Identification of a third member of the Anellovirus genus ("small anellovirus") in French blood donors.
We demonstrate for the first time that a putative third member of the genus Anellovirus (TTV/TTMV) is present in the blood of healthy persons (20% prevalence), and also in their PBMNC and saliva samples.
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Unité des Virus Emergents EA3292, Etablissement Français du Sang Alpes-Méditerranée, Marseille, France. pbiagini-ets-ap@gulliver.fr
de Micco
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de Lamballerie
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D049811:Anelloviridae / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001483:Base Sequence; D001782:Blood Donors; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005602:France; D006262:Health; D006801:Humans; D007963:Leukocytes, Mononuclear / Q000821:virology; D010802:Phylogeny; D012463:Saliva / Q000821:virology; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
D004279:DNA, Viral