Preferred Label : spumavirus;
MeSH definition : Genus of non-oncogenic retroviruses which establish persistent infections in many
animal species but are considered non-pathogenic. Its species have been isolated from
primates (including humans), cattle, cats, hamsters, horses, and sea lions. Spumaviruses
have a foamy or lace-like appearance and are often accompanied by syncytium formation.
SIMIAN FOAMY VIRUS is the type species.;
MeSH synonym : foamy virus; foamy viruses; spumaviruses;
CISMeF synonym : foamy virus, feline; virus, bovine foamy;
MeSH Hyperonym : spumavirinae;
MeSH hyponym : bovine foamy virus; bovine syncytial virus; feline foamy virus; macaque simian foamy virus; african green monkey simian foamy virus; Bovine foamy viruses; foamy virus, Bovine; foamy viruses, Bovine; viruses, Bovine foamy; Bovine Syncytial Viruses; Syncytial Virus, Bovine; Syncytial Viruses, Bovine; Simian foamy virus 1; Simian foamy virus 3; Feline foamy viruses; foamy viruses, Feline; virus, Feline foamy; viruses, Feline foamy; Feline Syncytium-Forming Virus; Feline Syncytium Forming Virus; Feline Syncytium-Forming Viruses; Syncytium-Forming Virus, Feline; Syncytium-Forming Viruses, Feline;
MeSH Related Number : txid207343; txid338079; txid338478; txid53182;
MeSH annotation : infection: coordinate IM with RETROVIRIDAE INFECTIONS (IM); note HUMAN SPUMAVIRUS
and CHIMPANZEE FOAMY VIRUS are entry terms to SIMIAN FOAMY VIRUS;
UNII : txid11640;
Origin ID : D016092;
UMLS CUI : C0080180;
Allowable qualifiers
- Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Record concept(s)
- Semantic type(s)
- Virus [UMLS semantic type]
- UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Validated automatic mappings to BTNT
Genus of non-oncogenic retroviruses which establish persistent infections in many
animal species but are considered non-pathogenic. Its species have been isolated from
primates (including humans), cattle, cats, hamsters, horses, and sea lions. Spumaviruses
have a foamy or lace-like appearance and are often accompanied by syncytium formation.
SIMIAN FOAMY VIRUS is the type species.
