Identification of the novel KI polyomavirus in the respiratory tract of an Italian patient

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 80, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2012-2014

  Babakir Mina, Muhammed ^a   Ciccozzi, Massimo ^b   Dimonte, Salvatore ^a   Farchi, Francesca ^b   Valdarchi, Catia ^b   Rezza, Giovanni ^b   Perno, Carlo Federico ^a   Ciotti, Marco ^a  

^a TOR VERGATA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

KIV polyomavirus; Molecular epidemiology; Respiratory tract infection

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; DNA VIRUS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; ITALY; KIV POLYOMA VIRUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; POLYOMA VIRUS; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; VIRUS CHARACTERIZATION; VIRUS IDENTIFICATION;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA, VIRAL; HUMANS; ITALY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; POLYOMAVIRUS; POLYOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TUMOR VIRUS INFECTIONS;

POLYOMAVIRUS;

EID: 53249138236     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: 10969071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.21303     Document Type: Article

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