Serological cross-reactivity between Merkel cell polyomavirus and two closely related chimpanzee polyomaviruses.

Phylogenetic analyses based on the major capsid protein sequence indicate that Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCPyV) and chimpanzee polyomaviruses (PtvPyV1, PtvPyV2), and similarly Trichodysplasia spinulosa-associated polyomavirus (TSPyV) and the orangutan polyomavirus (OraPyV1) are closely related. The...

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Main Authors: Jérôme T J Nicol, Etienne Liais, Romain Potier, Elisa Mazzoni, Mauro Tognon, Pierre Coursaget, Antoine Touzé
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4016208?pdf=render