''Puma lentivirus'' (''PLV'') is a
retrovirus
A retrovirus is a type of virus that inserts a DNA copy of its RNA genome into the DNA of a host cell that it invades, thus changing the genome of that cell. Once inside the host cell's cytoplasm, the virus uses its own reverse transcriptase ...
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A study in 2003 indicated that
domestic cats infected with ''Puma lentivirus'' or ''
Lion lentivirus'' (''LLV'') began producing anti-
FIV immune responses.
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References
Lentiviruses
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