mBio (Feb 2021)

Persistence of Human Bocavirus 1 in Tonsillar Germinal Centers and Antibody-Dependent Enhancement of Infection

  • Man Xu,
  • Maria Fernanda Perdomo,
  • Salla Mattola,
  • Lari Pyöriä,
  • Mari Toppinen,
  • Jianming Qiu,
  • Maija Vihinen-Ranta,
  • Klaus Hedman,
  • Johanna Nokso-Koivisto,
  • Leena-Maija Aaltonen,
  • Maria Söderlund-Venermo

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1128/mBio.03132-20
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1

Abstract

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Human bocavirus 1 (HBoV1), a common pediatric respiratory pathogen, can persist in airway secretions for months hampering diagnosis. It also persists in tonsils, providing potential reservoirs for airway shedding, with the exact location, host cell types, and virus activity unknown.