Avian leukosis virus
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The avian leukemia virus ( ALV ) (from Latin avis 'bird' and ancient Greek λευκός leukós , German 'white' ), also avian leukemia virus or avian leukosis virus , English avian leukosis virus , is an RNA virus from the retrovirus family . It belongs to the genus alpharetrovirus and causes B-cell leukemia in chickens, but it can also infect other animals. ALV is closely related to the Rous sarcoma virus (RSV).
As early as 1908, the Danish researchers Ellermann and Bang were able to show that leukemia in chickens could be transmitted through blood and that the infectious agent could not be a bacterium.
In the 1960s, chicken leukemia was a growing problem in laying hens and tests were developed to detect infected chickens.
The MC29 Myelocytoma Avian Leukosevirus (MC29-ALV) is placed by the ICTV (as of November 2018) in a separate species Avian myelocytomatosis virus 29 of the same genus Alpharetrovirus , analogous to the CT10 Avian Sarcoma Virus (CT10-ASV), in the species Avian sarcoma virus CT10 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d ICTV: ICTV Taxonomy history: Commelina yellow mottle virus , EC 51, Berlin, Germany, July 2019; Email ratification March 2020 (MSL # 35)
- ↑ Ellermann V., Bang O. Experimental leukemia in chickens. Central bl. Bacteriol. Parasite kd. Infection cr. Hyg. Abt. Orig. 1908; 46: pp. 595-609.
- ↑ Robin A. Weiss: The discovery of endogenous retroviruses Retrovirology. 2006 Oct 3; 3:67. Review. PMID 17018135