title: Novel gamma-2-herpesvirus of the Rhadinovirus 2 lineage in gibbons.
abstract: We obtained 475 nucleotides of the DNA polymerase gene of a novel human herpesvirus 8 homolog sequence in a gibbon. The finding of this new gibbon virus, which clusters with a related chimpanzee virus in the rhadinovirus 2 genogroup, suggests the existence of a novel gamma-2-herpesvirus in humans.
authors.affiliation: Institut Pasteur, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Renan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Duprez
authors.forename: Emmanuelle
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Boulanger
authors.forename: Yannick
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Roman
authors.forename: Antoine
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gessain
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004259:DNA-Directed DNA Polymerase / Q000235:genetics; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D006566:Herpesviridae Infections / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D006922:Hylobates / Q000821:virology*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D018144:Rhadinovirus / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D014412:Tumor Virus Infections / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology
chemical_list: D004259:DNA-Directed DNA Polymerase