Exploring the Astrovirome of Shellfish Matrices Using Nanopore Sequencing

Astroviruses are important human enteric pathogens transmissible with contaminated food and water. Astroviruses have also been identified in mammals, birds, lower vertebrates and invertebrates. The genetic diversity of human and animal astroviruses poses a challenge for diagnostics and taxonomy. As a proof of concept, we used a panastrovirus consensus primer set, able to amplify in a nested RT-PCR protocol a 400-nt-long fragment of the RNA-dependent RNA polymerase of most members of the Astroviridae family, in conjunction with a nanopore sequencing platform, to generate information on the astrovirome in filter-feeding mollusks. Amplicons generated from bivalve samples were used to generate libraries for deep sequencing. In three samples, only one unique RdRp sequence type was obtained. However, in seven samples and in three barcodes with eleven pooled samples, we identified a variety of known and unknown RdRp sequence types, in most cases distantly related to astrovirus sequences available in the databases. In total, 37 different sequence contigs were generated. Avian-origin astrovirus sequences were predominant, likely due to contamination of shellfish harvesting waters by marine birds. Astroviruses of the aquatic eco-system were also identified, whereas human astroviruses were not detected.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:10

Enthalten in:

Veterinary sciences - 10(2023), 3 vom: 21. Feb.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Beikpour, Farzad [VerfasserIn]
Pellegrini, Francesco [VerfasserIn]
Lanave, Gianvito [VerfasserIn]
Camero, Michele [VerfasserIn]
Catella, Cristiana [VerfasserIn]
Di Martino, Barbara [VerfasserIn]
Di Profio, Federica [VerfasserIn]
Masotti, Chiara [VerfasserIn]
Battistini, Roberta [VerfasserIn]
Serracca, Laura [VerfasserIn]
La Rosa, Giuseppina [VerfasserIn]
Martella, Vito [VerfasserIn]
Suffredini, Elisabetta [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Astrovirus
Enteric
Journal Article
Shellfish
Virome

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Date Revised 31.03.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/vetsci10030175

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM354821911