Identification of a novel polyomavirus from patients with acute respiratory tract infections.

We report the identification of a novel polyomavirus present in respiratory secretions from human patients with symptoms of acute respiratory tract infection. The virus was initially detected in a nasopharyngeal aspirate from a 3-year-old child from Australia diagnosed with pneumonia. A random libra...

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Main Authors: Anne M Gaynor, Michael D Nissen, David M Whiley, Ian M Mackay, Stephen B Lambert, Guang Wu, Daniel C Brennan, Gregory A Storch, Theo P Sloots, David Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2007-05-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.0030064