Novel Virus Related to Kaposi’s Sarcoma–Associated Herpesvirus from Colobus Monkey

Novel Virus Related to Kaposi’s Sarcoma–Associated Herpesvirus from Colobus Monkey

We determined the complete genome sequence of a virus isolated from a mantled guereza that died of primary effusion lymphoma. The virus is closely related to Kaposi’s sarcoma–associated herpesvirus (KSHV) but lacks some genes implicated in KSHV pathogenesis. This finding may help determine how KSHV...

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Main Authors: Akshay Dhingra, Tina Ganzenmueller, Elias Hage, Nicolás M. Suárez, Kerstin Mätz-Rensing, Dimitri Widmer, Stefan Pöhlmann, Andrew J. Davison, Thomas F. Schulz, Artur Kaul
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019-08-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Virology
bioinformatics
evolution
viruses
Kaposi sarcoma
herpesvirus
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/8/18-1802_article

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