Table 1 Cloning oligonucleotides used in this study. The 5' to 3' sequence is indicated from left to right.

HIV-2 sT7Bam

TAG GAT CCT AAT ACG ACT CAC TAT AGG TCG CTC TGC GGA GAG

HIV-2 as437Eco

AAG AAT TCA CGC TGC CTT TGG TAC CTC GGC C

HIV-2 as444Eco

AAG AAT TCG CTC CAC ACG CTG CCT TTG

HIV-2 asMUT444Eco ^a

TTG AAT TCG CTC CTA GAA AGA CGC TGC CTT TGG TAC CTC G

HIV-2 as561Eco

AAG AAT TCA GTT TCT CGC GCC CAT CTC CC

SIV as435Eco

AAG AAT TCA CGC CGT CTG GTA CCG

SIV as441Eco

TTG AAT TCG CTC CTC ACG CCG TCT GG

SIV as550Eco

AAG AAT TCA GTT TCT CAC GCC CAT CTC CC

HIV-1 sT7Bam

TAG GAT CCT AAT ACG ACT CAC TAT AGG TCT CTC TGG TTA GAC C

HIV-1 as272Eco

TTG AAT TCT CTT GCC GTG CGC GCT TCA GC

HIV-1 as277Eco

TTG AAT TCT CGC CTC TTG CCG TGC G

HIV-1 as373Eco

TTG AAT TCT CCC CCG CTT AAT ACC GAC