Deltaretrovirus | |
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Virus classification | |
Group: | Group VI (ssRNA-RT) |
Family: | Retroviridae |
Subfamily: | Orthoretrovirinae |
Genus: | Deltaretrovirus |
Type species | |
Bovine leukemia virus |
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Species | |
Bovine leukemia virus |
A deltaretrovirus is a genus of the retroviridae family. It consists of exogenous horizontally-transmitted viruses found in several groups of mammals.
Examples are the bovine leukemia virus and the Human T-lymphotropic virus.
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