Spumavirinae
A subfamily of viruses (family retroviridae) that includes the foamy viruses (agents) of primates and other mammals; in common with other retroviruses, they possess rNA-dependent dNA polymerases (reverse transcriptase).
Origin: L. Spuma, foam
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