Feline retroviruses: a brief review.
Representatives of all three retrovirus subfamilies are recognized in the cat: feline leukaemia virus (an Oncovirus), feline syncytium-forming virus (a Spumavirus) and feline immunodeficiency virus (a Lentivirus). Each of these is briefly reviewed.
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Dept. of Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zürich, Switzerland.
D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D002415:Cats; D007938:Leukemia / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005256:Leukemia Virus, Feline / Q000502:physiology*; D012190:Retroviridae / Q000502:physiology*; D012192:Retroviridae Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*