A novel polyomavirus in sigmodontine rodents from São Paulo State, Brazil

The nearly complete genome sequence of a novel polyomavirus from blood samples of Akodon montensis and Calomys tener collected in Brazil was determined by high-throughput sequencing. This virus showed a typical polyomaviruses genome organization, and it was classified as a member of the genus Betapolyomavirus . Our results expand the host range and viral diversity of the family Polyomaviridae .