Avian leukosis virus

Avian leukosis virus

Taxobox
name = "PAGENAME"
virus_group = vi
familia = "Retroviridae"
subfamilia = "Orthoretrovirinae"
genus = "Alpharetrovirus"
species = "Avian leucosis virus"

Avian leukosis virus is a species of retrovirus that causes disease in chickens; experimentally it can infect other species of birds and mammals. [cite web | title = Leukosis/sarcoma Group | work = The Merck Veterinary Manual | date = 2006 | url = http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/index.jsp?cfile=htm/bc/203603.htm | accessdate = 2007-06-23 ] Different forms of the disease exist, including lymphoblastic, erythroblastic, and osteopetrotic.

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