Uncommon BK polyomaviruses detected in allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant recipients.
Saagar M ChokshiElizabeth A OdegardHeidi L MeedsSteven B KleiboekerAssem ZiadyAnthony SabulskiSonata JodeleAlix E SeifStella M DaviesBenjamin L LaskinJason Tory BlackardPublished in: Microbiology resource announcements (2024)
The role of viral diversity in the pathogenesis of BK polyomavirus (BKPyV)-associated disease is poorly understood. Here, we report near full-length BKPyV genome sequences from two allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant recipients infected with BKPyV genotype II, which is uncommon in the USA.