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Pangenome variation graphs (PVGs) improve viral genetic diversity quantification by overcoming reference bias in lumpy skin disease virus (LSDV) sequencing. This method enhances SNP discovery for better genomic surveillance and outbreak tracing.

Keywords:
lumpy skin disease virus (LSDV)pangenomepangenome variation graphpoxvirusvirus

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Area of Science:

  • Virology
  • Genomics
  • Bioinformatics

Background:

  • Accurate quantification of viral genetic diversity is crucial for understanding pathogen evolution, transmission, and emergence.
  • Standard sequencing methods using linear reference genomes introduce significant reference bias, especially for divergent, recombinant, or rare viral lineages.
  • Pangenome variation graphs (PVGs) offer a solution by representing multiple genomes in a unified graph, enabling comprehensive read mapping.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To construct and evaluate the first PVG for lumpy skin disease virus (LSDV), an emerging poxvirus.
  • To assess the performance of PVG-based mapping against traditional linear reference mapping for LSDV.
  • To highlight the impact of PVGs on single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) discovery and phylogenetic analysis.

Main Methods:

  • Construction of LSDV PVGs of varying sizes.
  • Mapping of Illumina sequencing datasets using the Giraffe mapper on PVGs.
  • Benchmarking PVG mapping performance against Minimap2 on a linear reference.
  • Analysis of detected SNPs, including those not present on the linear reference.

Main Results:

  • A minimal three-sample PVG captured 97% of known LSDV nucleotide diversity while reducing graph size by over 95% compared to a 121-sample PVG.
  • PVG-based mapping identified more SNPs than linear mapping, including variants missed by the linear reference.
  • 27% of PVG-detected SNPs were located on alternative paths absent from the linear reference, revealing significant reference bias.
  • Newly discovered SNPs were associated with host recognition and immune evasion genes, improving phylogenetic resolution.

Conclusions:

  • PVGs substantially enhance SNP discovery in LSDV, overcoming limitations of linear reference mapping.
  • PVG application has direct implications for improving genomic surveillance, outbreak tracing, and detecting vaccine-related lineages in LSDV.
  • PVGs are a valuable tool for studying genetic diversity in large DNA viruses like LSDV.