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. 2016 Jan 21;4(1):e01406-15.
doi: 10.1128/genomeA.01406-15.

Complete Genome Sequence of a Novel Chimpanzee Polyomavirus from a Western Common Chimpanzee

Jolanda van Persie  1 , Hester Buitendijk  1 , Zahra Fagrouch  1 , Willy Bogers  1 , Tom Haaksma  2 , Ivanela Kondova  2 , Ernst J Verschoor  3
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Complete Genome Sequence of a Novel Chimpanzee Polyomavirus from a Western Common Chimpanzee

Jolanda van Persie et al. Genome Announc. .

Abstract

We report here the full-length genome sequence of a novel chimpanzee polyomavirus. Viral sequences were recovered from colon, bladder, and ureter tissue from a western common chimpanzee. The virus is genetically closely related to the human BK polyomavirus.

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