2024
Genome-wide association study between SARS-CoV-2 single nucleotide polymorphisms and virus copies during infections
Li K, Chaguza C, Stamp J, Chew Y, Chen N, Ferguson D, Pandya S, Kerantzas N, Schulz W, Initiative Y, Hahn A, Ogbunugafor C, Pitzer V, Crawford L, Weinberger D, Grubaugh N. Genome-wide association study between SARS-CoV-2 single nucleotide polymorphisms and virus copies during infections. PLOS Computational Biology 2024, 20: e1012469. PMID: 39288189, PMCID: PMC11432881, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1012469.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome-wide association studiesSingle-nucleotide polymorphismsAssociation studiesWhole-genome sequencingAmino acid changesSingle nucleotide polymorphismsPairs of substitutionsViral copiesEpistasis testsGenome sequenceGenetic variationSpike geneAcid changesViral genomeNucleotide polymorphismsSARS-CoV-2Detect interactionsHost factorsVirus copiesCopyInfection dynamicsRT-qPCRPolymorphismOmicron BASARS-CoV-2 infectionA new lineage nomenclature to aid genomic surveillance of dengue virus
Hill V, Cleemput S, Pereira J, Gifford R, Fonseca V, Tegally H, Brito A, Ribeiro G, de Souza V, Brcko I, Ribeiro I, De Lima I, Slavov S, Sampaio S, Elias M, Tran V, Kien D, Huynh T, Yacoub S, Dieng I, Salvato R, Wallau G, Gregianini T, Godinho F, Vogels C, Breban M, Leguia M, Jagtap S, Roy R, Hapuarachchi C, Mwanyika G, Giovanetti M, Alcantara L, Faria N, Carrington C, Hanley K, Holmes E, Dumon W, Lima A, de Oliveira T, Grubaugh N. A new lineage nomenclature to aid genomic surveillance of dengue virus. PLOS Biology 2024, 22: e3002834. PMID: 39283942, PMCID: PMC11426435, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3002834.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsDengueDengue VirusGenetic VariationGenome, ViralGenomicsGenotypeHumansPhylogenyTerminology as TopicConceptsGenomic surveillanceSub-genotype levelPartial genome sequencesDengue virusViral genomic diversityClade sizeGenome sequenceGenomic diversityPhylogenetic studiesPhylogenetic distanceSequence dataMinor lineageVirus classificationLineagesSurveillance of dengue virusDiversityAssignment toolComplex patternsVirusCladeSequenceGeographical areasGenotypesNomenclatureEndemic settingsDengueSeq: 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
2023
Accelerated SARS-CoV-2 intrahost evolution leading to distinct genotypes during chronic infection
Chaguza C, Hahn A, Petrone M, Zhou S, Ferguson D, Breban M, Pham K, Peña-Hernández M, Castaldi C, Hill V, Initiative Y, Billig K, Earnest R, Fauver J, Kalinch C, Kerantzas N, Koch T, De Kumar B, Landry M, Ott I, Peaper D, Tikhonova I, Vogels C, Schulz W, Swanstrom R, Roberts S, Grubaugh N. Accelerated SARS-CoV-2 intrahost evolution leading to distinct genotypes during chronic infection. Cell Reports Medicine 2023, 4: 100943. PMID: 36791724, PMCID: PMC9906997, DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2023.100943.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic infectionEvolutionary ratesGenetic diversityIntrahost evolutionDistinct genotypesHigher viral genome copiesVirus evolutionary ratesSARS-CoV-2 evolutionUntreated chronic infectionAdvantageous mutationsNucleotide substitutionsViral genome copiesDivergent variantsInfection hypothesisVariant emergenceViral populationsInfectious virusInfectionHallmark changesGenome copiesDifferent genotypesDiversityGenotypesTemporal dynamicsEvolution
2022
Global disparities in SARS-CoV-2 genomic surveillance
