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Marseillevirus-Like Virus Recovered From Blood Donated by Asymptomatic Humans
2 Jul 2013
Abstract excerpt
The study of the human virome is still in its infancy, especially with regard to the viral content of the blood of people who are apparently disease free. In this study, the genome of a new giant virus that is related to the amoeba-infecting pathogen Marseillevirus was recovered from donated blood, using high-throughput sequencing. Viral antigens were identified by an immunoconversion assay. The virus was...
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