title: Simple, sensitive, and swift sequencing of complete H5N1 avian influenza virus genomes.
abstract: The spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza A virus (HPAIV) of subtype H5N1 demands fast and reliable methods for in-depth, full-length sequence analysis. For this purpose, we designed a simple and sensitive method for the preparation of sequencing libraries from H5N1 HPAIV diagnostic RNA samples for sequencing with the Genome Sequencer FLX instrument. The method presented seamlessly integrates high-throughput pyrosequencing with the Roche/454 instrument into diagnostics without the need for additional equipment or molecular biological techniques besides standard PCR and the Genome Sequencer FLX sample preparation and sequencing pipeline.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Diagnostic Virology, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Südufer 10, Greifswald-Insel Riems 17493, Germany.
authors.forename: Dirk
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Höper
authors.forename: Bernd
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hoffmann
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Beer
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001717:Birds; D002642:Chick Embryo; D016679:Genome, Viral; D053124:Influenza A Virus, H5N1 Subtype / Q000235:genetics*; D005585:Influenza in Birds / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000821:virology*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA / Q000379:methods*