Origin of the retroviruses: when, where, and how? #MMPMID28672160
Hayward A
Curr Opin Virol 2017[Aug]; 25 (ä): 23-7 PMID28672160show ga
?Retroviruses are a virus family of considerable medical and veterinary importance.?Until recently, very little was known about deep retroviral origins.?New research supports a marine origin of retroviruses, ?460?550 million years ago.?The evolutionary events leading to the origin of retroviruses remain obscure.?Improved understanding of Metaviridae diversity and evolution are required for this.