Avian leukosis virus

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style="background:#Template:Taxobox colour;"|Avian leukosis virus
style="background:#Template:Taxobox colour;" | Virus classification
Group: Group VI (ssRNA-RT)
Family: Retroviridae
Subfamily: Orthoretrovirinae
Genus: Alpharetrovirus
Species: Avian leucosis virus

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]


Avian leukosis virus is a species of retrovirus that causes disease in chickens; experimentally it can infect other species of birds and mammals.[1] Different forms of the disease exist, including lymphoblastic, erythroblastic, and osteopetrotic.

References

  1. "Leukosis/sarcoma Group". The Merck Veterinary Manual. 2006. Retrieved 2007-06-23.


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