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ReviewBiochemical Society transactions2024

Viral genome sequencing methods: benefits and pitfalls of current approaches.

Natasha Jansz, Geoffrey J Faulkner

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Review in Biochemical Society transactions, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. bronko: ultrafast, alignment-free detection of viral genome variation.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Natasha JanszMater Research Institute - University of Queensland, TRI Building, Woolloongabba, QLD 4102, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-3319-8493
Geoffrey J FaulknerMater Research Institute - University of Queensland, TRI Building, Woolloongabba, QLD 4102, Australia.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Whole genome sequencing of viruses provides high-resolution molecular insights, enhancing our understanding of viral genome function and phylogeny. Beyond fundamental research, viral sequencing is increasingly vital for pathogen surveillance, epidemiology, and clinical applications. As sequencing methods rapidly evolve, the diversity of viral genomics applications and catalogued genomes continues to expand. Advances in long-read, single molecule, real-time sequencing methodologies present opportunities to sequence contiguous, haplotype resolved viral genomes in a range of research and applied settings. Here we present an overview of nucleic acid sequencing methods and their applications in studying viral genomes. We emphasise the advantages of different viral sequencing approaches, with a particular focus on the benefits of third-generation sequencing technologies in elucidating viral evolution, transmission networks, and pathogenesis.

Indexed as

Genome, ViralHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingGenomicsHumansPhylogenySequence Analysis, DNAVirusesWhole Genome SequencingDNA sequencinggenomicsvirology

Identifiers

PMID38747720
PMCPMC11346438

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