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  • Predicting whole genome sequencing success for archived avian influenza virus (Orthomyxoviridae) samples using real-time and droplet PCRs


    J Virol Methods. 2019 Nov 12:113777. doi: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2019.113777. [Epub ahead of print] Predicting whole genome sequencing success for archived avian influenza virus (Orthomyxoviridae) samples using real-time and droplet PCRs.

    Hopken MW1, Piaggio AJ2, Pabilonia KL3, Pierce J4, Anderson T5, Abdo Z6.
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    1 Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology, College of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, 80523, USA; United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Wildlife Services, National Wildlife Research Center, Fort Collins, Colorado, 80521, USA. 2 United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Wildlife Services, National Wildlife Research Center, Fort Collins, Colorado, 80521, USA. 3 Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology, College of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, 80523, USA; Veterinary Diagnostics Laboratory, College of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, 80526, USA. 4 Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology, College of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, 80523, USA. 5 Veterinary Diagnostics Laboratory, College of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, 80526, USA. 6 Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology, College of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, 80523, USA. Electronic address: zabdo@colostate.edu.

    Abstract

    Long-term viral archives are valuable sources of research data. Each archive can store hundreds of thousands of diverse sample types. In the current era of whole genome sequencing, archived samples become a rich source of evolutionary and epidemiological data that can span years, and even decades. However, the ability to obtain high quality viral whole genome sequences from samples of various types, age, and quality is inconsistent. A minimum quality threshold that helps predict the best success of obtaining high quality genomic sequences for both recent and archived samples is highly valuable. Real-time reverse transcription PCR (rrt-PCR) and droplet digital PCR (ddPCR) are useful tools to evaluate nucleic acid integrity. We hypothesized that diagnostic rrt-PCR and ddPCR data for avian influenza virus (AIV) can predict viral whole genome sequencing success. To test this hypothesis we used RNA extracted from cloacal and oropharyngeal swabs stored in the USDA-APHIS National Wildlife Disease Program Wildlife Tissue Archive. We determined that a specific rrt-PCR Cq value or ddPCR copies/μL resulted in recovery of complete sequences of all eight AIV gene segments. We used logistic regression to estimate probabilities of whole genome recovery at 0.95 (Cq = 15, copies/μL = 49350), 0.75 (Cq = 24, copies/μL = 16800), 0.50 (Cq = 29, copies/μL = <1), and 0.25 (Cq = 235, copies/μL = <1). We also identified values at which we predictably recovered HA and NA segments for diagnosing subtypes (Cq = 27.29; copies/μL = 757.50). This approach will allow researchers to assess the potential success of AIV whole genome recovery from diagnostic samples collected in routine AIV surveillance.
    Copyright ? 2019. Published by Elsevier B.V.


    KEYWORDS:

    PCR; RNA; avian influenza; biobank; diagnostics

    PMID: 31730870 DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2019.113777

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