MeSH Browser

MeSH Heading: Spumavirus
Tree Number(s): B04.820.650.850
Unique ID: D016092
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016092
Annotation: infection: coordinate IM with RETROVIRIDAE INFECTIONS (IM); note HUMAN SPUMAVIRUS and CHIMPANZEE FOAMY VIRUS are entry terms to SIMIAN FOAMY VIRUS
Scope Note: Genus of non-oncogenic retroviruses which establish persistent infections in many animal species but are considered non-pathogenic. Its species have been isolated from primates (including humans), cattle, cats, hamsters, horses, and sea lions. Spumaviruses have a foamy or lace-like appearance and are often accompanied by syncytium formation. SIMIAN FOAMY VIRUS is the type species.
Entry Term(s): African green monkey simian foamy virus; Bovine Syncytial Virus; Bovine foamy virus; Feline Syncytium-Forming Virus; Feline foamy virus; Foamy Virus; Macaque simian foamy virus; Simian foamy virus 1; Simian foamy virus 3; Spumavirinae; Spumaviruses
Related Numbers: txid207343; txid338079; txid338478; txid53182
Previous Indexing: Foamy Virus (1975-1990); Retroviridae (1977-1990)
Public MeSH Note: 94; was SPUMAVIRINAE 1991-93; FOAMY VIRUS was see under RETROVIRIDAE 1981-90, was see under LEUKOVIRUSES 1978-80, & was see under LEUKEMOGENIC VIRUSES 1975-77.
Online Note: use SPUMAVIRUS to search SPUMAVIRINAE 1991-93
History Note: 94; was SPUMAVIRINAE 1991-93; FOAMY VIRUS was see under RETROVIRIDAE 1981-90, was see under LEUKOVIRUSES 1978-80, & was see under LEUKEMOGENIC VIRUSES 1975-77.
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1990/03/23
Revision Date: 2020/09/02

Allowable Qualifiers: chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

drug effects (DE)

enzymology (EN)

genetics (GE)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pathogenicity (PY)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

ultrastructure (UL)

Viruses [B04]
- RNA Viruses [B04.820]
  - Retroviridae [B04.820.650]

Spumavirus Preferred

Concept UI: M0024583
Related Numbers: txid207343; txid338079; txid338478; txid53182
Scope Note: Genus of non-oncogenic retroviruses which establish persistent infections in many animal species but are considered non-pathogenic. Its species have been isolated from primates (including humans), cattle, cats, hamsters, horses, and sea lions. Spumaviruses have a foamy or lace-like appearance and are often accompanied by syncytium formation. SIMIAN FOAMY VIRUS is the type species.
Terms: Spumavirus Preferred Term
Term UI T047805
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1991); Foamy Virus
Term UI T047803
Date12/06/1989
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1991); Spumaviruses
Term UI T047804
Date02/12/1990
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1991)

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