Erratum for Pastrana et al., BK Polyomavirus Genotypes Represent Distinct Serotypes with Distinct Entry Tropism

Cells are sometimes infected by more than one virus at once. When two viruses disassemble to expose their genomes for replication in the same cell, similar regions of their genomes can pair together and exchange sequences in a process called recombination. Alternatively, viruses with segmented genomes can swap segments in a process called reassortment.