Mikhaylova, Y.V., Shelenkov, A.A., Yanushevich, Y.. Increasing the Uniformity of Genome Fragment Coverage for High-Throughput Sequencing of Influenza A Virus. Mol Biol 54, 851–856 (2020)
The high variability of the influenza A virus poses a significant threat to public health, therefore monitoring viral strains and studying their genetic properties are important tasks. One part of this monitoring includes sequencing of influenza A viruses of any subtype and analysis of their whole genomes, which is especially important in cases of interspecies adaptation and reassortment. High-throughput sequencing techno-logies have significantly extended the capabilities of influenza virus epidemiological surveillance. The preparation stages for next generation sequencing (NGS) of influenza A virus include whole genome amplification using one-step RT-PCR, the results of which vary greatly depending on the sample type and quality, that, in turn, affects the coverage of virus fragments and the sequencing results in general. In this work, we propose to supplement the aforementioned technique of whole genome amplification of influenza A virus with sequential suppression PCRs to obtain an even coverage of viral segments of different lengths, which allows sequencing of samples with lower read coverage without decreasing the sequencing quality.
See Also:
Latest articles in those days:
- Protocol for enhanced human surveillance of avian influenza A(H5N1) on farms in Canada 6 hours ago
- Evolutionary analysis of Hemagglutinin and neuraminidase gene variation in H1N1 swine influenza virus from vaccine intervention in China 7 hours ago
- Avian raptors are indicator species and victims of high pathogenicity avian influenza virus HPAIV H5N1 (clade 2.3.4.4b) in Germany 7 hours ago
- Genetic and pathological analysis of hooded cranes (Grus monacha) naturally infected with clade 2.3.4.4b highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 virus in South Korea in the winter of 2022 7 hours ago
- H1N1 swine influenza viruses upregulate NEU1 expression through histone H3 acetylation regulated by HDAC2 7 hours ago
[Go Top] [Close Window]