Identification of a Novel Strain of Human Papillomavirus from Children with Diarrhea in China

A highly divergent human papillomavirus (HPV) strain, HPV-L55, was identified in fecal samples from children hospitalized with diarrhea in China. The L1 gene of HPV-L55 shares <75% identity with previously reported HPVs, indicating that this virus represents a novel type of HPV. Phylogenetic anal...

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Main Authors: Yu, Jie-mei, Ao, Yuan-yun, Zhao, Guoyan, Li, Li-li, Wang, David, Duan, Zhao-jun
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3790082/