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Assessing Host-Virus Codivergence for Close Relatives of Merkel Cell Polyomavirus Infecting African Great Apes.
Journal of virology - 1 Oct 2016
Madinda Nadège F, Ehlers Bernhard, Wertheim Joel O, Akoua-Koffi Chantal, Bergl Richard A, Boesch Christophe, Akonkwa Dieudonné Boji Mungu, Eckardt Winnie, Fruth Barbara, Gillespie Thomas R, Gray Maryke, Hohmann Gottfried, Karhemere Stomy, Kujirakwinja Deo, Langergraber Kevin, Muyembe Jean-Jacques, Nishuli Radar, Pauly Maude, Petrzelkova Klara J, Robbins Martha M, Todd Angelique, Schubert Grit, Stoinski Tara S, Wittig Roman M, Zuberbühler Klaus, Peeters Martine, Leendertz Fabian H, Calvignac-Spencer Sébastien
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: It has long been hypothesized that polyomaviruses (PyV; family Polyomaviridae) codiverged with their animal hosts. In contrast, recent analyses suggested that codivergence may only marginally influence the evolution of PyV. We reassess this question by focusing on a single lineage of PyV infecting hominine hosts, the Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCPyV) lineage. By characterizing the genetic diversity of...
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