Alpharetrovirus

An alpharetrovirus is a genus of the retroviridae family. It has type C morphology. Members can cause sarcomas, other tumors, and anaemia of wild and domestic birds and also affect rats.

Species include the Rous sarcoma virus, avian leucosis virus and avian myeloblastosis virus.

Alpharetrovirus Α反轉錄病毒屬