Table 1. All classes of retroviruses infect peripheral blood leukocytes

Alpharetrovirus

Avian leukosis virus (1)

Betaretrovirus

Mason-Pfizer monkey virus (2)

Mouse mammary tumor virus (3)

Ovine pulmonary adenocarcinoma virus (4)

Gammaretroviruses

Feline leukemia virus (5)

Gibbon ape leukemia virus (6)

Guinea pig type C oncovirus (6)

Murine leukemia virus (7)

Porcine type C oncovirus (8)

Reticuloendotheliosis virus

Deltaretroviruses

Bovine leukemia virus

HTLV-1

Epsilonretroviruses

Walleye dermal sarcoma virus

Lentivirus

Bovine immunodeficiency virus

Equine infectious anemia virus

Feline immunodeficiency virus

Visna/maedi virus

Caprine arthritis encephalitis virus (18)

Human immunodeficiency virus

Simian immunodeficiency virus

Spumavirus

Bovine foamy virus

Chimpanzee foamy virus

Feline foamy virus

Simian foamy virus

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