FIGURE 1-1. Rapid evolution of amino acid sequence of HIV coat proteins after the start of the immune response to infection.

FIGURE 1-1Rapid evolution of amino acid sequence of HIV coat proteins after the start of the immune response to infection

Within months, coat proteins evolve to evade immune detection. SOURCE: Wolinsky et al., 1996.

From: 1, Introduction

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The Resistance Phenomenon in Microbes and Infectious Disease Vectors: Implications for Human Health and Strategies for Containment: Workshop Summary.
Institute of Medicine (US) Forum on Emerging Infections; Knobler SL, Lemon SM, Najafi M, et al., editors.
Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 2003.
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