title: Identification of new papillomavirus types.
abstract: The identification of papillomavirus DNA sequences in tissue samples using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification, has led to the association of these infections to a multiplicity of clinical manifestations. The cloning and sequencing of PCR-amplified products has, to date, resulted in the identification of more than 300 putative "new" papillomavirus types. The methods used to identify these unknown papillomavirus sequences are described here. The CP, FAP, and GP primers are used for PCR amplification, followed by cloning and sequencing of the amplicons. Sequence comparisons and the interpretation of DNA sequence identities are discussed. Details of defining a new papillomavirus type and of the recently approved taxonomic classification system for the Papillomaviridae are given.
authors.affiliation: Division for the Characterization of Tumourvirsuses, Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, Heidelberg, Germany.
authors.forename: Ethel-Michele
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: de Villiers
authors.forename: Corinna
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Whitley
authors.forename: Karin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gunst
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular / Q000379:methods; D017931:DNA Primers; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics; D016679:Genome, Viral; D006801:Humans; D027383:Papillomaviridae / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D010802:Phylogeny; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D015183:Restriction Mapping / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D004279:DNA, Viral