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An integrated cell culture reverse transcriptase quantitative PCR (ICC-RTqPCR) method to simultaneously quantify the infectious concentrations of eight environmentally relevant enterovirus serotypes

Larivé, Odile  
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Brandani, Jade  
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Dubey, Manupriyam  
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July 1, 2021
Journal of Virological Methods

Enterovirus (EV) infectivity is typically measured as a bulk parameter, yet EV serotypes vary in their susceptibility to natural and engineered stressors. Here we developed an integrated cell culture reverse transcriptase quantitative PCR (ICC-RTqPCR) method to simultaneously and specifically quantify the infectious concentrations of eight EV serotypes commonly encountered in sewage (coxsackieviruses A9, B1, B2, B3, B4 and B5, and echoviruses 25 and 30). The method uses two cell lines for virus replication and serotype-specific qPCR primers for quantification. Primers were designed to target multiple environmental strains of a given serotype and displayed high specificity. The ICC-RTqPCR method exhibited a linear calibration range between 50 and 1000 (echoviruses) or 5000 (coxsackieviruses) infectious units per mL. Over this range, measurements were not influenced by the presence of non-target serotypes, and calibration slopes were reproducible for different virus batches and cell ages. The ICC-RTqPCR method was able to accurately quantify the infectious concentration of a virus after inactivation by heat, and the concentration of a virus within a wastewater matrix. This method will be valuable to assess the differing fates of EV serotypes in natural or engineered systems, and to portray the associated changes in EV population composition.

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