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6 papers
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David VanInsberghe, Dillon S. McBride, Juliana C. DaSilva…·Katia Koelle
This study examines within-host influenza A virus diversity and evolution in swine, finding low genetic diversity and evidence of purifying selection and genetic drift.
Matthew W. Keller, Lisa Mari Keong, Benjamin L. Rambo‐Martin…·John Barnes
The paper develops SpikeSeq, a targeted sequencing method for the SARS-CoV-2 S-gene, showing high conservation and accuracy across variants.
Kristine A. Lacek, Benjamin L. Rambo‐Martin, Dhwani Govil Batra…·Clinton R. Paden
The paper identifies a novel SARS-CoV-2 Delta-Omicron recombinant virus in the United States with a hybrid Spike protein.
Bo Shu, Marie K. Kirby, Christine Warnes…·John Barnes
The paper develops a real-time RT-PCR assay to detect and distinguish influenza B/VIC lineage deletion variant viruses from other influenza B lineages.
Barney I. Potter, Rebecca J Garten Kondor, James Hadfield…·David E. Wentworth
The paper identifies a reassortant A(H3N2) virus, A2/re, which became dominant in the 2017-2018 influenza season despite lacking HA mutations and showing no antigenic difference from previous strains.
Matthew W. Keller, Benjamin L. Rambo‐Martin, Malania M. Wilson…·John Barnes
The paper demonstrates direct RNA sequencing of the complete influenza A virus genome using a nanopore adapter, achieving 100% nucleotide coverage and high consensus identity.