IDENTIFICATION OF A NOVEL HUMAN POLYOMAVIRUS (IPPyV) AND APPLICATIONS

A recombinant polynucleotide or non naturally occurring polynucleotide that comprises or consists of:

• A) the sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:
• 1 or in SEQ ID NO:
• 82;
• B) an inverse complement of the sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:
• 1 or in SEQ ID NO:
• 82;
• C) a fragment of at least 50 nucleotides of the sequence of A) or B);
• or
• D) a sequence that hybridizes under stringent conditions with at least one of A), B), and C).

A recombinant polypeptide of at least 20 amino acids comprising a polypeptide sequence encoded by a polynucleotide that:

• A) is the sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:
• 1 or in SEQ ID NO:
• 82;
• B) is an inverse complement of the sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:
• 1 or in SEQ ID NO:
• 82;
• C) is a fragment of at least 60 nucleotides of the sequence of A) or B);
• or
• D) is a sequence that hybridizes under stringent conditions with at least one of A), B), and C).

A method for detecting an IPPyV nucleic acid sequence, comprising:

• A) providing a sample;
• B) amplifying a IPPyV nucleic acid sequence in the sample;
• and
• C) detecting the amplified IPPyV nucleic acid sequence.