PMID- 31817886 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20200921 LR - 20221207 IS - 1999-4915 (Electronic) IS - 1999-4915 (Linking) VI - 11 IP - 12 DP - 2019 Dec 7 TI - Rapid, Unbiased PRRSV Strain Detection Using MinION Direct RNA Sequencing and Bioinformatics Tools. LID - 10.3390/v11121132 [doi] LID - 1132 AB - Prompt detection and effective control of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) during outbreaks is important given its immense adverse impact on the swine industry. However, the diagnostic process can be challenging due to the high genetic diversity and high mutation rate of PRRSV. A diagnostic method that can provide more detailed genetic information about pathogens is urgently needed. In this study, we evaluated the ability of Oxford Nanopore MinION direct RNA sequencing to generate a PRRSV whole genome sequence and detect and discriminate virus at the strain-level. A nearly full length PRRSV genome was successfully generated from raw sequence reads, achieving an accuracy of 96% after consensus genome generation. Direct RNA sequencing reliably detected the PRRSV strain present with an accuracy of 99.9% using as few as 5 raw sequencing reads and successfully differentiated multiple co-infecting strains present in a sample. In addition, PRRSV strain information was obtained from clinical samples containing 10(4) to 10(6) viral copies or more within 6 hours of sequencing. Overall, direct viral RNA sequencing followed by bioinformatic analysis proves to be a promising approach for identification of the viral strain or strains involved in clinical infections, allowing for more precise prevention and control strategies during PRRSV outbreaks. FAU - Tan, Shaoyuan AU - Tan S AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-9880-8213 AD - Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 55108, USA. FAU - Dvorak, Cheryl M T AU - Dvorak CMT AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-8900-8348 AD - Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 55108, USA. FAU - Murtaugh, Michael P AU - Murtaugh MP AD - Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 55108, USA. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20191207 PL - Switzerland TA - Viruses JT - Viruses JID - 101509722 RN - 0 (RNA, Viral) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - *Computational Biology/methods MH - Evolution, Molecular MH - Genome, Viral MH - Genomics/methods MH - Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome/*virology MH - Porcine respiratory and reproductive syndrome virus/*genetics/isolation & purification MH - *RNA, Viral MH - Sequence Analysis, DNA MH - Swine MH - *Exome Sequencing PMC - PMC6950593 OTO - NOTNLM OT - MinION OT - PRRSV OT - analytical sensitivity OT - bioinformatics OT - co-infection OT - direct RNA sequencing OT - quantitation OT - strain level detection OT - whole genome sequencing COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2019/12/11 06:00 MHDA- 2020/09/22 06:00 PMCR- 2019/12/01 CRDT- 2019/12/11 06:00 PHST- 2019/11/14 00:00 [received] PHST- 2019/12/04 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2019/12/05 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2019/12/11 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2019/12/11 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/09/22 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2019/12/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - v11121132 [pii] AID - viruses-11-01132 [pii] AID - 10.3390/v11121132 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Viruses. 2019 Dec 7;11(12):1132. doi: 10.3390/v11121132.