Development of a High-throughput Sequencing Platform for Detection of Viral Encephalitis Pathogens Based on Amplicon Sequencing
- Author:
Li Ya ZHANG
1
,
2
;
Zhe Wen SU
;
Chen Rui WANG
;
Yan LI
;
Feng Jun ZHANG
;
Hui Sheng LIU
;
He Dan HU
;
Xiao Chong XU
;
Yu Jia YIN
;
Kai Qi YIN
;
Ying HE
;
Fan LI
;
Hong Shi FU
;
Kai NIE
;
Dong Guo LIANG
;
Yong TAO
;
Tao Song XU
;
Feng Chao MA
;
Yu Huan WANG
Author Information
- Keywords: Viral encephalitis; Amplicon sequencing; High-throughput sequencing; Multipathogen detection
- From: Biomedical and Environmental Sciences 2024;37(3):294-302
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
- Abstract: Objective Viral encephalitis is an infectious disease severely affecting human health.It is caused by a wide variety of viral pathogens,including herpes viruses,flaviviruses,enteroviruses,and other viruses.The laboratory diagnosis of viral encephalitis is a worldwide challenge.Recently,high-throughput sequencing technology has provided new tools for diagnosing central nervous system infections.Thus,In this study,we established a multipathogen detection platform for viral encephalitis based on amplicon sequencing. Methods We designed nine pairs of specific polymerase chain reaction(PCR)primers for the 12 viruses by reviewing the relevant literature.The detection ability of the primers was verified by software simulation and the detection of known positive samples.Amplicon sequencing was used to validate the samples,and consistency was compared with Sanger sequencing. Results The results showed that the target sequences of various pathogens were obtained at a coverage depth level greater than 20×,and the sequence lengths were consistent with the sizes of the predicted amplicons.The sequences were verified using the National Center for Biotechnology Information BLAST,and all results were consistent with the results of Sanger sequencing. Conclusion Amplicon-based high-throughput sequencing technology is feasible as a supplementary method for the pathogenic detection of viral encephalitis.It is also a useful tool for the high-volume screening of clinical samples.
