Open AccessIdentification of a Second Raccoon-Associated Polyomavirus
Author(s) -
Eileen M. Geoghegan,
Nicole L. Welch,
Michael J. Yabsley,
Molly E. Church,
Patricia A. Pesavento,
Christopher B. Buck
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
genome announcements
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2169-8287
DOI - 10.1128/genomea.00548-17
Subject(s) - outbreak , biology , identification (biology) , virology , spleen , rodent , zoology , veterinary medicine , immunology , ecology , medicine
Raccoon polyomavirus 1 (RacPyV1) is the suspected cause of an outbreak of fatal brain tumors among raccoons ( Procyon lotor ) in the western United States. Spleen samples from Georgia raccoons were screened for polyomaviruses. Although RacPyV1 was not detected, a previously unknown polyomavirus, which we designate RacPyV2, was identified and sequenced.
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