Electron Microscopy Observation of Human Bocavirus (HBoV) in Nasopharyngeal Samples from HBoV-Infected Children
- 1 October 2007
- journal article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Clinical Microbiology
- Vol. 45 (10) , 3419-3420
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.00545-07
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.Keywords
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