Deltaretroviruses have circulated since at least the Paleogene and infected a broad range of mammalian species
Abstract The Deltaretrovirus genus of retroviruses (family Retroviridae) includes the human T cell leukemia viruses and bovine leukemia virus (BLV). Relatively little is known about the biology and evolution of these viruses, because only a few species have been identified and the genomic ‘fossil re...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-11-01
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Series: | Retrovirology |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12977-019-0495-9 |