See Also: feline sarcoma virus(medicine)
sarcoma virus, feline(medicine)
feline leukaemia-sarcoma virus complex(medicine)
feline sarcoma(medicine)
feline rhinotracheitis virus(medicine)
feline panleukopenia virus(medicine)
feline immunodeficiency virus(medicine)
feline leukaemia virus(medicine)
leukaemia virus, feline(medicine)
immunodeficiency virus, feline(medicine)

sarcoma virus, feline (medicine)


sarcoma virus, feline


A species of mammalian type c retroviruses (retroviruses type c, mammalian) isolated from fibrosarcoma in cats. The virus is actually a recombinant feline leukaemia virus (felv) where part of the genome has been replaced by cellular oncogenes. It is unique to individuals and not transmitted naturally to other cats. Fesv is replication defective and requires felv to reproduce.