Orthoretrovirinae
Orthoretrovirinae | |
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Virus classification | |
Group: | Group VI (ssRNA-RT) |
Order: | Ortervirales |
Family: | Retroviridae |
Subfamily: | Orthoretrovirinae |
Genera | |
Orthoretrovirinae is a subfamily of viruses belonging to Retroviridae, a family of enveloped viruses that replicate in a host cell through the process of reverse transcription. The subfamily currently includes six genera, of which Lentivirus contains the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). These viruses cause a variety of tumors, malignancies and immune deficiency disease in man, other mammals and birds. A few, like SIV, apparently cause no disease in their natural hosts.
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