BK Polyomavirus Subtype III in a Pediatric Renal Transplant Patient with Nephropathy

ABSTRACTBK polyomavirus (BKV) is an emerging pathogen in immunocompromised individuals. BKV subtype III is rarely identified and has not previously been associated with disease. Here we provide the whole-genome sequence of a subtype III BKV from a pediatric kidney transplant patient with polyomavirus-associated nephropathy.