Betaretrovirus
Virus classification
Group:	Group VI (ssRNA-RT)
Family:	Retroviridae
Subfamily:	Orthoretrovirinae
Genus:	Betaretrovirus
Type species
Mouse mammary tumor virus
Species
Jaagsiekte sheep retrovirus Langur virus Mason-Pfizer monkey virus Squirrel monkey retrovirus

A betaretrovirus is a genus of the retroviridae family. It has type B or type C morphology. The type B is common for a few exogenous, vertically transmitted and endogenous viruses of mice, some primate and sheep viruses are the type D.

Examples are the mouse mammary tumour virus and simian retrovirus types 1, 2 and 3 (SRV-1, SRV-2, SRV-3)^[1].

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• Viralzone: Betaretrovirus

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