đź“„ A complete protocol for whole-genome sequencing of virus from clinical samples: Application to coronavirus OC43
Genome sequencing of virus has become a useful tool for better understanding of virus pathogenicity and epidemiological surveillance. Obtaining virus genome sequence directly from clinical samples is still a challenging task due to the low load of virus genetic material compared to the host DNA, and to the difficulty to get an accurate genome assembly. Here we introduce a complete sequencing and analyzing protocol called V-ASAP for Virus Amplicon Sequencing Assembly Pipeline. Our protocol is able to generate the viral dominant genome sequence starting from clinical samples. It is based on a multiplex PCR amplicon sequencing coupled with a reference-free analytical pipeline. This protocol was applied to 11 clinical samples infected with coronavirus OC43 (HcoV-OC43), and led to seven complete and two nearly complete genome assemblies. The protocol introduced here is shown to be robust, to produce a reliable sequence, and could be applied to other virus.
author
👤 Maurier, Florence
👤 Beury, Delphine
👤 Fléchon, Léa
👤 Varré, Jean Stéphane
👤 Touzet, Hélène
👤 Goffard, Anne
👤 Hot, David
👤 Caboche, Ségolène
year
⏰ 2019
journal
📚 Virology
issn
đź—„ 10960341 00426822
volume
531
number
page
141-148
citedbycount
1
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