| Bovine immunodeficiency virus | |
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Virus classification 
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| (unranked): | Virus |
| Realm: | Riboviria |
| Kingdom: | Pararnavirae |
| Phylum: | Artverviricota |
| Class: | Revtraviricetes |
| Order: | Ortervirales |
| Family: | Retroviridae |
| Genus: | Lentivirus |
| Species: | Bovine immunodeficiency virus
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Bovine immunodeficiency virus (BIV) is a retrovirus belonging to the genus Lentivirus. It is similar to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and infects cattle. The cells primarily infected are lymphocytes and monocytes/macrophages.[1]
- ^ St-Louis MC, Cojocariu M, Archambault D (2004). "The molecular biology of bovine immunodeficiency virus: a comparison with other lentiviruses". Anim Health Res Rev. 5 (2): 125–43. doi:10.1079/ahr200496. PMID 15984320.