Journal
VIROLOGY JOURNAL
Volume 13, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
BMC
DOI: 10.1186/s12985-016-0539-x
Keywords
CTV; Closterovirus; Genome coverage; GLRaV-3; Next-generation sequencing; Sequencing depth; Virus detection
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- Citrus Research International (CRI)
- National Research Foundation (NRF)
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Background: The use of next-generation sequencing has become an established method for virus detection. Efficient study design for accurate detection relies on the optimal amount of data representing a significant portion of a virus genome. Findings: In this study, genome coverage at different sequencing depths was determined for a number of viruses, viroids, hosts and sequencing library types, using both read-mapping and de novo assembly-based approaches. The results highlighted the strength of ribo-depleted RNA and sRNA in obtaining saturated genome coverage with the least amount of data, while even though the poly(A)-selected RNA yielded virus-derived reads, it was insufficient to cover the complete genome of a non-polyadenylated virus. The ribo-depleted RNA data also outperformed the sRNA data in terms of the percentage of coverage that could be obtained particularly with the de novo assembled contigs. Conclusion: Our results suggest the use of ribo-depleted RNA in a de novo assembly-based approach for the detection of single-stranded RNA viruses. Furthermore, we suggest that sequencing one million reads will provide sufficient genome coverage specifically for closterovirus detection.
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