Mitchell PK, Cronk BD, Voorhees IEH, Rothenheber D. Method comparison of targeted influenza A virus typing and whole-genome sequencing from respiratory specimens of companion animals. J Vet Diagn Invest. 2020 Nov 24:1040638720933875
Epidemics of H3N8 and H3N2 influenza A viruses (IAVs) in dogs, along with recognition of spillover infections from IAV strains typically found in humans or other animals, have emphasized the importance of efficient laboratory testing. Given the lack of active IAV surveillance or immunization requirements for dogs, cats, or horses imported into the United States, serotype prediction and whole-genome sequencing of positive specimens detected at veterinary diagnostic laboratories are also needed. The conserved sequences at the ends of the viral genome segments facilitate universal amplification of all segments of viral genomes directly from respiratory specimens. Although several methods for genomic analysis have been reported, no optimization focusing on companion animal strains has been described, to our knowledge. We compared 2 sets of published universal amplification primers using 26 IAV-positive specimens from dogs, horses, and a cat. Libraries prepared from the resulting amplicons were sequenced using Illumina chemistry, and reference-based assemblies were generated from the data produced by both methods. Although both methods produced high-quality data, coverage profiles and base calling differed between the 2 methods. The sequence data were also used to identify the subtype of the IAV strains sequenced and then compared to standard PCR assays for neuraminidase types N2 and N8.
See Also:
Latest articles in those days:
- Analysis of a diffusive epidemic model with a zero-infection zone 3 minute(s) ago
- Quick detection of H5N1 avian influenza virus by surface enhanced Raman scattering(SERS) using aptamer capture 10 minute(s) ago
- The critical role of RAGE in severe influenza infection: A target for control of inflammatory response in the disease 30 minute(s) ago
- Human infection caused by avian influenza A (H10N5) virus 34 minute(s) ago
- Cross-species spill-over potential of the H9N2 bat influenza A virus 13 hours ago
[Go Top] [Close Window]