| merkel cell polyomavirus dna in respiratory specimens from children and adults. | merkel cell polyomavirus (mcpyv) dna was detected in 7 (1.3%) of 526 respiratory tract samples from patients in australia with upper or lower respiratory tract symptoms. partial t antigen and major capsid protein sequences of mcpyv identified in respiratory secretions showed high homology (99%-100%) to those found in merkel cell carcinoma. | 2009 | 19239774 |
| Evaluation of the nifH Gene Marker of Methanobrevibacter smithii for the Detection of Sewage Pollution in Environmental Waters in Southeast Queensland, Australia. | This study aimed at evaluating the host-specificity and -sensitivity of the nifH gene marker of Methanobrevibacter smithii by screening 272 fecal and wastewater samples from 11 animal species including humans in Southeast Queensland (SEQ), Australia. In addition, environmental water samples (n=21) were collected during the dry and wet weather conditions and tested for the presence of the nifH marker along with other sewage-associated markers, namely, enterococci surface protein (esp) found in En ... | 2011 | 22070524 |
| evaluating sewage-associated jcv and bkv polyomaviruses for sourcing human fecal pollution in a coastal river in southeast queensland, australia. | in this study, the host-sensitivity and host-specificity of jc virus (jcv) and bk virus (bkv) polyomaviruses were evaluated by testing wastewater and fecal samples from nine host groups in southeast queensland, australia. the jcv and bkv polyomaviruses were detected in 63 human wastewater samples collected from primary and secondary effluent, suggesting high sensitivity of these viruses in human wastewater. in the 81 animal wastewater and fecal samples tested, 80 were polymerase chain reaction ( ... | 2010 | 21043279 |
| transcriptome-wide studies of merkel cell carcinoma and validation of intratumoral cd8+ lymphocyte invasion as an independent predictor of survival. | merkel cell carcinoma (mcc) is a polyomavirus-associated skin cancer that is frequently lethal and lacks established prognostic biomarkers. this study sought to identify biomarkers that improve prognostic accuracy and provide insight into mcc biology. | 2011 | 21422430 |
| a newly reported human polyomavirus, ki virus, is present in the respiratory tract of australian children. | recently, allander and co-workers reported the discovery of a new human polyomavirus, ki virus, in respiratory secretions from patients with acute respiratory tract infection (arti). | 2007 | 17706457 |