• Identification of a Novel Human Polyomavirus in Organs of the Gastrointestinal Tract 

      Korup, Sarah; Rietscher, Janita; Calvignac-Spencer, Sébastien; Trusch, Franziska; Hofmann, Jörg; Moens, Ugo; Sauer, Igor; Voigt, Sebastien; Schmuck, Rosa; Ehlers, Bernhard (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2013)
      Polyomaviruses are small, non-enveloped viruses with a circular double-stranded DNA genome. Using a generic polyomavirus PCR targeting the VP1 major structural protein gene, a novel polyomavirus was initially identified in resected human liver tissue and provisionally named Human Polyomavirus 12 (HPyV12). Its 5033 bp genome is predicted to encode large and small T antigens and the 3 structural ...
    • A taxonomy update for the Family Polyomaviridae 

      Calvignac-Spencer, Sébastien; Feltkamp, Mariet CW; Daugherty, Matthew D; Moens, Ugo; Ramqvist, Torbjörn; Johne, Reimar; Ehlers, Bernhard (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016-02-29)
      Many distinct polyomaviruses infecting a variety of vertebrate hosts have recently been discovered, and their complete genome sequence could often be determined. To accommodate this fast-growing diversity, the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) <i>Polyomaviridae</i> Study Group designed a host- and sequence-based rationale for an updated taxonomy of the family <i>Polyomaviridae</i>. ...