2024
A ~40-kb flavi-like virus does not encode a known error-correcting mechanism
Petrone M, Grove J, Mélade J, Mifsud J, Parry R, Marzinelli E, Holmes E. A ~40-kb flavi-like virus does not encode a known error-correcting mechanism. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2024, 121: e2403805121. PMID: 39018195, PMCID: PMC11287256, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2403805121.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFlavi-like virusGenome sizeRNA virusesRNA virus genomesNucleic acid metabolismGenome lengthPhylogenetic inferenceDeleterious mutationsExonuclease domainGenomeVirus genomeProofreading mechanismPopulation extinctionMutation rateRNAAcid metabolismExonucleaseMutationsVirusMetatranscriptomicsStructural analysisLineagesProofreadingMechanismMetabolismDengueSeq: a pan-serotype whole genome amplicon sequencing protocol for dengue virus
Vogels C, Hill V, Breban M, Chaguza C, Paul L, Sodeinde A, Taylor-Salmon E, Ott I, Petrone M, Dijk D, Jonges M, Welkers M, Locksmith T, Dong Y, Tarigopula N, Tekin O, Schmedes S, Bunch S, Cano N, Jaber R, Panzera C, Stryker I, Vergara J, Zimler R, Kopp E, Heberlein L, Herzog K, Fauver J, Morrison A, Michael S, Grubaugh N. DengueSeq: a pan-serotype whole genome amplicon sequencing protocol for dengue virus. BMC Genomics 2024, 25: 433. PMID: 38693476, PMCID: PMC11062901, DOI: 10.1186/s12864-024-10350-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmplicon sequencing protocolsPrimer schemeSequencing protocolGenomic surveillanceDengue virus serotypesAmplicon sequencing workflowClinical specimensHigh genome coverageWhole-genome sequencingDengue virusVirus serotypesGenome coverageVirus stocksGenetic diversitySequencing instrumentsSequencing workflowGenotype VIDiverse serotypesSequence of samplesGenotype IVPrimersSurveillance of dengue virusSerotypesVirus copiesSerotype-specific
2020
Virus genomics as a clinical and epidemiological tool
Petrone M. Virus genomics as a clinical and epidemiological tool. EBioMedicine 2020, 62: 103141. PMID: 33249382, PMCID: PMC7691135, DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2020.103141.Peer-Reviewed Original Research