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ArticleScientific reports2024

A cost-effective RNA extraction and RT-qPCR approach to detect California serogroup viruses from pooled mosquito samples.

Marc Avramov, Vanessa Gallo, Antonia Gross, David R Lapen, Antoinette Ludwig, Catherine I Cullingham

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Article in Scientific reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Marc AvramovDepartment of Biology, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON, K1S 5B6, Canada. marcavramov@cmail.carleton.ca.
Vanessa GalloDepartment of Biology, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON, K1S 5B6, Canada.
Antonia GrossDepartment of Biology, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON, K1S 5B6, Canada.
David R LapenOttawa Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 960 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, ON, K1A 0C6, Canada.
Antoinette LudwigNational Microbiology Laboratory Branch, Public Health Agency of Canada, 3200 Rue Sicotte, C.P. 5000, St. Hyacinthe, QC, J2S 2M2, Canada.
Catherine I CullinghamDepartment of Biology, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON, K1S 5B6, Canada.
Carleton University · CAAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada · CAPublic Health Agency of Canada · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mosquito-borne diseases pose ongoing global health concerns, demanding more cost-efficient methods to detect pathogens to support enhanced surveillance efforts. This study introduces an adapted TRIzol-based high-throughput RNA extraction protocol, tailored for the detection of California serogroup viruses in pooled mosquito samples in a rapid and cost-effective manner. This approach provided consistent RNA yields and sensitive viral detection relative to two commercial extraction kits (QIAGEN RNeasy Mini Kit and MACHEREY-NAGEL NucleoSpin RNA Plus Kit). The incorporation of a user-friendly and non-spiking-based RT-qPCR internal control designed for the 18S rRNA gene in mosquitoes minimizes potential false positives/negatives, improving the fidelity of viral detection outcomes. Effective RNA yields, purity, and successful target amplification across 25 mosquito species and varied pool sizes (1-50 mosquitoes per tube) affirm the reliability of our approach. The extraction method is cost-effective, with an incurred cost of $0.58 CAD per sample, in contrast to the $5.25 CAD cost per sample of the two kits, rendering it promising for mosquito-borne disease surveillance initiatives.

Indexed as

CulicidaeEncephalitis Virus, CaliforniaAnimalsCost-Benefit AnalysisReproducibility of ResultsRNARNA, ViralSerogroupRNARNA, Viral

Identifiers

PMID38281985
PMCPMC10822844
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