| characterization of a novel polyomavirus isolated from a fibroma on the trunk of an african elephant (loxodonta africana). | viruses of the family polyomaviridae infect a wide variety of avian and mammalian hosts with a broad spectrum of outcomes including asymptomatic infection, acute systemic disease, and tumor induction. in this study a novel polyomavirus, the african elephant polyomavirus 1 (aelpyv-1) found in a protruding hyperplastic fibrous lesion on the trunk of an african elephant (loxodonta africana) was characterized. the aelpyv-1 genome is 5722 bp in size and is one of the largest polyomaviruses characteri ... | 2013 | 24205012 |