| Literature DB >> 30021826 |
Meik Dilcher1, Kevin Barratt1, Jennifer Douglas1, Andrew Strathdee1, Trevor Anderson1, Anja Werno2.
Abstract
Here, we report how the analysis of viral genetic variation using next-generation sequencing (NGS) can be used as a tool to improve mumps virus diagnostics. Analysis of NGS data from recently circulating mumps virus isolates allowed optimization of the current mumps virus real-time reverse transcription-PCR (RT-PCR) by primer and probe modifications due to nucleotide variations. The modified assay showed a higher efficiency and sensitivity than the previously used CDC protocol for the detection of currently circulating mumps virus strains and could therefore offer better support for outbreak control. The NGS sequence data were also used to make predictions of changes in the hemagglutinin-neuraminidase protein structure that could explain possible immune escape mechanisms.Entities:
Keywords: genotype; molecular homology modelling; mumps virus; next-generation sequencing; real-time RT-PCR; vaccines
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Year: 2018 PMID: 30021826 PMCID: PMC6156297 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00405-18
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948