Spumavirus
Genus of non-oncogenic retroviruses which establish persistent infections in many animal species but are considered non-pathogenic. Its species have been isolated from primates (including humans), cattle, cats, hamsters, horses, and sea lions. Spumaviruses have a foamy or lace-like appearance and are often accompanied by syncytium formation. SIMIAN FOAMY VIRUS is the type species.
Year introduced: 1994
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Tree Number(s): B04.820.650.850
MeSH Unique ID: D016092
Registry Number: txid11640
Entry Terms:
- Foamy Virus
- Foamy Viruses
- Spumaviruses
- Bovine foamy virus
- Bovine foamy viruses
- foamy virus, Bovine
- foamy viruses, Bovine
- viruses, Bovine foamy
- Bovine Syncytial Virus
- Bovine Syncytial Viruses
- Syncytial Virus, Bovine
- Syncytial Viruses, Bovine
- Feline foamy virus
- Feline foamy viruses
- foamy viruses, Feline
- viruses, Feline foamy
- virus, Feline foamy
- Feline Syncytium-Forming Virus
- Feline Syncytium Forming Virus
- Feline Syncytium-Forming Viruses
- Syncytium-Forming Viruses, Feline
- Syncytium-Forming Virus, Feline
- Spumavirinae
- Macaque simian foamy virus
- Simian foamy virus 1
- African green monkey simian foamy virus
- Simian foamy virus 3
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