Leukovirus

See also: leukovirus

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λευκός (leukós, “white”), in reference to leukemia, + New Latin vīrus.

Proper noun

Leukovirus

1. (obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the order Ortervirales – any of several viruses that cause leukemia or similar pathology in certain mammals, now placed in genera within family Retroviridae. [accepted until 1975]

Hyponyms

• (genus): Rous sarcoma virus (now in Alpharetrovirus) - type species; Avian leukosis virus (now in Alpharetrovirus), Feline leukemia virus (now in Gammaretrovirus), Feline sarcoma virus (now three species in Gammaretrovirus), Fowl sarcoma virus (now one of three species in Alpharetrovirus), Friend virus (now a serotype of Murine leukemia virus, Fujinami sarcoma virus (now in Alphretrovirus), Graffi virus (now Murine leukemia virus in Gammaretrovirus), Gross virus (now Murine leukemia virus in Gammaretrovirus), Moloney virus (now Murine leukemia virus in Gammaretrovirus), Mouse leukemia virus (now Murine leukemia virus in Gammaretrovirus), Mouse mammary tumour virus (now in Betaretrovirus), Nodule-inducing virus (now abolished), Osteopetrosis virus (now in Type C oncovirus group), Rauscher virus (now Murine leukemia virus in Gammaretrovirus), RAV 1-6 (now three species in Alpharetrovirus), RIF 1 (now abolished), RIF 2 (now abolished), RIF 12 (now abolished) - other species

References

• Leukovirus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Leukovirus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Leukovirus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses taxonomy search