Unsupervised detection of novel SARS-CoV-2 mutations and lineages in wastewater samples using long-read sequencing
BMC Genomics,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
26(1)
Опубликована: Янв. 29, 2025
Abstract
The
COVID-19
pandemic
has
underscored
the
importance
of
virus
surveillance
in
public
health
and
wastewater-based
epidemiology
(WBE)
emerged
as
a
non-invasive,
cost-effective
method
for
monitoring
SARS-CoV-2
its
variants
at
community
level.
Unfortunately,
current
variant
methods
depend
heavily
on
updated
genomic
databases
with
data
derived
from
clinical
samples,
which
can
become
less
sensitive
representative
testing
sequencing
efforts
decline.
In
this
paper,
we
introduce
HERCULES
(
H
igh-throughput
E
pidemiological
R
econstruction
C
lustering
U
ncovering
L
ineages
nvironmental
S
ARS-CoV-2),
an
unsupervised
that
uses
long-read
single
1
Kb
fragment
Spike
gene.
identifies
quantifies
mutations
lineages
without
requiring
database-guided
deconvolution,
enhancing
detection
novel
variants.
We
evaluated
Norwegian
wastewater
samples
collected
July
2022
to
October
2023
part
national
pilot
WBE
SARS-CoV-2.
Strong
correlations
were
observed
between
sample
terms
prevalence
lineages.
Furthermore,
found
trends
identified
one
week
earlier
than
data.
Our
results
demonstrate
HERCULES’
capability
identify
new
before
their
providing
early
warnings
potential
outbreaks.
methodology
described
paper
is
easily
adaptable
other
pathogens,
offering
versatile
tool
environmental
emerging
pathogens.
Язык: Английский
Unsupervised detection of SARS-CoV-2 mutations and lineages in Norwegian wastewater samples using long-read sequencing
medRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory),
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Авг. 28, 2024
The
COVID-19
pandemic
has
underscored
the
importance
of
virus
surveillance
in
public
health
and
wastewater-based
epidemiology
(WBE)
emerged
as
a
non-invasive,
cost-effective
method
for
monitoring
SARS-CoV-2
its
variants
at
community
level.
Unfortunately,
current
variant
methods
depend
heavily
on
genomic
databases
with
data
derived
from
clinical
samples,
which
can
become
less
sensitive
representative
testing
sequencing
efforts
decline.
In
this
paper,
we
introduce
HERCULES
(High-throughput
Epidemiological
Reconstruction
Clustering
Uncovering
Lineages
Environmental
SARS-CoV-2),
an
unsupervised,
database-independent
that
uses
long-read
single
1
Kb
fragment
Spike
gene.
identifies
quantifies
mutations
lineages
without
requiring
database-guided
deconvolution,
enhancing
detection
novel
variants.
We
evaluated
Norwegian
wastewater
samples
collected
July
2022
to
October
2023
part
national
pilot
WBE
SARS-CoV-2.
Strong
correlations
were
observed
between
sample
terms
prevalence
lineages.
Furthermore,
found
trends
identified
one
week
earlier
than
data.
Our
results
demonstrate
HERCULES'
capability
identify
new
before
their
providing
early
warnings
potential
outbreaks.
methodology
described
paper
is
easily
adaptable
other
pathogens,
offering
versatile
tool
environmental
emerging
pathogens.
Язык: Английский