A novel polyomavirus in sigmodontine rodents from São Paulo State, Brazil.
Felipe Gonçalves Motta Maia, William Marciel de Souza, Gilberto Sabino-Santos, Marcílio Jorge Fumagalli, Sejal Modha, Pablo Ramiro Murcia, Luiz Tadeu Moraes Figueiredo
Author Information
Felipe Gonçalves Motta Maia: Virology Research Center, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Av. Bandeirantes, 3900, Monte Alegre, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, 14049-900, Brazil. felipegmaia@gmail.com.
William Marciel de Souza: Virology Research Center, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Av. Bandeirantes, 3900, Monte Alegre, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, 14049-900, Brazil. wmarciel@hotmail.com.
Gilberto Sabino-Santos: Virology Research Center, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Av. Bandeirantes, 3900, Monte Alegre, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, 14049-900, Brazil.
Marcílio Jorge Fumagalli: Virology Research Center, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Av. Bandeirantes, 3900, Monte Alegre, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, 14049-900, Brazil.
Sejal Modha: MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research, Glasgow, UK.
Pablo Ramiro Murcia: MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research, Glasgow, UK.
Luiz Tadeu Moraes Figueiredo: Virology Research Center, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Av. Bandeirantes, 3900, Monte Alegre, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, 14049-900, Brazil.
The nearly complete genome sequence of a novel polyomavirus from blood samples of Akodon montensis and Calomys tener collected in Brazil was determined by high-throughput sequencing. This virus showed a typical polyomaviruses genome organization, and it was classified as a member of the genus Betapolyomavirus. Our results expand the host range and viral diversity of the family Polyomaviridae.
