Protocol Citation: Stepfan de Villiers, Kerwin Liedeman, Lucious Chabuka, Velda Wentzel, Tebogo Ramakutoane, Nondumiso Zakwe, Ottovan Dakurah, Eduan Wilkinson, Marije Hofstra, Lavanya Singh, Cheryl Baxter, Tulio De Oliveira 2026. Viral Whole Genome Sequencing Using Illumina Microbial Amplicon Prep (iMAP) with ARTIC-Style Primer Schemes for RSV, SARS-CoV-2, and Dengue Virus (Serotypes 1–4). protocols.io https://dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.36wgqxz4xlk5/v1 License: This is an open access protocol distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited Protocol status: WorkingWe use this protocol and it's working
Created: April 16, 2026
Last Modified: April 28, 2026
Protocol Integer ID: 315166
Keywords: amplicons across the viral genome, viral whole genome sequencing, viral genome, multiple rna virus, respiratory syncytial virus, including respiratory syncytial virus, using illumina microbial amplicon prep, wgs of multiple rna virus, illumina microbial amplicon prep, enabling comprehensive genome coverage, dengue virus, whole genome sequencing, comprehensive genome coverage suitable for genomic epidemiology, genome sequencing, understanding viral evolution, sequencing performance, viral evolution, genomic epidemiology, style primer schemes for rsv, supporting outbreak detection, overlapping amplicon, virus, viral, rsv
Funders Acknowledgements:Global Health EDCTP3 Joint Undertaking
Grant ID: 101103171
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Grant ID: 101103171
South African Medical Research Council
Grant ID: 96707/23139