Deltaretrovirus

Deltaretrovirus is a genus of the Retroviridae family. It consists of exogenous horizontally transmitted viruses found in several groups of mammals.

Deltaretrovirus
Virus classification
(unranked): Virus
Realm: Riboviria
Kingdom: Pararnavirae
Phylum: Artverviricota
Class: Revtraviricetes
Order: Ortervirales
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

Examples are the Bovine leukemia virus and the human T-lymphotropic viruses.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.