Jaagsiekte sheep retrovirus (JSRV) is a betaretrovirus which is the causative agent of a contagious lung cancer in sheep called Jaagsiekte, or Ovine Pulmonary Adenocarcinoma (OPA).
Read more about Jaagsiekte Sheep Retrovirus: Natural History, Classification, Pathogenesis, Genome Structure, Replication Cycle, Receptor and Entry, Host Immune Response
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