ParvoDB ID PV007609 GenBank Accession GQ129129
Subfamily Parvovirinae Genus Bocaparvovirus
Species Bocaparvovirus primate1 Sequence Length 283
Definition Human bocavirus isolate RW8 nonstructural protein (NP1) gene, partial cds. Submission Date 2009-05-07
Strain Name RW8 Sampling Date from 2008-01 to 2008-12
Sampling Country Germany Location the Ruhr and Rhine rivers, Germany
Submitted By Hamza,I.A., Uberla,K. and Wilhelm,M. Submitting Institution Hygiene, Social and Environmental Medicine, Ruhr-University Bochum, Universitaetsstr. 150, Bochum 44801, Germany
Original Host None Sample Type water samples
Standardized Host Name Homo sapiens Host Tax Rank species
Standardized Host Class Mammalia Standardized Host Order Primates
Environmental Origin - N/A - Reagent Origin - N/A -
Number Reagent/Consumables Purpose PMID/Url Reference
1 Millipore type HA negatively charged membrane filter Virus adsorption with a 0.45 mm pore size and a 142 mm diameter. 19656966 View Related Publication
2 Non-organic elution buffer [0.05 M KH2PO4, 1.0 M NaCl, 0.1% (v/v) Triton X-100, pH 9.2] Recovery of the adsorbed viruses.
3 PEG-6000 Precipitation step in virus recovery.
4 QIAamp DNA Blood Mini kit (Qiagen) Extraction of viral nucleic acids.
5 188F (59-GACCTCTGTAAGTACTATTAC-39) and 542R (59-CTCTGTGTTGACTGAATACAG-39) primers Amplification of a 354 bp fragment of the HBoV genome for obtaining a DNA standard for HBoV quantitative PCR.
6 StrataClone PCR cloning kit (Stratagene) Sequencing and cloning the PCR fragment into the pSC-Aamp/kan vector.
7 Quant-iT dsDNA HS assay (Invitrogen) Determining the concentration of purified plasmid DNA; fluorescence measurement.
8 HBoV-NP1-F2421 (59-TGGCAGACAACTCATCACAG-39), HBoV-NP1-R2544(59-TCTTCGAAGCAGTGCAAGAC-39), and HBoV_Probe-2494 [59-(6FAM)ATCATCAGGAACACCC-AATCAGCCfAC(BHQ1)-39] Primers and Taqman probe designed for newly developed real-time PCR to quantify HBoV DNA in concentrated water samples.
9 Quantitect probe PCR kit (Qiagen) Real-time PCR conducted in a 20 ml reaction volume.
10 DNase/RNase-free water Used as a negative control during PCR.
11 DNase I Treatment of river-water samples to confirm that HBoV DNA detected is protected from DNase degradation inside intact virus particles.