National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

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Preferred Name

Spumavirus
Synonyms

Foamy Virus

Foamy Retrovirus

Spumavirus

Definitions

Genus of retroviruses which establish persistent, but non pathogenic infections in mammals and primates, including humans, chimpanzees, cattle, and cats. It is unique among retroviruses in having infectious particles that carry DNA rather than RNA. Similar to hepadnaviruses, spumaviruses bud from the endoplasmic reticulum instead of the plasma membrane. Infected cells accumulate vacuoles, giving them a foamy appearance and are often involved in syncytium formation.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C14293

code

C14293

DEFINITION

Genus of retroviruses which establish persistent, but non pathogenic infections in mammals and primates, including humans, chimpanzees, cattle, and cats. It is unique among retroviruses in having infectious particles that carry DNA rather than RNA. Similar to hepadnaviruses, spumaviruses bud from the endoplasmic reticulum instead of the plasma membrane. Infected cells accumulate vacuoles, giving them a foamy appearance and are often involved in syncytium formation.

FULL_SYN

Foamy Virus

Foamy Retrovirus

Spumavirus

label

Spumavirus

Legacy Concept Name

Spumavirus

NCBI_Taxon_ID

11640

Preferred_Name

Spumavirus

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C14293

Semantic_Type

Virus

UMLS_CUI

C0080180

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C14268

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