Brito A, Semenova E, Dudas G, Hassler G, Kalinich C, Kraemer M, Ho J, Tegally H, Githinji G, Agoti C, Matkin L, Whittaker C, Howden B, Sintchenko V, Zuckerman N, Mor O, Blankenship H, de Oliveira T, Lin R, Siqueira M, Resende P, Vasconcelos A, Spilki F, Aguiar R, Alexiev I, Ivanov I, Philipova I, Carrington C, Sahadeo N, Branda B, Gurry C, Maurer-Stroh S, Naidoo D, von Eije K, Perkins M, van Kerkhove M, Hill S, Sabino E, Pybus O, Dye C, Bhatt S, Flaxman S, Suchard M, Grubaugh N, Baele G, Faria N. Global disparities in SARS-CoV-2 genomic surveillance. Nature Communications 2022, 13: 7003. PMID: 36385137, PMCID: PMC9667854, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-33713-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2 genomic surveillanceMiddle-income countriesHigh-income countriesGenomic surveillanceSARS-CoV-2Global pandemic preparednessPublic health responseCOVID-19 casesPandemic preparednessHealth responseMolecular testsSocioeconomic inequalitiesTurnaround timeIncome countriesSurveillanceGlobal disparitiesDaysGenomic sequencingVaccine
2021
Lying in wait: the resurgence of dengue virus after the Zika epidemic in Brazil
Brito AF, Machado LC, Oidtman RJ, Siconelli MJL, Tran QM, Fauver JR, Carvalho RDO, Dezordi FZ, Pereira MR, de Castro-Jorge LA, Minto ECM, Passos LMR, Kalinich CC, Petrone ME, Allen E, España GC, Huang AT, Cummings DAT, Baele G, Franca RFO, da Fonseca BAL, Perkins TA, Wallau GL, Grubaugh ND. Lying in wait: the resurgence of dengue virus after the Zika epidemic in Brazil. Nature Communications 2021, 12: 2619. PMID: 33976183, PMCID: PMC8113494, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-22921-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntibodies, ViralBrazilChildChild, PreschoolDengueDengue VirusDisease SusceptibilityEpidemicsEpidemiological MonitoringFemaleGenome, ViralHumansImmunity, HeterologousIncidenceInfantInfant, NewbornMaleMiddle AgedMolecular TypingMosquito VectorsPhylogeographySerotypingYoung AdultZika VirusZika Virus InfectionConceptsDengue virus serotype 1Zika epidemicZika virus epidemicDENV lineagesVirus serotype 1DENV infectionProtective immunityDENV transmissionDengue susceptibilityDengue virusViral spreadLow transmission levelsSerotype 1Virus epidemicMajor outbreaksModel mosquitoEpidemicInfectionDengueTransmission suitabilityDengue incidenceYearsDengue dynamicsOutbreakIncidence
2020
Epidemiological hypothesis testing using a phylogeographic and phylodynamic framework
Dellicour S, Lequime S, Vrancken B, Gill MS, Bastide P, Gangavarapu K, Matteson NL, Tan Y, du Plessis L, Fisher AA, Nelson MI, Gilbert M, Suchard MA, Andersen KG, Grubaugh ND, Pybus OG, Lemey P. Epidemiological hypothesis testing using a phylogeographic and phylodynamic framework. Nature Communications 2020, 11: 5620. PMID: 33159066, PMCID: PMC7648063, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-19122-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenetic diversityPopulation genetic diversityViral lineagesNon-migratory birdsViral genetic diversityMigratory bird flywaysWest Nile virusPathogen genomesDispersal historyGenome collectionMosquito dispersalBird flywaysWildlife healthLineagesPhylodynamic approachesLongitudinal gradientDispersalWNV lineagesNorth AmericaDiversityEnvironmental factorsTemporal variationComputational analysisAnalytical workflowHistorical reconstructionAnalytical sensitivity and efficiency comparisons of SARS-CoV-2 RT–qPCR primer–probe sets
