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Betaretrovirus is a genus of viruses in the family Retroviridae.

Example of viruses in the genus include: Mouse mammary tumor virus, enzootic nasal tumor virus (ENTV-1, ENTV-2), and simian retrovirus types 1, 2 and 3 (SRV-1, SRV-2, SRV-3).

Taxonomy

The genus contains the following species, listed by scientific name and followed by the exemplar virus of the species:

  • Betaretrovirus lan, Langur virus
  • Betaretrovirus maspfimon, Mason-Pfizer monkey virus
  • Betaretrovirus murmamtum, Mouse mammary tumor virus
  • Betaretrovirus ovijaa, Jaagsiekte sheep retrovirus
  • Betaretrovirus squmon, Squirrel monkey retrovirus

References

  • Viralzone: Betaretrovirus