The Pasteur team: isolating the retrovirus later called HIV

What changed

Isolated and characterized a T-lymphotropic retrovirus from a patient at risk for AIDS.

Scientific scope

Isolated and characterized a T-lymphotropic retrovirus from a patient at risk for AIDS. Scope limitation: The original paper proposed an association. Later causal evidence, tests and treatments are not all credited to this isolation report.

Evidence

Assessment uses the catalogue-linked source evidence for the stated contribution. The original paper proposed an association. Later causal evidence, tests and treatments are not all credited to this isolation report.

Contributors

• The research collaboration listed in the linked record and source byline · SCIENCE: Collective scoped contribution. The complete recorded byline remains in the research record; this label does not collapse people into one individual.

• Isolation of a T-Lymphotropic Retrovirus from a Patient at Risk for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
• Isolation of a T-Lymphotropic Retrovirus from a Patient at Risk for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) — deposited bibliography

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