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ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Retroviridae 2021

2021; Microbiology Society; Volume: 102; Issue: 12 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1099/jgv.0.001712

1465-2099

John M. Coffin, Jonas Blomberg, Hung Fan, Robert J. Gifford, Théodora Hatziioannou, Dirk Lindemann, Jens Mayer, Jonathan P. Stoye, Michael Tristem, Welkin E. Johnson,

Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology

Viruses in the family Retroviridae are found in a wide variety of vertebrate hosts. Enveloped virions are 80–100 nm in diameter with an inner core containing the viral genome and replicative enzymes. Core morphology is often characteristic for viruses within the same genus. Replication involves reverse transcription and integration into host cell DNA, resulting in a provirus. Integration into germline cells can result in a heritable provirus known as an endogenous retrovirus. This is a summary of the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) Report on the family Retroviridae , which is available at ictv.global/report/retroviridae .