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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Published in:	Retrovirology
Main Authors:	Tomáš Hron, Daniel Elleder, Robert J. Gifford
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2019-11-01
Subjects:	Retrovirus Deltaretrovirus HTLV PTLV BLV Endogenous retrovirus
Online Access:	http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12977-019-0495-9