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A Simple and Reliable Strategy for BK Virus Subtyping and Subgrouping.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Apr 2017
Morel Virginie, Martin Elodie, François Catherine, Helle François, Faucher Justine, Mourez Thomas, Choukroun Gabriel, Duverlie Gilles, Castelain Sandrine, Brochot Etienne
Abstract excerpt
BK virus (BKV)-associated diseases in transplant recipients are an emerging issue. However, identification of the various BK virus subtypes/subgroups is a long and delicate process on the basis of currently available data. Therefore, we wanted to define a simple and effective one-step strategy for characterizing all BK virus strains from the VP1 gene sequence. Based on the analysis of 199 available complete DNA...
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