African swine fever whole-genome sequencing—Quantity wanted but quality needed
Jan H. Forth, Leonie F. Forth, Sandra Blome, Dirk W. Höper, Martin Beer
Abstract
The pandemic spread of African swine fever virus (ASFV) genotype II (GTII) has led to a global crisis. Since the circulating strains are almost identical, time and money have been mis-invested in whole-genome sequencing the last years. New methods, harmonised protocols for sample selection, sequencing, and bioinformatics are therefore urgently needed.
Topics & Concepts
GenomeWhole genome sequencingBiologyPandemicDNA sequencingGenotypeVirologyCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)African swine fever virusGenomic sequencingGeneticsVirusComputational biologyGeneMedicineInfectious disease (medical specialty)Internal medicineDiseaseAnimal Disease Management and EpidemiologyVector-Borne Animal DiseasesViral Infections and Immunology Research