African swine fever whole-genome sequencing—Quantity wanted but quality needed

The pandemic spread of African swine fever virus (ASFV) genotype II (GTII) has led to a global crisis. Since the circulating strains are almost identical, time and money have been mis-invested in whole-genome sequencing the last years. New methods, harmonised protocols for sample selection, sequenci...

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Published in:PLoS pathogens 2020-08, Vol.16 (8), p.e1008779-e1008779
Main Authors: Forth, Jan H, Forth, Leonie F, Blome, Sandra, Höper, Dirk, Beer, Martin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
African swine fever
Bioinformatics
Biology and Life Sciences
Collaboration
DNA sequencing
Epidemiology
Fever
Gene sequencing
Genetic aspects
Genomes
Genotypes
Hogs
Livestock
Medicine and Health Sciences
Opinion
Pandemics
Pathogens
People and places
Quality management
Research and Analysis Methods
Swine
Vaccines
Virology
Viruses
Whole genome sequencing
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Summary:The pandemic spread of African swine fever virus (ASFV) genotype II (GTII) has led to a global crisis. Since the circulating strains are almost identical, time and money have been mis-invested in whole-genome sequencing the last years. New methods, harmonised protocols for sample selection, sequencing, and bioinformatics are therefore urgently needed.
ISSN:1553-7374
1553-7366
1553-7374
DOI:10.1371/journal.ppat.1008779