Vogels CBF, Brito AF, Wyllie AL, Fauver JR, Ott IM, Kalinich CC, Petrone ME, Casanovas-Massana A, Catherine Muenker M, Moore AJ, Klein J, Lu P, Lu-Culligan A, Jiang X, Kim DJ, Kudo E, Mao T, Moriyama M, Oh JE, Park A, Silva J, Song E, Takahashi T, Taura M, Tokuyama M, Venkataraman A, Weizman OE, Wong P, Yang Y, Cheemarla NR, White EB, Lapidus S, Earnest R, Geng B, Vijayakumar P, Odio C, Fournier J, Bermejo S, Farhadian S, Dela Cruz CS, Iwasaki A, Ko AI, Landry ML, Foxman EF, Grubaugh ND. Analytical sensitivity and efficiency comparisons of SARS-CoV-2 RT–qPCR primer–probe sets. Nature Microbiology 2020, 5: 1299-1305. PMID: 32651556, PMCID: PMC9241364, DOI: 10.1038/s41564-020-0761-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2SARS-CoV-2 RTSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirusAcute respiratory syndrome coronavirusViral RNA copiesPublic health laboratoriesPublic health interventionsReverse transcription-PCR assaySARS-CoV-2 diagnostic testingDiagnostic assaysTranscription-PCR assaySARS-CoV-2 evolutionQuantitative reverse transcription-PCR assaysRapid diagnostic assaysHealth laboratoriesHealth interventionsDiagnostic testingRNA copiesPrimer-probe setsAssaysLow sensitivityCritical needAnalytical sensitivity
2019
Twenty years of West Nile virus spread and evolution in the Americas visualized by Nextstrain
Hadfield J, Brito AF, Swetnam DM, Vogels CBF, Tokarz RE, Andersen KG, Smith RC, Bedford T, Grubaugh ND. Twenty years of West Nile virus spread and evolution in the Americas visualized by Nextstrain. PLOS Pathogens 2019, 15: e1008042. PMID: 31671157, PMCID: PMC6822705, DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1008042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEndless Forms: Within-Host Variation in the Structure of the West Nile Virus RNA Genome during Serial Passage in Bird Hosts
Scroggs SLP, Grubaugh ND, Sena JA, Sundararajan A, Schilkey FD, Smith DR, Ebel GD, Hanley KA. Endless Forms: Within-Host Variation in the Structure of the West Nile Virus RNA Genome during Serial Passage in Bird Hosts. MSphere 2019, 4: 10.1128/msphere.00291-19. PMID: 31243074, PMCID: PMC6595145, DOI: 10.1128/msphere.00291-19.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUntranslated regionSecondary structureBird speciesRNA genomeGenome cyclizationRNA virusesHost variationPrimary genomic sequenceWest Nile virusPrimary genome sequenceDS regionStructural diversityIntrahost genetic diversityVirus phenotypeComplex secondary structureVirus RNA genomeRNA secondary structureSerial passageSmall RNAsGenetic diversityNile virusGenome sequenceMutant lineagesGenomic sequencesNext-generation sequencing
2018
Tracking virus outbreaks in the twenty-first century
Grubaugh ND, Ladner JT, Lemey P, Pybus OG, Rambaut A, Holmes EC, Andersen KG. Tracking virus outbreaks in the twenty-first century. Nature Microbiology 2018, 4: 10-19. PMID: 30546099, PMCID: PMC6345516, DOI: 10.1038/s41564-018-0296-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCommunicable Diseases, EmergingContact TracingDisease OutbreaksGenome, ViralHumansInformation DisseminationVirusesConceptsWorld Health OrganizationInfectious disease epidemiologyEconomic burdenInfectious diseasesVirus sequencingSubstantial mortalityHealth OrganizationMajor epidemicsUnknown pathogensVirus outbreakDisease epidemiologyPotential causesOutbreak virusesDisease XInitial detectionVirusOutbreakHypothetical outbreakMorbidityCase dataEpidemiologyMortalityDiseaseHuman populationGenomic Insights into Zika Virus Emergence and Spread
Grubaugh ND, Faria NR, Andersen KG, Pybus OG. Genomic Insights into Zika Virus Emergence and Spread. Cell 2018, 172: 1160-1162. PMID: 29522736, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2018.02.027.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Multiplex PCR method for MinION and Illumina sequencing of Zika and other virus genomes directly from clinical samples
