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These cells were recently found to contain infectious BK polyomavirus (BKPyV) of UT strain and a spectrum of defective mutants of this virus.
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Henriksen, S et al. The human fetal glial cell line SVG p12 contains infectious BK polyomavirus (BKPyV). J. Virol. 2014 Apr 23. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed: 24760884
