Lentivirus

See also: lentivirus

Translingual

Human immunodeficiency virus 1 on an infected macrophage

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin lentus (“slow; lasting or continuing long”) ‎ -virus

Proper noun

Lentivirus

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Retroviridae – certain retroviruses.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Riboviria – realm; Pararnavirae – kingdom; Artverviricota – phylum; Revtraviricetes - class; Ortervirales - order; Retroviridae - family; Orthoretrovirinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

• (genus): Human immunodeficiency virus 1 - type species; Bovine immunodeficiency virus, Caprine arthritis encephalitis virus, Equine infectious anemia virus, Feline immunodeficiency virus, Human immunodeficiency virus 2, Jembrana disease virus, Puma lentivirus, Simian immunodeficiency virus, Visna-maedi virus - other species

References

• Lentivirus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Lentivirus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Lentivirus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Lentivirus at International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses