Deltaretrovirus

Deltaretrovirus
Virus classification
Group:	Group VI (ssRNA-RT)
Order:	Unassigned
Family:	Retroviridae
Subfamily:	Orthoretrovirinae
Genus:	Deltaretrovirus
Type species
Bovine leukemia virus
Species
Bovine leukemia virus Primate T-lymphotropic virus 1 Primate T-lymphotropic virus 2 Primate T-lymphotropic virus 3

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.

External links

Deltaretrovirus at the US National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
Viralzone: Deltaretrovirus

Virus: Retroviruses

ssRNA-RT virus

Retroviridae

Alpharetrovirus	Avian sarcoma leukosis virus Rous sarcoma virus

Betaretrovirus	Mouse mammary tumor virus Jaagsiekte sheep retrovirus

Deltaretrovirus	Human T-lymphotropic virus (HTLV-1 HTLV-2, 3, 4) Simian-T-lymphotropic virus (types 1-4) Bovine leukemia virus

Epsilonretrovirus	Walleye epidermal hyperplasia virus

Gammaretrovirus	Murine leukemia virus Abelson murine leukemia virus Friend virus Feline leukemia virus Koala retrovirus (KIDS) Xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus

Lentivirus	HIV Simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) Feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) Puma lentivirus Equine infectious anemia Bovine immunodeficiency virus (BIV) Caprine arthritis encephalitis virus Visna virus

Spumavirus	Simian foamy virus Human foamy virus

Other

Metaviridae
Pseudoviridae

dsDNA-RT virus

Hepadnaviridae (Hepatitis B virus)
Caulimoviridae

Endogenous

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