Novel B19-like parvovirus in the brain of a harbor seal.

Using random PCR in combination with next-generation sequencing, a novel parvovirus was detected in the brain of a young harbor seal (Phoca vitulina) with chronic non-suppurative meningo-encephalitis that was rehabilitated at the Seal Rehabilitation and Research Centre (SRRC) in the Netherlands. In...

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Main Authors: Rogier Bodewes, Ana Rubio García, Lidewij C M Wiersma, Sarah Getu, Martijn Beukers, Claudia M E Schapendonk, Peter R W A van Run, Marco W G van de Bildt, Marjolein J Poen, Nynke Osinga, Guillermo J Sánchez Contreras, Thijs Kuiken, Saskia L Smits, Albert D M E Osterhaus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3818428?pdf=render