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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Moens U
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5656788 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
The Journal of general virology 20170622 6
The Polyomaviridae is a family of small, non-enveloped viruses with circular dsDNA genomes of approximately 5 kbp. The family includes four genera whose members have restricted host range, infecting mammals and birds. Polyomavirus genomes have also been detected recently in fish. Merkel cell polyomavirus and raccoon polyomavirus are associated with cancer in their host; other members are human and veterinary pathogens. Clinical manifestations are obvious in immunocompromised patients but not in ...[more]