A genus of the family RETROVIRIDAE consisting of non-oncogenic retroviruses that produce multi-organ diseases characterized by long incubation periods and persistent infection. Lentiviruses are unique in that they contain open reading frames (ORFs) between the pol and env genes and in the 3' env region. Five serogroups are recognized, reflecting the mammalian hosts with which they are associated. HIV-1 is the type species.
Synonyms: txid11646, Lentivirinae, Lentiviruses, Lentivirus
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94; was LENTIVIRINAE 1991-93 ,a genus of the family Retroviridae; Latin lenti-, slow, refers to its long incubation period; infection = LENTIVIRUS INFECTIONS ,use LENTIVIRUS to search LENTIVIRINAE 1991-93
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D016086
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