Quick J, Grubaugh ND, Pullan ST, Claro IM, Smith AD, Gangavarapu K, Oliveira G, Robles-Sikisaka R, Rogers TF, Beutler NA, Burton DR, Lewis-Ximenez LL, de Jesus JG, Giovanetti M, Hill SC, Black A, Bedford T, Carroll MW, Nunes M, Alcantara LC, Sabino EC, Baylis SA, Faria NR, Loose M, Simpson JT, Pybus OG, Andersen KG, Loman NJ. Multiplex PCR method for MinION and Illumina sequencing of Zika and other virus genomes directly from clinical samples. Nature Protocols 2017, 12: 1261-1276. PMID: 28538739, PMCID: PMC5902022, DOI: 10.1038/nprot.2017.066.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGenomic epidemiology reveals multiple introductions of Zika virus into the United States
Grubaugh ND, Ladner JT, Kraemer MUG, Dudas G, Tan AL, Gangavarapu K, Wiley MR, White S, Thézé J, Magnani DM, Prieto K, Reyes D, Bingham AM, Paul LM, Robles-Sikisaka R, Oliveira G, Pronty D, Barcellona CM, Metsky HC, Baniecki ML, Barnes KG, Chak B, Freije CA, Gladden-Young A, Gnirke A, Luo C, MacInnis B, Matranga CB, Park DJ, Qu J, Schaffner SF, Tomkins-Tinch C, West KL, Winnicki SM, Wohl S, Yozwiak NL, Quick J, Fauver JR, Khan K, Brent SE, Reiner RC, Lichtenberger PN, Ricciardi MJ, Bailey VK, Watkins DI, Cone MR, Kopp EW, Hogan KN, Cannons AC, Jean R, Monaghan AJ, Garry RF, Loman NJ, Faria NR, Porcelli MC, Vasquez C, Nagle ER, Cummings DAT, Stanek D, Rambaut A, Sanchez-Lockhart M, Sabeti PC, Gillis LD, Michael SF, Bedford T, Pybus OG, Isern S, Palacios G, Andersen KG. Genomic epidemiology reveals multiple introductions of Zika virus into the United States. Nature 2017, 546: 401-405. PMID: 28538723, PMCID: PMC5536180, DOI: 10.1038/nature22400.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchZika virus evolution and spread in the Americas
Metsky HC, Matranga CB, Wohl S, Schaffner SF, Freije CA, Winnicki SM, West K, Qu J, Baniecki ML, Gladden-Young A, Lin AE, Tomkins-Tinch CH, Ye SH, Park DJ, Luo CY, Barnes KG, Shah RR, Chak B, Barbosa-Lima G, Delatorre E, Vieira YR, Paul LM, Tan AL, Barcellona CM, Porcelli MC, Vasquez C, Cannons AC, Cone MR, Hogan KN, Kopp EW, Anzinger JJ, Garcia KF, Parham LA, Ramírez RMG, Montoya MCM, Rojas DP, Brown CM, Hennigan S, Sabina B, Scotland S, Gangavarapu K, Grubaugh ND, Oliveira G, Robles-Sikisaka R, Rambaut A, Gehrke L, Smole S, Halloran ME, Villar L, Mattar S, Lorenzana I, Cerbino-Neto J, Valim C, Degrave W, Bozza PT, Gnirke A, Andersen KG, Isern S, Michael SF, Bozza FA, Souza TML, Bosch I, Yozwiak NL, MacInnis BL, Sabeti PC. Zika virus evolution and spread in the Americas. Nature 2017, 546: 411-415. PMID: 28538734, PMCID: PMC5563848, DOI: 10.1038/nature22402.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEstablishment and cryptic transmission of Zika virus in Brazil and the Americas
Faria NR, Quick J, Claro IM, Thézé J, de Jesus JG, Giovanetti M, Kraemer MUG, Hill SC, Black A, da Costa AC, Franco LC, Silva SP, Wu C, Raghwani J, Cauchemez S, du Plessis L, Verotti MP, de Oliveira WK, Carmo EH, Coelho GE, Santelli ACFS, Vinhal LC, Henriques CM, Simpson JT, Loose M, Andersen KG, Grubaugh ND, Somasekar S, Chiu CY, Muñoz-Medina JE, Gonzalez-Bonilla CR, Arias CF, Lewis-Ximenez LL, Baylis SA, Chieppe AO, Aguiar SF, Fernandes CA, Lemos PS, Nascimento BLS, Monteiro HAO, Siqueira IC, de Queiroz MG, de Souza TR, Bezerra JF, Lemos MR, Pereira GF, Loudal D, Moura LC, Dhalia R, França RF, Magalhães T, Marques ET, Jaenisch T, Wallau GL, de Lima MC, Nascimento V, de Cerqueira EM, de Lima MM, Mascarenhas DL, Neto JPM, Levin AS, Tozetto-Mendoza TR, Fonseca SN, Mendes-Correa MC, Milagres FP, Segurado A, Holmes EC, Rambaut A, Bedford T, Nunes MRT, Sabino EC, Alcantara LCJ, Loman NJ, Pybus OG. Establishment and cryptic transmission of Zika virus in Brazil and the Americas. Nature 2017, 546: 406-410. PMID: 28538727, PMCID: PMC5722632, DOI: 10.1038/nature22401.Peer-Reviewed Original Research