title: [Retroviruses: current classification system].
abstract: Based on the various viral properties, the recent Retrovirus classifications are reported. After describing the HIV characteristics with the transactivation capability, the authors include the HIV among the Lentivirinae.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Microbiologia, Università di Torino.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cavallo
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cavallo
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D012190:Retroviridae / Q000145:classification*
vernacular_title: I retrovirus: una messa a punto sulla classificazione.