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Detection of arboviruses and other micro-organisms in experimentally infected mosquitoes using massively parallel sequencing.

Abstract
Human disease incidence attributed to arbovirus infection is increasing throughout the world, with effective control interventions limited by issues of sustainability, insecticide resistance and the lack of effective vaccines. Several promising control strategies are currently under development, such as the release of mosquitoes trans-infected with virus-blocking Wolbachia bacteria. Implementation of any control program is dependent on effective virus surveillance and a thorough understanding of virus-vector interactions. Massively parallel sequencing has enormous potential for providing comprehensive genomic information that can be used to assess many aspects of arbovirus ecology, as well as to evaluate novel control strategies. To demonstrate proof-of-principle, we analyzed Aedes aegypti or Aedes albopictus experimentally infected with dengue, yellow fever or chikungunya viruses. Random amplification was used to prepare sufficient template for sequencing on the Personal Genome Machine. Viral sequences were present in all infected mosquitoes. In addition, in most cases, we were also able to identify the mosquito species and mosquito micro-organisms, including the bacterial endosymbiont Wolbachia. Importantly, naturally occurring Wolbachia strains could be differentiated from strains that had been trans-infected into the mosquito. The method allowed us to assemble near full-length viral genomes and detect other micro-organisms without prior sequence knowledge, in a single reaction. This is a step toward the application of massively parallel sequencing as an arbovirus surveillance tool. It has the potential to provide insight into virus transmission dynamics, and has applicability to the post-release monitoring of Wolbachia in mosquito populations.
AuthorsSonja Hall-Mendelin, Richard Allcock, Nina Kresoje, Andrew F van den Hurk, David Warrilow
JournalPloS one (PLoS One) Vol. 8 Issue 2 Pg. e58026 ( 2013) ISSN: 1932-6203 [Electronic] United States
PMID23460918 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
Chemical References
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
Topics
  • Aedes (microbiology, virology)
  • Animals
  • Arbovirus Infections (genetics, microbiology, virology)
  • Arboviruses (genetics, isolation & purification)
  • Base Sequence
  • Genome, Viral (genetics)
  • High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing (methods)
  • Humans
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S (genetics)
  • Sheep
  • Wolbachia (genetics)

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