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Betaretrovirus

 
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Betaretrovirus
Virus classification
Group: Group VI (ssRNA-RT)
Family: Retroviridae
Subfamily: Orthoretrovirinae
Genus: Betaretrovirus
Type species
Mouse mammary tumor virus
Species

Jaagsiekte sheep retrovirus
Langur virus
Mason-Pfizer monkey virus
Squirrel monkey retrovirus

A betaretrovirus is a genus of the retroviridae family. It has type B or type C morphology. The type B is common for a few exogenous, vertically transmitted and endogenous viruses of mice, some primate and sheep viruses are the type D.

Examples are the mouse mammary tumour virus and simian retrovirus types 1, 2 and 3 (SRV-1, SRV-2, SRV-3)[1].

References

  1. ^ Philipp-Staheli J, Marquardt T, Thouless ME, Bruce AG, Grant RF, Tsai CC, Rose TM (March 6). "Genetic variability of the envelope gene of Type D simian retrovirus-2 (SRV-2) subtypes associated with SAIDS-related retroperitoneal fibromatosis in different macaque species". Virol J 3: 11. doi:10.1186/1743-422X-3-11. PMID 16515713. 

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