Jump to content

Betaretrovirus

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Betaretrovirus
Virus classificationEdit this classification
(unranked): Virus
Realm: Riboviria
Kingdom: Pararnavirae
Phylum: Artverviricota
Class: Revtraviricetes
Order: Ortervirales
Family: Retroviridae
Subfamily: Orthoretrovirinae
Genus: Betaretrovirus
Species

Betaretrovirusis agenusof theRetroviridaefamily.It hastype Bortype Dmorphology.The type B is common for a few exogenous, vertically transmitted and endogenous viruses ofmice;someprimateandsheepviruses are the type D.[citation needed]

Examples areMouse mammary tumor virus,enzootic nasal tumor virus(ENTV-1, ENTV-2), andsimian retrovirustypes 1, 2 and 3 (SRV-1, SRV-2, SRV-3).[1]

References

[edit]
  1. ^Philipp-Staheli J, Marquardt T, Thouless ME, Bruce AG, Grant RF, Tsai CC, Rose TM (March 6, 2006)."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.PMC1450265.PMID16515713.
[edit]