Human anelloviruses: an update of molecular, epidemiological and clinical aspects

S Spandole, D Cimponeriu, LM Berca, G Mihăescu - Archives of virology, 2015 - Springer
Human torque teno viruses (TTVs) are new, emerging infectious agents, recently assigned
to the family Anelloviridae. The first representative of the genus, torque teno virus (TTV), was …

History of discoveries and pathogenicity of TT viruses

H Okamoto - TT viruses: the still elusive human pathogens, 2009 - Springer
Since 1997, groups of novel nonenveloped DNA viruses with a circular, single-stranded
(negative sense) DNA genome of 3.6–3.9 kb, 3.2 kb, or 2.8–2.9 kb in size have been …

Taxonomic update for mammalian anelloviruses (family Anelloviridae)

A Varsani, T Opriessnig, V Celer, F Maggi… - Archives of …, 2021 - Springer
Anelloviruses are small negative-sense single-stranded DNA viruses with genomes ranging
in size from 1.6 to 3.9 kb. The family Anelloviridae comprised 14 genera before the present …

Enhanced virome sequencing using targeted sequence capture

TN Wylie, KM Wylie, BN Herter, GA Storch - Genome research, 2015 - genome.cshlp.org
Metagenomic shotgun sequencing (MSS) is an important tool for characterizing viral
populations. It is culture independent, requires no a priori knowledge of the viruses in the …

Classification of TTV and related viruses (anelloviruses)

P Biagini - TT viruses: the still elusive human pathogens, 2009 - Springer
Ten years after the identification of the first partial sequences of Torque teno virus (TTV),
more than 200 full-length related genomes have been characterized in humans and in …

New respiratory viral infections

T Jartti, L Jartti, O Ruuskanen… - Current opinion in …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Currently, a viral cause of pediatric respiratory illness is identifiable in up to 95% of cases,
but the detection rates decrease steadily by age, to 30–40% in the elderly. The new viruses …

Development of PCR assays with nested primers specific for differential detection of three human anelloviruses and early acquisition of dual or triple infection during …

M Ninomiya, M Takahashi, T Nishizawa… - Journal of clinical …, 2008 - Am Soc Microbiol
We recently identified a novel human virus classifiable into a third group in the genus
Anellovirus, tentatively designated torque teno midi virus (TTMDV), with a circular DNA …

Prevalence of anelloviruses (TTV, TTMDV, and TTMV) in healthy blood donors and in patients infected with HBV or HCV in Qatar

AA Al-Qahtani, ES Alabsi, R AbuOdeh, L Thalib… - Virology journal, 2016 - Springer
Abstract Background Anelloviruses (TTV, TTMV, and TTMDV) have been associated with
non AG hepatitis. The goal of the current study was to estimate the prevalence of these …

Immunobiology of the Torque teno viruses and other anelloviruses

F Maggi, M Bendinelli - TT Viruses: The Still Elusive Human Pathogens, 2009 - Springer
Many features of the Torque teno virus and the other anelloviruses (AVs) that have been
identified after this virus was discovered in 1997 remain elusive. The immunobiology of the …

Increased prevalence of anellovirus in pediatric patients with fever

E McElvania TeKippe, KM Wylie, E Deych… - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
The Anelloviridae family consists of non-enveloped, circular, single-stranded DNA viruses.
Three genera of anellovirus are known to infect humans, named TTV, TTMDV, and TTMV …