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Improvements to the ARTIC multiplex PCR method for SARS-CoV-2 genome sequencing using nanopore.

ABSTRACT: Genome sequencing has been widely deployed to study the evolution of SARS-CoV-2 with more than 90,000 genome sequences uploaded to the GISAID database. We published a method for SARS-CoV-2 genome sequencing ( https://www.protocols.io/view/ncov-2019-sequencing-protocol-bbmuik6w ) online on January 22, 2020. This approach has rapidly become the most popular method for sequencing SARS-CoV-2 due to its simplicity and cost-effectiveness. Here we present improvements to the original protocol: i) an updated primer scheme with 22 additional primers to improve genome coverage, ii) a streamlined library preparation workflow which improves demultiplexing rate for up to 96 samples and reduces hands-on time by several hours and iii) cost savings which bring the reagent cost down to £10 per sample making it practical for individual labs to sequence thousands of SARS-CoV-2 genomes to support national and international genomic epidemiology efforts.

SUBMITTER: Tyson JR

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7480024 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Improvements to the ARTIC multiplex PCR method for SARS-CoV-2 genome sequencing using nanopore.

Tyson John R JR James Phillip P Stoddart David D Sparks Natalie N Wickenhagen Arthur A Hall Grant G Choi Ji Hyun JH Lapointe Hope H Kamelian Kimia K Smith Andrew D AD Prystajecky Natalie N Goodfellow Ian I Wilson Sam J SJ Harrigan Richard R Snutch Terrance P TP Loman Nicholas J NJ Quick Joshua J

bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology 20200904

Genome sequencing has been widely deployed to study the evolution of SARS-CoV-2 with more than 90,000 genome sequences uploaded to the GISAID database. We published a method for SARS-CoV-2 genome sequencing (https://www.protocols.io/view/ncov-2019-sequencing-protocol-bbmuik6w) online on January 22, 2020. This approach has rapidly become the most popular method for sequencing SARS-CoV-2 due to its simplicity and cost-effectiveness. Here we present improvements to the original protocol: i) an upda ...[more]

PMID: 32908977

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Project description:BACKGROUND:Dengue virus (DENV) infects hundreds of thousands of people annually in Indonesia. However, DENV sequence data from the country are limited, as samples from outbreaks must be shipped across long-distances to suitably equipped laboratories to be sequenced. This approach is time-consuming, expensive, and frequently results in failure due to low viral load or degradation of the RNA genome. METHODS:We evaluated a method designed to address this challenge, using the 'Primal Scheme' multiplex PCR tiling approach to rapidly generate short, overlapping amplicons covering the complete DENV coding-region, and sequencing the amplicons on the portable Nanopore MinION device. The resulting sequence data was assessed in terms of genome coverage, consensus sequence accuracy and by phylogenetic analysis. RESULTS:The multiplex approach proved capable of producing near complete coding-region coverage from all samples tested ([Formula: see text] = 99.96%, n?=?18), 61% of which could not be fully amplified using the current, long-amplicon PCR, approach. Nanopore-generated consensus sequences were found to be between 99.17-99.92% identical to those produced by high-coverage Illumina sequencing. Consensus accuracy could be improved by masking regions below 20X coverage depth (99.69-99.92%). However, coding-region coverage was reduced at this depth ([Formula: see text] = 93.48%). Nanopore and Illumina consensus sequences generated from the same samples formed monophyletic clades on phylogenetic analysis, and Indonesian consensus sequences accurately clustered by geographical origin. CONCLUSION:The multiplex, short-amplicon approach proved superior for amplifying DENV genomes from clinical samples, particularly when the virus was present at low concentrations. The accuracy of Nanopore-generated consensus sequences from these amplicons was sufficient for identifying the geographic origin of the samples, demonstrating that the approach can be a useful tool for identifying and monitoring DENV clades circulating in low-resource settings across Indonesia. However, the inaccuracies in Nanopore-generated consensus sequences mean that the approach may not be appropriate for higher resolution transmission studies, particularly when more accurate sequencing technologies are available.

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Improvements to the ARTIC multiplex PCR method for SARS-CoV-2 genome sequencing using nanopore.

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Improvements to the ARTIC multiplex PCR method for SARS-CoV-2 genome sequencing using nanopore.

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