title: Electron microscopy observation of human bocavirus (HBoV) in nasopharyngeal samples from HBoV-infected children.
abstract: The newly identified human bocavirus is frequently detected by molecular techniques in respiratory samples from children with respiratory tract infections, but virions have not been observed so far. We report the electron microscopy observation of viral particles in nasopharyngeal aspirates previously found to be positive for human bocavirus DNA. The virions presented the expected structural characteristics of a Parvoviridae family member.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectius Diseases, Montpellier University Hospital, Laboratory of Virology, Montpellier, France.
authors.forename: Natalie
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Brieu
authors.forename: Bernard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gay
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Segondy
authors.forename: Vincent
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Foulongne
mesh_terms: D052660:Bocavirus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D009305:Nasopharynx / Q000821:virology*; D010322:Parvoviridae Infections / Q000821:virology*; D014771:Virion / Q000302:isolation & purification*