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Published: March 8, 2015, 3:33 p.m.

Hosts:\xa0Vincent Racaniello,\xa0Dickson Despommier,\xa0Alan Dove,\xa0Rich Condit, and\xa0Kathy Spindler

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The eTWiVicators review evidence that the HIV-1 group O epidemic began with a single cross-species transmission\xa0of virus from western lowland gorillas.

\nLinks for this episode\n

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• Traces of ATCV-1 associated with\xa0laboratory contamination\xa0(PNAS)
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• ATCV-1 findings\xa0not explained\xa0by contamination (PNAS)
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• Origin of HIV-1 group O epidemic in\xa0western lowland gorillas\xa0(PNAS)
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• INNO-LIA
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• Principles of Microbial Diversity
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• Image credit: John
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• Letters read\xa0on TWiV 327
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