Characterisation and diversity of complete human papillomavirus genomes in cervical swabs using next-generation sequencing. Characterisation of human papillomavirus genomes

We recovered and characterized complete HPV genomes from 153 samples spanning 40 different genotypes. Novel lineages and sublineages were proposed, including high and low risk genotypes. Our dataset provides important genomic insights on HPV variants where currently only a few complete genomes were available.