''Alpharetrovirus'' is a
genus
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of
virus
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es in the
family
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Retroviridae
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''. The genus contains nine species.
Taxonomy
The genus contains the following species, listed by scientific name and followed by the exemplar virus of the species:
* ''Alpharetrovirus avicarmilhil2'',
Avian carcinoma Mill Hill virus 2
* ''Alpharetrovirus avifujsar'',
Fujinami sarcoma virus
* ''Alpharetrovirus avileu'',
Avian leukosis virus
* ''Alpharetrovirus avimyebla'',
Avian myeloblastosis virus
* ''Alpharetrovirus avimyecyt29'',
Avian myelocytomatosis virus 29
* ''Alpharetrovirus avirousar'',
Rous sarcoma virus
* ''Alpharetrovirus avisar10'',
Avian sarcoma virus CT10
* ''Alpharetrovirus aviUR2sar'',
UR2 sarcoma virus
* ''Alpharetrovirus aviY73sar'',
Y73 sarcoma virus
References
External links
*
ICTVdb
Alpharetroviruses
Virus genera
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