretion

Kwonchit Sumrangsurp, Piyanot Wirachsilp, Ponsakdi Chaisilwattana, Anuvat Roongpisuthipong, Patarawan Chaiyakul, Pannarai Nooma, Mitsuo Honda, and Paijit Warachit, Ruengpung Sutthent,

Department of Microbiology, Department of Obstetrics-Gynecology, Department of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Department of Medical Science, Ministry of Public Health, Thailand.
NIID, NIH, Japan

To whom correspondence should be addressed:
Ruengpung Sutthent, MD, PhD, National HIV Repository and Bioinformatic Center (Thailand), Department o Microbiology, Siriraj Hospital, 2 Prannok Road, Bangkok, Thailand 10700. Tel: 662-4113920; Fax:662-4113921; e-mail:sirst@mahidol.ac.th
Key words: HIV-1, subtype E, genital fluid, env gene, genetic characterization