PMID- 33917413 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20210502 IS - 2076-393X (Print) IS - 2076-393X (Electronic) IS - 2076-393X (Linking) VI - 9 IP - 4 DP - 2021 Apr 6 TI - Differentiation of Capripox Viruses by Nanopore Sequencing. LID - 10.3390/vaccines9040351 [doi] LID - 351 AB - The genus capripoxvirus (CaPV), family Poxviridae, includes three virus species: goatpox virus (GPV), sheeppox virus (SPV) and lumpy skin disease virus (LSDV). CaPV causes disease outbreaks with consequent economic losses in Africa and the Middle East. LSDV has recently spread to Southeast Europe. As CaPVs share 96-97% genetic similarity along the length of the entire genome and are difficult to distinguish using serological assays, simple, reliable and fast methods for diagnosis and species differentiation are crucial in cases of disease outbreak. The present study aimed to develop a field-applicable CaPV differentiation method. Nanopore technology was used for whole genome sequencing. A local database of complete CaPV genomes and partial sequences of three genes (RPO30, P32 and GPCR) was established for offline Basic Local Alignment Search Tool (BLAST). Specificities of 98.04% in whole genome and 97.86% in RPO30 gene runs were obtained among the three virus species, while other databases were less specific. The total run time was shortened to approximately 2 h. Functionality of the developed procedure was proved by samples with high host background sequences. Reliable differentiation options for the quality and capacity of hardware, and sample quality of suspected cases, were derived from these findings. The whole workflow can be performed rapidly with a mobile suitcase laboratory and mini-computer, allowing application at the point-of-need with limited resource settings. FAU - Eltom, Kamal H AU - Eltom KH AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-3707-5087 AD - Unit of Animal Health and Safety of Animal Products, Institute for Studies and Promotion of Animal Exports, University of Khartoum, Shambat 13314, Khartoum North, Sudan. FAU - Althoff, Anna Christina AU - Althoff AC AD - Division of Microbiology and Animal Hygiene, University of Goettingen, D-37077 Goettingen, Germany. FAU - Hansen, Soren AU - Hansen S AD - Division of Microbiology and Animal Hygiene, University of Goettingen, D-37077 Goettingen, Germany. FAU - Bohlken-Fascher, Susanne AU - Bohlken-Fascher S AD - Division of Microbiology and Animal Hygiene, University of Goettingen, D-37077 Goettingen, Germany. FAU - Yousif, Ausama AU - Yousif A AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-3782-0435 AD - Department of Virology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University, Giza 12211, Egypt. FAU - El-Sheikh, Hussein A AU - El-Sheikh HA AD - Department of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44519, Egypt. FAU - ElWakeel, Ahmed A AU - ElWakeel AA AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-1046-3127 AD - Department of Epidemiology, Veterinary Medicine Directorate, General Organization of Veterinary Services, Benha 13511, Egypt. FAU - Elgamal, Mahmoud A AU - Elgamal MA AD - Department of Virology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University, Giza 12211, Egypt. FAU - Mossa, Hadeer M AU - Mossa HM AD - Department of Poxvirus Vaccines, Veterinary Serum and Vaccine Research Institute, Abbasia, Cairo 11517, Egypt. FAU - Aboul-Soud, Emad A AU - Aboul-Soud EA AD - Department of Poxvirus Vaccines, Veterinary Serum and Vaccine Research Institute, Abbasia, Cairo 11517, Egypt. FAU - Wolff, Janika AU - Wolff J AD - Institute of Diagnostic Virology, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Federal Research Institute for Animal Health, Sudufer 10, 17493 Greifswald-Insel Riems, Germany. FAU - Korthase, Christian AU - Korthase C AD - Institute of Diagnostic Virology, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Federal Research Institute for Animal Health, Sudufer 10, 17493 Greifswald-Insel Riems, Germany. FAU - Hoffmann, Bernd AU - Hoffmann B AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-5358-6445 AD - Institute of Diagnostic Virology, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Federal Research Institute for Animal Health, Sudufer 10, 17493 Greifswald-Insel Riems, Germany. FAU - Adam, Nabawia M AU - Adam NM AD - Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Khartoum, Shambat 13314, Khartoum North, Sudan. FAU - Abdelaziz, Sanaa A AU - Abdelaziz SA AD - Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Khartoum, Shambat 13314, Khartoum North, Sudan. FAU - Shalaby, Mohamed A AU - Shalaby MA AD - Department of Virology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University, Giza 12211, Egypt. FAU - Abd El Wahed, Ahmed AU - Abd El Wahed A AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-3347-6075 AD - Division of Microbiology and Animal Hygiene, University of Goettingen, D-37077 Goettingen, Germany. AD - Institute of Animal Hygiene and Veterinary Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Leipzig, An den Tierkliniken 43, D-04103 Leipzig, Germany. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20210406 PL - Switzerland TA - Vaccines (Basel) JT - Vaccines JID - 101629355 PMC - PMC8067513 OTO - NOTNLM OT - capripox virus OT - lumpy skin disease OT - nanopore sequencing COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2021/05/01 06:00 MHDA- 2021/05/01 06:01 PMCR- 2021/04/06 CRDT- 2021/04/30 01:06 PHST- 2021/02/28 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/03/29 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2021/03/29 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/04/30 01:06 [entrez] PHST- 2021/05/01 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/05/01 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2021/04/06 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - vaccines9040351 [pii] AID - vaccines-09-00351 [pii] AID - 10.3390/vaccines9040351 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Vaccines (Basel). 2021 Apr 6;9(4):351. doi: 10.3390/vaccines9040351.