Table 3.
Known RTs used for comparison in phylogenies
| Name | Name of retrovirus | Accession number/citation | Host genus |
| GALV | Gibbon ape leukemia virus | AAA46810 | Hylobates |
| PERV | Porcine endogenous retrovirus ERV-PK15 | AF038601 | Sus |
| BLV | Bovine Leukemia Virus | P03361 | Bos |
| HERV-K | Human endogenous retrovirus K | P10266 | Homo |
| HBCA* | Human breast cancer associated | AAG18012 | Homo |
| HERV-L | Human endogenous retrovirus L | Z72519 | Homo |
| GH_H18* | Golden hamster intracisternal A-particle H18 | GNHYIH | Mesocricetus |
| FeLV | Feline leukemia virus | L06140 | Felis |
| RERV | Rabbit endogenous retrovirus | AAM81191 | Oryctolagus |
| GH-G18* | Golden hamster intracisternal type-A | P04026 | Cricetus |
| SRV-1 | Simian SRV-1 type D retrovirus | M11841 | Macaca |
| MPMV | Mason-Pfizer Monkey Virus | GNLJMP | Macaca |
| MuLV | Moloney murine leukemia virus | AF033811 | Mus |
| MuERV-L | Murine endogenous retrovirus ERV-L | T29097 | Mus |
| MusD | Murine type D-like endogenous retrovirus MusD1 | AF246632 | Mus |
| HERV-C | Human endogenous retrovirus type C oncovirus | AAA73090 | Homo |
| Phasco* | Koala type C endogenous virus | AAF15098 | Phascolarctos |
| MDEV* | M. dunni endogenous virus | AAC31805 | Mus |
| MMTV | Mouse mammary tumor virus | NC_001503 | Mus |
| MmERV | M. musculus endogenous retrovirus | [13] | Mus |
*Name used only in this study.