Human papillomavirus seminal carriage alters virome diversity and male fertility: a case-control study [PDF]
Reproductive Biology and EndocrinologyBackground A link between idiopathic male infertility and viral infections exhibiting seminal carriage has emerged recently. In this respect, human papillomavirus (HPV) appears to be the most prevalent sexually transmitted agent worldwide.
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Human Polyomaviruses in Children Undergoing Transplantation, United States, 2008–2010 [PDF]
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2012 Immunocompromised patients are at risk for disease caused by infection by some polyomaviruses. To define the prevalence of polyomaviruses in children undergoing transplantation, we collected samples from a longitudinal cohort and tested for the 9 known ...
Erica A. Siebrasse +11 more
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Complete Genomes of DNA Viruses in Fecal Samples from Small Terrestrial Mammals in Spain [PDF]
VirusesViromics studies are allowing us to understand not only the enormous diversity of the virosphere, but also the potential threat posed by the emerging viruses.
Jaime Buigues +5 more
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Single-nucleotide polymorphisms within the BK polyomavirus non-coding control region are genotype-associated [PDF]
Microbiology SpectrumBK polyomavirus (BKPyV) is a non-enveloped, double-stranded, circular DNA virus that is a member of the Polyomaviridae family. The BKPyV genome is divided into three regions, including the non-coding control region (NCCR), the early region, and the late ...
Tiana A. Walder +10 more
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BK Polyomavirus and acute kidney injury in transplant recipients: signaling pathways and molecular mechanisms [PDF]
Virology JournalAcute kidney injury (AKI) is a condition that can result in changes in both urine production and creatinine levels in the bloodstream, complicating the treatment process and worsening outcomes for many hospitalized patients.
Samar Bizhani +2 more
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The complete genome sequence BK polyomavirus study in kidney transplanted patients [PDF]
Journal of Nephropathology, 2019 Background: BK polyomavirus is a member of the Polyomaviridae. This virus has spread worldwide and up to 82% of the world populations are serologically positive. BK polyomavirus usually transmits through inhalation or fecal-oral way in childhood, as well
Manoochehr Makvandi +5 more
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iScience, 2022 Summary: The Polyomaviridae is a family of ubiquitous dsDNA viruses that establish persistent infection early in life. Screening for human polyomaviruses (HPyVs), which comprise 14 diverse species, relies upon species-specific qPCRs whose validity may be
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Identification and characterization of a polyomavirus in the thornback skate (Raja clavata)
Virology Journal, 2023 Members of the family Polyomaviridae have a circular double-stranded DNA genome that have been identified in various hosts ranging from mammals to arachnids.
Joana Abrantes +6 more
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The Fecal Virome of Children with Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease that Tested PCR Negative for Pathogenic Enteroviruses. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) affects infant and young children. A viral metagenomic approach was used to identify the eukaryotic viruses in fecal samples from 29 Thai children with clinical diagnosis of HFMD collected during the 2012 outbreak ...
Piyada Linsuwanon +5 more
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Detection of the BK virus in post-transplant patients in a tertiary care hospital
Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Research, 2023 Background: Polyomaviruses are small (45 nm) non-enveloped circular double-stranded DNA and belong to the Polyomaviridae family, with Polyomavirus as the only genus. The polyomaviruses are omnipresent.
Vinita Choudhary +2 more
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