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  • Comparing the genetic typin...
    Condori, Rene E; Kartskhia, Natia; Avaliani, Lasha; Donduashvili, Marina; Elbakidze, Tinatin; Kapanadze, Ana; Pieracci, Emily G; Maghlakelidze, Giorgi; Wadhwa, Ashutosh; Morgan, Clint N; Reynolds, Mary; Li, Yu; Ninidze, Lena

    Frontiers in microbiology, 12/2023, Letnik: 14
    Journal Article

    A full nucleoprotein gene sequencing of 68 isolates collected from passive rabies surveillance system in Georgia between 2015 and 2016 identified two distinct dog rabies phylogroups, GEO_V1 and GEO_V2, which both belonged to the cosmopolitan dog clade. GEO_V1 was found throughout the country and was further divided into four sub-phylogroups that overlapped geographically; GEO_V2 was found in the southeast region and was closely related to dog rabies in Azerbaijan. A sequence analysis of the full N gene, partial nucleoprotein gene of N-terminal and C-terminal, and the amplicon sequences of pan-lyssavirus RT-qPCR LN34 showed that all four sequencing approaches provided clear genetic typing results of canine rabies and could further differentiate GEO_V1 and GEO_V2. The phylogenetic analysis results vary and were affected by the length of the sequences used. Amplicon sequencing of the LN34 assay positive samples provided a rapid and cost-effective method for rabies genetic typing, which is important for improving rabies surveillance and canine rabies eradication globally.