Complete Genome Sequences of BK Polyomavirus Strains from Two Patients with Urinary Tract Infection, Sequenced Using the Ion Torrent Platform

Graham Rose; Kyriaki Ranellou; Raju Misra; Colin Crump; David Wooldridge; Surendra Parmar; Christopher Maddren; Saheer Gharbia; Hamid Jalal

doi:10.1128/genomeA.01293-17

Complete Genome Sequences of BK Polyomavirus Strains from Two Patients with Urinary Tract Infection, Sequenced Using the Ion Torrent Platform

Genome Announc. 2017 Nov 16;5(46):e01293-17. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.01293-17.

Authors

Graham Rose¹, Kyriaki Ranellou², Raju Misra³, Colin Crump⁴, David Wooldridge³, Surendra Parmar⁵, Christopher Maddren⁶, Saheer Gharbia³, Hamid Jalal⁵

Affiliations

¹ Genomics Research Unit, Public Health England, London, United Kingdom [email protected] [email protected].
² University of Cambridge, Department of Virology, Cambridge, United Kingdom [email protected] [email protected].
³ Genomics Research Unit, Public Health England, London, United Kingdom.
⁴ University of Cambridge, Department of Virology, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
⁵ PHE, Public Health Laboratory, Clinical Microbiology and Public Health Laboratory, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
⁶ Life Sciences Solutions, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Paisley, United Kingdom.

Abstract

BK polyomavirus is an important pathogen in kidney transplant patients. We report here two complete genome sequences, those of isolates CAMB-1035 and CAMB-1055, identified in two urine samples tested for urinary tract infection at a hospital in eastern England, United Kingdom. Variation and phylogenetic analyses indicate that both isolates belong to subtype Ib-1.