The alpharetroviruses are a genus within the retrovirus family ( Retroviridae ). They belong to the simple retroviruses. Many types of alpharetroviruses cause tumors such as sarcomas and leukemias , such as Rous sarcoma virus , avian leukosis virus, and avian myeloblastosis virus .
Systematics
As of November 2018, the ICTV has confirmed the following species of the genus:
- Species Avian carcinoma Mill Hill virus 2 (ACMHV-2)
- Species Avian leukosis virus (s. Avian leukosis virus , and Avian sarcoma leukosis virus ASLV, type species)
- Species Avian Myeloblastosis Virus ( Avian myeloblastosis virus , AMV)
- Species Avian myelocytomatosis virus 29 ( en.Avian myelocytomatosis virus 29 , AMCV-29)
- Species avian sarcoma virus CT10 (s. Avian sarcoma virus CT10 , CT10-CT10 ASV or ASV)
- Species Fujinami sarcoma virus (en. Fujinami sarcoma virus , FSV or FuSV)
- Species Rous sarcoma virus (en. Rous sarcoma virus , RSV)
- Species UR2 sarcoma virus (UR2SV)
- Species Y73 sarcoma virus (Y73SV)
Individual evidence
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↑ a b c d ICTV: ICTV Taxonomy history: Commelina yellow mottle virus , EC 51, Berlin, Germany, July 2019; Email ratification March 2020 (MSL # 35)
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↑ ICTV : Master Species List 2018a v1 MSL including all taxa updates since the 2017 release. Fall 2018 (MSL # 33)
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