WU Polyomavirus (WUPyV): A Recently Detected Virus Causing Respiratory Disease?

The WU polyomavirus (WUPyV) is a novel member of the family Polyomaviridae recently detected in respiratory tract specimens by shotgun sequencing. Intriguingly, viral genome has been detected in 0.4% to 11.5% of respiratory tract specimens from children with respiratory disease. The levels of co-inf...

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Main Authors: Simone Scheithauer, Alexander Krüttgen, Martin Häusler, Michael Kleines
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2009-11-01
Series:Viruses
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/1/3/678/