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Variation in Thermal Stability among Respiratory Syncytial Virus Clinical Isolates under Non-Freezing Conditions
Virus isolates are not only useful for diagnosing infections, e.g., respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), but can also facilitate many aspects of practical viral studies such as analyses of antigenicity and the action mechanisms of antivirals, among others. We have been isolating RSV from clinical spec...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9029476/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35458409 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/v14040679 |
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author | Kitai, Yuki Sato, Ko Shirato, Kazuya Ohmiya, Suguru Watanabe, Oshi Kisu, Tomoko Ota, Reiko Takeda, Makoto Kawakami, Kazuyoshi Nishimura, Hidekazu |
author_facet | Kitai, Yuki Sato, Ko Shirato, Kazuya Ohmiya, Suguru Watanabe, Oshi Kisu, Tomoko Ota, Reiko Takeda, Makoto Kawakami, Kazuyoshi Nishimura, Hidekazu |
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description | Virus isolates are not only useful for diagnosing infections, e.g., respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), but can also facilitate many aspects of practical viral studies such as analyses of antigenicity and the action mechanisms of antivirals, among others. We have been isolating RSV from clinical specimens from patients with respiratory symptoms every year since our first isolation of RSV in 1964, and isolation rates have varied considerably over the years. As collected clinical specimens are conventionally stored in a refrigerator from collection to inoculation into cells, we hypothesized that certain storage conditions or associated factors might account for these differences. Hence, we evaluated the thermal stability of a total of 64 viruses isolated from 1998 to 2018 upon storage at 4 °C and 20 °C for a defined duration. Interestingly, and contrary to our current understanding, 22 strains (34%) showed a greater loss of viability upon short-term storage at 4 °C than at 20 °C. Thirty-seven strains (57%) showed an almost equal loss, and only five strains (8%) were more stable at 4 °C than at 20 °C. This finding warrants reconsideration of the temperature for the temporary storage of clinical samples for RSV isolation. |
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spelling | pubmed-90294762022-04-23 Variation in Thermal Stability among Respiratory Syncytial Virus Clinical Isolates under Non-Freezing Conditions Kitai, Yuki Sato, Ko Shirato, Kazuya Ohmiya, Suguru Watanabe, Oshi Kisu, Tomoko Ota, Reiko Takeda, Makoto Kawakami, Kazuyoshi Nishimura, Hidekazu Viruses Communication Virus isolates are not only useful for diagnosing infections, e.g., respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), but can also facilitate many aspects of practical viral studies such as analyses of antigenicity and the action mechanisms of antivirals, among others. We have been isolating RSV from clinical specimens from patients with respiratory symptoms every year since our first isolation of RSV in 1964, and isolation rates have varied considerably over the years. As collected clinical specimens are conventionally stored in a refrigerator from collection to inoculation into cells, we hypothesized that certain storage conditions or associated factors might account for these differences. Hence, we evaluated the thermal stability of a total of 64 viruses isolated from 1998 to 2018 upon storage at 4 °C and 20 °C for a defined duration. Interestingly, and contrary to our current understanding, 22 strains (34%) showed a greater loss of viability upon short-term storage at 4 °C than at 20 °C. Thirty-seven strains (57%) showed an almost equal loss, and only five strains (8%) were more stable at 4 °C than at 20 °C. This finding warrants reconsideration of the temperature for the temporary storage of clinical samples for RSV isolation. MDPI 2022-03-25 /pmc/articles/PMC9029476/ /pubmed/35458409 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/v14040679 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Communication Kitai, Yuki Sato, Ko Shirato, Kazuya Ohmiya, Suguru Watanabe, Oshi Kisu, Tomoko Ota, Reiko Takeda, Makoto Kawakami, Kazuyoshi Nishimura, Hidekazu Variation in Thermal Stability among Respiratory Syncytial Virus Clinical Isolates under Non-Freezing Conditions |
title | Variation in Thermal Stability among Respiratory Syncytial Virus Clinical Isolates under Non-Freezing Conditions |
title_full | Variation in Thermal Stability among Respiratory Syncytial Virus Clinical Isolates under Non-Freezing Conditions |
title_fullStr | Variation in Thermal Stability among Respiratory Syncytial Virus Clinical Isolates under Non-Freezing Conditions |
title_full_unstemmed | Variation in Thermal Stability among Respiratory Syncytial Virus Clinical Isolates under Non-Freezing Conditions |
title_short | Variation in Thermal Stability among Respiratory Syncytial Virus Clinical Isolates under Non-Freezing Conditions |
title_sort | variation in thermal stability among respiratory syncytial virus clinical isolates under non-freezing conditions |
topic | Communication |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9029476/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35458409 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/v14040679 |
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