Biology:Alphapolyomavirus

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Alphapolyomavirus is one of eight genera of non-enveloped dsDNA viruses in the Polyomaviridae family.[1][2] Member viruses primarily infect humans and other mammals.[3] Transmission of the virus in humans is primarily spread via direct contact with parents or other high-contact individuals as children.[4][5]

The primary alphapolyomavirus that is of clinical significance to humans is Merkel cell polyomavirus (Human polyomavirus 5, MCV, or MCPyV). The apparent oncogenicity of MCPyV[6] similar to other cancer-causing viruses such as HPV, Epstein–Barr virus, and Hepatitis C virus[7] is a main area of research for the scientific community.

Species

The genus contains the following species, listed by scientific name and followed by the exemplar virus of the species:[8][9]

  • Alphapolyomavirus acelebensis, Bat polyomavirus 5b2
  • Alphapolyomavirus aflavicollis, Apodemus flavicollis polyomavirus 1
  • Alphapolyomavirus apaniscus, Ateles paniscus polyomavirus 1
  • Alphapolyomavirus callosciuri, Callosciurus erythraeus polyomavirus 1
  • Alphapolyomavirus cardiodermae, Cardioderma polyomavirus
  • Alphapolyomavirus carolliae, Bat polyomavirus 4b
  • Alphapolyomavirus castoris, Castor fiber polyomavirus 1
  • Alphapolyomavirus chlopygerythrus, Vervet monkey polyomavirus 1
  • Alphapolyomavirus dobsoniae, Bat polyomavirus 5a
  • Alphapolyomavirus eidoli, Eidolon polyomavirus 1
  • Alphapolyomavirus epserotini, Eptesicus serotinus polyomavirus 1
  • Alphapolyomavirus gorillae, Gorilla gorilla gorilla polyomavirus 1
  • Alphapolyomavirus macacae, Macaca fascicularis polyomavirus 1
  • Alphapolyomavirus mauratus, Hamster polyomavirus
  • Alphapolyomavirus mischreibersii, Miniopterus schreibersii polyomavirus 1
  • Alphapolyomavirus molossi, Bat polyomavirus 3b
  • Alphapolyomavirus muris, Mouse polyomavirus
  • Alphapolyomavirus myodaubentonii, Myotis daubentonii polyomavirus 2
  • Alphapolyomavirus nonihominis, Human polyomavirus 9
  • Alphapolyomavirus octihominis, Trichodysplasia spinulosa-associated polyomavirus
  • Alphapolyomavirus omartiensseni, Otomops polyomavirus 1
  • Alphapolyomavirus pacynocephalus, Yellow baboon polyomavirus 1
  • Alphapolyomavirus panos, Chimpanzee polyomavirus
  • Alphapolyomavirus philantombae, Philantomba monticola polyomavirus 1
  • Alphapolyomavirus pibadius, Piliocolobus badius polyomavirus 2
  • Alphapolyomavirus pirufomitratus, Piliocolobus rufomitratus polyomavirus 1
  • Alphapolyomavirus ponabelii, Sumatran orang-utan polyomavirus
  • Alphapolyomavirus ponpygmaeus, Bornean orang-utan polyomavirus
  • Alphapolyomavirus procyonis, Raccoon polyomavirus
  • Alphapolyomavirus ptevampyrus, Bat polyomavirus 5b1
  • Alphapolyomavirus quardecihominis, LI polyomavirus
  • Alphapolyomavirus quartipanos, Pan troglodytes verus polyomavirus 3
  • Alphapolyomavirus quintihominis, Merkel cell polyomavirus
  • Alphapolyomavirus quintipanos, Pan troglodytes verus polyomavirus 4
  • Alphapolyomavirus ranorvegicus, Rattus norvegicus polyomavirus 1
  • Alphapolyomavirus saraneus, Sorex araneus polyomavirus 1
  • Alphapolyomavirus secarplanirostris, Bat polyomavirus 3a
  • Alphapolyomavirus secomartiensseni, Otomops polyomavirus 2
  • Alphapolyomavirus secumastomysis, Mastomys natalensis polyomavirus 2
  • Alphapolyomavirus secumischreibersii, Miniopterus schreibersii polyomavirus 2
  • Alphapolyomavirus secupanos, Pan troglodytes verus polyomavirus 1a
  • Alphapolyomavirus septipanos, Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii polyomavirus 2
  • Alphapolyomavirus sextipanos, Pan troglodytes verus polyomavirus 5
  • Alphapolyomavirus socoronatus, Sorex coronatus polyomavirus 1
  • Alphapolyomavirus sominutus, Sorex minutus polyomavirus 1
  • Alphapolyomavirus sturnirae, Bat polyomavirus 3a-B0454
  • Alphapolyomavirus suis, Sus scrofa polyomavirus 1
  • Alphapolyomavirus terdecihominis, New Jersey polyomavirus
  • Alphapolyomavirus tertarplanisrostris, Bat polyomavirus 4a
  • Alphapolyomavirus tertichlopygerythrus, Vervet monkey polyomavirus 3
  • Alphapolyomavirus tertimastomysis, Mastomys natalensis polyomavirus 3
  • Alphapolyomavirus tertipanos, Pan troglodytes verus polyomavirus 2a
  • Alphapolyomavirus tubelangeri, Tupaia belangeri polyomavirus
  • Alphapolyomavirus tuglis, Tupaia glis polyomavirus 1

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  4. Kunitake, T; Kitamura, T; Guo, J; Taguchi, F; Kawabe, K; Yogo, Y (Jun 1995). "Parent-to-child transmission is relatively common in the spread of the human polyomavirus JC virus.". Journal of Clinical Microbiology 33 (6): 1448–1451. doi:10.1128/jcm.33.6.1448-1451.1995. ISSN 0095-1137. PMID 7650165. 
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  6. Spurgeon, Megan E.; Lambert, Paul F. (2013-01-05). "Merkel Cell Polyomavirus: A Newly Discovered Human Virus with Oncogenic Potential". Virology 435 (1): 118–130. doi:10.1016/j.virol.2012.09.029. ISSN 0042-6822. PMID 23217622. 
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