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Matthew W. Keller, Lisa Mari Keong, Benjamin L. Rambo‐Martin…·John Barnes
The paper develops SpikeSeq, a targeted sequencing method for the SARS-CoV-2 S-gene, showing high conservation and accuracy across variants.
Kristine A. Lacek, Benjamin L. Rambo‐Martin, Dhwani Govil Batra…·Clinton R. Paden
The paper identifies a novel SARS-CoV-2 Delta-Omicron recombinant virus in the United States with a hybrid Spike protein.
Bo Shu, Marie K. Kirby, Christine Warnes…·John Barnes
The paper develops a real-time RT-PCR assay to detect and distinguish influenza B/VIC lineage deletion variant viruses from other influenza B lineages.
Matthew W. Keller, Benjamin L. Rambo‐Martin, Malania M. Wilson…·John Barnes
The paper demonstrates direct RNA sequencing of the complete influenza A virus genome using a nanopore adapter, achieving 100% nucleotide coverage and high consensus identity.