Genome Sequence of a Central Chimpanzee-Associated Polyomavirus Related to BK and JC Polyomaviruses, Pan troglodytes troglodytes Polyomavirus 1.
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SUBMITTER: Madinda NF
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4559723 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Sep
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Genome Sequence of a Central Chimpanzee-Associated Polyomavirus Related to BK and JC Polyomaviruses, Pan troglodytes troglodytes Polyomavirus 1.
Madinda Nadège F NF Robbins Martha M MM Boesch Christophe C Leendertz Fabian H FH Ehlers Bernhard B Calvignac-Spencer Sébastien S
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We amplified and sequenced the genome of a polyomavirus infecting a central chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes troglodytes). This virus, which is closely related to BK and JC polyomaviruses, may help shed a new light on these human pathogens' evolutionary history. ...[more]
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