A comparative template-switching cDNA approach for HTS-based multiplex detection of three viruses and one viroid commonly found in apple trees

Abstract Exclusion is a keystone of integrated pest management to prevent the introduction of pathogens. U.S. plant quarantine programs employ PCR and high-throughput sequencing (HTS) to test imported plants for viruses and viroids of concern. Achieving a low limit of detection in any HTS protocol c...

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Main Authors: Francisco Mosquera-Yuqui, Daniel Ramos-Lopez, Xiaojun Hu, Yu Yang, Joshua L. Mendoza, Emmanuel Asare, Joshua Habiger, Oscar P. Hurtado-Gonzales, Andres S. Espindola
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Daniel Ramos-Lopez
Xiaojun Hu
Yu Yang
Joshua L. Mendoza
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Joshua Habiger
Oscar P. Hurtado-Gonzales
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description Abstract Exclusion is a keystone of integrated pest management to prevent the introduction of pathogens. U.S. plant quarantine programs employ PCR and high-throughput sequencing (HTS) to test imported plants for viruses and viroids of concern. Achieving a low limit of detection in any HTS protocol could be challenging. Following a template-switching cDNA amplification protocol, seven cDNA synthesis treatments were used to test simultaneously the relative abundance and coverage of the three most commonly latent RNA viruses found in apples: apple chlorotic leaf spot virus, apple stem grooving virus, and apple stem pitting virus, as well as the viroid apple hammerhead viroid. Amplified double-stranded cDNAs were subjected to library preparation using Nanopore SQK-DCS109 and Illumina Nextera XT, and sequenced with MinION and NextSeq2000, respectively. Treatments with oligo d(T)23-VN or its combination with random hexamers yielded the highest relative reads for viruses, while treatments containing the reverse primer pool produced more relative reads for AHVd. These treatments and random hexamers also generated the highest genome coverages, which were typically similar in both HTS workflows. However, relative abundances of viruses determined with SQK-DCS109 were up to 2.22-fold higher compared to Nextera XT. In contrast, Nextera XT yielded viroid reads 3.30-fold higher than SQK-DCS109. A framework of considerations for expanding this sensitive approach to other targets and crops is discussed.
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spelling doaj-art-4adad6a3014a4cef91bf13f5f6794e2f2025-01-12T12:23:44ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222025-01-0115111110.1038/s41598-025-86065-0A comparative template-switching cDNA approach for HTS-based multiplex detection of three viruses and one viroid commonly found in apple treesFrancisco Mosquera-Yuqui0Daniel Ramos-Lopez1Xiaojun Hu2Yu Yang3Joshua L. Mendoza4Emmanuel Asare5Joshua Habiger6Oscar P. Hurtado-Gonzales7Andres S. Espindola8Institute for Biosecurity and Microbial Forensics (IBMF), Oklahoma State UniversityInstitute for Biosecurity and Microbial Forensics (IBMF), Oklahoma State UniversityUnited States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ), Plant Germplasm Quarantine Program (PGQP), United StatesUnited States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ), Plant Germplasm Quarantine Program (PGQP), United StatesUnited States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ), Plant Germplasm Quarantine Program (PGQP), United StatesDepartment of Statistics, Oklahoma State UniversityDepartment of Statistics, Oklahoma State UniversityUnited States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ), Plant Germplasm Quarantine Program (PGQP), United StatesInstitute for Biosecurity and Microbial Forensics (IBMF), Oklahoma State UniversityAbstract Exclusion is a keystone of integrated pest management to prevent the introduction of pathogens. U.S. plant quarantine programs employ PCR and high-throughput sequencing (HTS) to test imported plants for viruses and viroids of concern. Achieving a low limit of detection in any HTS protocol could be challenging. Following a template-switching cDNA amplification protocol, seven cDNA synthesis treatments were used to test simultaneously the relative abundance and coverage of the three most commonly latent RNA viruses found in apples: apple chlorotic leaf spot virus, apple stem grooving virus, and apple stem pitting virus, as well as the viroid apple hammerhead viroid. Amplified double-stranded cDNAs were subjected to library preparation using Nanopore SQK-DCS109 and Illumina Nextera XT, and sequenced with MinION and NextSeq2000, respectively. Treatments with oligo d(T)23-VN or its combination with random hexamers yielded the highest relative reads for viruses, while treatments containing the reverse primer pool produced more relative reads for AHVd. These treatments and random hexamers also generated the highest genome coverages, which were typically similar in both HTS workflows. However, relative abundances of viruses determined with SQK-DCS109 were up to 2.22-fold higher compared to Nextera XT. In contrast, Nextera XT yielded viroid reads 3.30-fold higher than SQK-DCS109. A framework of considerations for expanding this sensitive approach to other targets and crops is discussed.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-86065-0High throughput sequencingNanoporeIlluminaRNA viruses
spellingShingle Francisco Mosquera-Yuqui
Daniel Ramos-Lopez
Xiaojun Hu
Yu Yang
Joshua L. Mendoza
Emmanuel Asare
Joshua Habiger
Oscar P. Hurtado-Gonzales
Andres S. Espindola
A comparative template-switching cDNA approach for HTS-based multiplex detection of three viruses and one viroid commonly found in apple trees
Scientific Reports
High throughput sequencing
Nanopore
Illumina
RNA viruses
title A comparative template-switching cDNA approach for HTS-based multiplex detection of three viruses and one viroid commonly found in apple trees
title_full A comparative template-switching cDNA approach for HTS-based multiplex detection of three viruses and one viroid commonly found in apple trees
title_fullStr A comparative template-switching cDNA approach for HTS-based multiplex detection of three viruses and one viroid commonly found in apple trees
title_full_unstemmed A comparative template-switching cDNA approach for HTS-based multiplex detection of three viruses and one viroid commonly found in apple trees
title_short A comparative template-switching cDNA approach for HTS-based multiplex detection of three viruses and one viroid commonly found in apple trees
title_sort comparative template switching cdna approach for hts based multiplex detection of three viruses and one viroid commonly found in apple trees
topic High throughput sequencing
Nanopore
Illumina
RNA viruses
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-86065-0
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