Puma lentivirus

Puma lentivirus (PLV) is a retrovirus.[1] A study in 2003 indicated that domestic cats infected with puma lentivirus (PLV) or lion lentivirus (LLV) began producing anti-FIV immune responses.[1]

Puma lentivirus
Virus classification
Group:
Group VI (ssRNA-RT)
Order:
Family:
Retroviridae
Subfamily:
Orthoretrovirinae
Genus:
Lentivirus
Species:
Puma lentivirus

References

  1. VandeWoude S, Hageman CL, Hoover EA (September 2003). "Domestic cats infected with lion or puma lentivirus develop anti-feline immunodeficiency virus immune responses". J. Acquir. Immune Defic. Syndr. 34 (1): 20–31. doi:10.1097/00126334-200309010-00003. PMID 14501789.


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