Woolly monkey sarcoma virus (WMSV), with synonym Simian sarcoma virus (often abbreviated by SSV, but this may also stand for some species called ' Sulfolobus spindle-shaped virus', that belong to different genera in family

Fuselloviridae ''Fuselloviridae'' is a family of viruses. Sulfolobus species, specifically shibatae, solfataricus, and islandicus, serve as natural hosts. There are two genera and nine species in the family. The ''Fuselloviridae'' are ubiquitous in high-tempe ...

) is a species of

gammaretrovirus Gammaretrovirus is a genus in the ''Retroviridae'' Family (biology), family. Example species are the murine leukemia virus and the feline leukemia virus. They cause various sarcomas, leukemias and immune deficiencies in mammals, reptiles and bird ...

that infects

primates Primates are a diverse order of mammals. They are divided into the strepsirrhines, which include the lemurs, galagos, and lorisids, and the haplorhines, which include the tarsiers and the simians (monkeys and apes, the latter including huma ...

. First isolation was from a

fibrosarcoma Fibrosarcoma (fibroblastic sarcoma) is a malignant mesenchymal tumour derived from fibrous connective tissue and characterized by the presence of immature proliferating fibroblasts or undifferentiated anaplastic spindle cells in a storiform patte ...

in a

woolly monkey The woolly monkeys are the genus ''Lagothrix'' of New World monkeys, usually placed in the family Atelidae. Both species in this genus originate from the rainforests of South America. They have prehensile tails and live in relatively large soci ...

(genus ''Lagothrix''). For its reproduction the virus needs a helper or associated virus which is called Simian sarcoma associated virus (SSAV).Zoologix
Simian sarcoma virus (SSV) and simian sarcoma associated virus (SSAV)

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University of Massachusetts Medical School
Umass Profiles: Sarcoma Virus, Woolly Monkey * S. G. Devare, E. Premkumar Reddy, J. Doria Law, K. C. Robbins, S. A. Aaronson
Nucleotide Sequence of the Simian Sarcoma Virus Genome: Demonstration that its Acquired Cellular Sequences Encode the Transforming Gene Product p28^sis
, * E. P. Gelmannn, E. Petri, A. Cetta, F. Wong-Staal
Deletions of specific regions of the simian sarcoma-associated virus genome are found in defective viruses and in the simian sarcoma virus
in: Europe PMC: J Virol. 1982 February; 41(2): 593–604 , * M. Born, K. on der Helm, F. Deinhardt
Virus-specific phosphoproteins in simian sarcoma virus-transformed primate cells
in: EMBO J. 1982; 1(9): 1029–1033 * A. Johnsson, C. Betsholtz, C. H. Heldin, and B. Westermark
The phenotypic characteristics of simian sarcoma virus-transformed human fibroblasts suggest that the ''v-sis'' gene product acts solely as a PDGF receptor agonist in cell transformation
in: EMBO J. 1986 Jul; 5(7): 1535–1541 * F. Wong-Staal, R. Dalla Favera, E. P. Gelmann, V. Manzari*, S. Szala, S. F. Josephs, R. C. Gallo

in: Nature 294, 273-275 (19 November 1981); , alternativel
at ResearchGate
* H. M. Fidanián, W. N. Drohán, M. A. Baluda
RNA of simian sarcoma-associated virus type 1 produced in human tumor cells
in: J Virol. 1975 Mar; 15(3): 449–457 * L. G. Wolfe, R. K. Smith, F. Deinhardt
Simian Sarcoma Virus, Type 1 (''Lagothrix''): Focus Assay and Demonstration of Nontransforming Associated Virus
in: JNCI J Natl Cancer Inst (1972) 48 (6): 1905–1908, Gammaretroviruses {{virus-stub

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