Alpharetrovirus

Alpharetrovirus
Virus classification
Group:	Group VI (ssRNA-RT)
Order:	Unassigned
Family:	Retroviridae
Subfamily:	Orthoretrovirinae
Genus:	Alpharetrovirus
Type species
Avian leukosis virus
Species
Avian carcinoma Mill Hill virus 2 Avian leukosis virus Avian myeloblastosis virus Avian myelocytomatosis virus 29 Avian sarcoma virus CT10 Fujinami sarcoma virus Rous sarcoma virus UR2 sarcoma virus Y73 sarcoma virus

Alpharetrovirus is a genus of the retroviridae family. It has type C morphology. Members can cause sarcomas, other tumors, and anaemia of wild and domestic birds and also affect rats.