reverse transcribing virus

Reverse-transcribing virus is a generic term, which may refer to any member of the families:

• Retroviridae, Metaviridae, Belpaoviridae or Pseudoviridae (Baltimore-Group VI: ssRNA-RT virus)
• Caulimoviridae or Hepadnaviridae (Baltimore-Group VII: dsDNA-RT virus)

Families Retroviridae, Metaviridae, Belpaoviridae, Pseudoviridae, and Caulimoviridae are included in the order Ortervirales.{{cite journal|last1=Krupovic|first1=M|last2=Blomberg|first2=J|last3=Coffin|first3=JM|last4=Dasgupta|first4=I|last5=Fan|first5=H|last6=Geering|first6=AD|last7=Gifford|first7=R|last8=Harrach|first8=B|last9=Hull|first9=R|last10=Johnson|first10=W|last11=Kreuze|first11=JF|last12=Lindemann|first12=D|last13=Llorens|first13=C|last14=Lockhart|first14=B|last15=Mayer|first15=J|last16=Muller|first16=E|last17=Olszewski|first17=N|last18=Pappu|first18=HR|last19=Pooggin|first19=M|last20=Richert-Pöggeler|first20=KR|last21=Sabanadzovic|first21=S|last22=Sanfaçon|first22=H|last23=Schoelz|first23=JE|last24=Seal|first24=S|last25=Stavolone|first25=L|last26=Stoye|first26=JP|last27=Teycheney|first27=PY|last28=Tristem|first28=M|last29=Koonin|first29=EV|last30=Kuhn|first30=JH|title=Ortervirales: A new viral order unifying five families of reverse-transcribing viruses.|journal=Journal of Virology|volume=92|issue=12|date=4 April 2018|doi=10.1128/JVI.00515-18|pmid=29618642|pmc=5974489}}