Foamy Virus Biology and Its Application for Vector Development
Spuma- or foamy viruses (FV), endemic in most non-human primates, cats, Pouches cattle and horses, comprise a special type of retrovirus that has developed a replication strategy combining features of both retroviruses and hepadnaviruses.Unique features of FVs include an apparent apathogenicity in natural hosts as well as zoonotically infected huma