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Table 1 Proven and possible diseases associated with PyVs

From: Codon usage patterns of LT-Ag genes in polyomaviruses from different host species

Host

Virus name

Species

Abbr.

Clinical correlate

Ref.

Human

Merkel cell polyomavirus

Human polyomavirus 5

MCPyV

Merkel cell cancer

[6]

Human

Trichodysplasia spinulosa-associated polyomavirus

Human polyomavirus 8

TSPyV

Trichodysplasia spinulosa

[15]

Human

BK polyomavirus

Human polyomavirus 1

BKPyV

Polyomavirus-associated nephropathy; haemorrhagic

cystitis

[4]

Human

JC polyomavirus

Human polyomavirus 2

JCPyV

Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML)

[5]

Human

Human polyomavirus 6

Human polyomavirus 6

HPyV6

HPyV6 associated pruritic and dyskeratotic dermatosis (H6PD)

[16]

Human

Human polyomavirus 7

Human polyomavirus 7

HPyV7

HPyV7-related epithelial hyperplasia

[16]

Monkey

Simian virus 40

Macaca mulatta polyomavirus 1

SV40

PML-like disease in Immunocompromised animals

[3]

Hamster

hamster polyomavirus

Mesocricetus auratus

polyomavirus 1

HaPyV

Skin tumors

[17]

Mouse

mouse pneumotropic virus

Mus musculus polyomavirus 2

MPtV

Respiratory disease in suckling mice

[18]

Bird

budgerigar fledgling disease virus

Aves polyomavirus 1

BFDV

Budgerigar fledgling disease; polyomavirus disease

[19,20,21]

Finch

Finch polyomavirus

Pyrrhula pyrrhula polyomavirus 1

FPyV

Polyomavirus disease

[22]

Goose

Goose hemorrhagic polyomavirus

Anser anser polyomavirus 1

GHPV

Hemorrhagic nephritis and enteritis

[23]

  1. References are specified for first description