Article
A newly identified bocavirus species in human stool.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 15 Jan 2009
Kapoor Amit, Slikas Elizabeth, Simmonds Peter, Chieochansin Thaweesak, Naeem Asif, Shaukat Shahzad, Alam Muhammad Masroor, Sharif Salmaan, Angez Mehar, Zaidi Sohail, Delwart Eric
Abstract excerpt
Viral metagenomic analysis was used to identify a previously uncharacterized parvovirus species, "HBoV2," whose closest phylogenetic relative is the human bocavirus (HBoV). HBoV2 has a genomic organization identical to that of HBoV but has only 78%, 67%, and 80% identity, respectively, with the latter's NS1, NP1, and VP1/VP2 proteins. The study used polymerase chain reaction to detect HBoV2 sequences in 5 of 98...
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