Reverse transcribing virus

Reverse-transcribing virus is a generic term, which may refer to any member of the families:

  • Retroviridae, Metaviridae, Belpaoviridae or Pseudoviridae (Baltimore-Group VI: ssRNA-RT virus)
  • Caulimoviridae or Hepadnaviridae (Baltimore-Group VII: dsDNA-RT virus)

Families Retroviridae, Metaviridae, Belpaoviridae, Pseudoviridae, and Caulimoviridae are included in the order Ortervirales.[1]

References

  1. ^ Krupovic, M; Blomberg, J; Coffin, JM; Dasgupta, I; Fan, H; Geering, AD; Gifford, R; Harrach, B; Hull, R; Johnson, W; Kreuze, JF; Lindemann, D; Llorens, C; Lockhart, B; Mayer, J; Muller, E; Olszewski, N; Pappu, HR; Pooggin, M; Richert-Pöggeler, KR; Sabanadzovic, S; Sanfaçon, H; Schoelz, JE; Seal, S; Stavolone, L; Stoye, JP; Teycheney, PY; Tristem, M; Koonin, EV; Kuhn, JH (4 April 2018). "Ortervirales: A new viral order unifying five families of reverse-transcribing viruses". Journal of Virology. 92 (12). doi:10.1128/JVI.00515-18. PMC 5974489. PMID 29618642.
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