About the Authors
- Jane L. Arthur
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* E-mail: jane.arthur@imvs.sa.gov.au (JLA); rod.ratcliff@imvs.sa.gov.au (RMR)
Affiliation Infectious Diseases Laboratories, Institute of Medical and Veterinary Science, Adelaide, Australia
- Geoffrey D. Higgins
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Affiliations Infectious Diseases Laboratories, Institute of Medical and Veterinary Science, Adelaide, Australia, School of Molecular & Biomedical Science, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
- Geoffrey P. Davidson
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Affiliations Gastroenterology Unit, Women's and Children's Hospital, North Adelaide, Australia, Department of Pediatrics, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
- Rodney C. Givney
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Affiliation Microbiology, Hunter Area Pathology Service, Newcastle, Australia
- Rodney M. Ratcliff
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* E-mail: jane.arthur@imvs.sa.gov.au (JLA); rod.ratcliff@imvs.sa.gov.au (RMR)
Affiliations Infectious Diseases Laboratories, Institute of Medical and Veterinary Science, Adelaide, Australia, Department of Pediatrics, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
Competing Interests
The intellectual property associated with the discovery of HBoV2 and HBoV3 is protected by patent (International Application No. PCT/AU2008/000746).
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: JLA GDH RMR. Performed the experiments: JLA RMR. Analyzed the data: JLA GDH GPD RCG RMR. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JLA GPD RCG RMR. Wrote the paper: JLA GDH RCG RMR. Involved in the conception, design, and management of the case control study on which this analysis is based: GPD.