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ArticleFood and environmental virology2026

Simplified Inhouse Nanoweb Membrane Enrichment Coupled Viral Whole Genome Shotgun Metagenomics Approach for Waste Water Surveillance.

Shashi Sharma, Pushpendra Kumar Sharma, Ekta Gupta, Paban Kumar Dash, Ambuj Srivastava

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Shashi SharmaVirology Division, Defence Research Development Establishment, Jhansi Road, Gwalior, 474002, India. shashisharma.drde@gov.in.
Pushpendra Kumar SharmaProtective Device Division, Defence Research Development Establishment, Jhansi Road, Gwalior, 474002, India.
Ekta GuptaVirology Division, Defence Research Development Establishment, Jhansi Road, Gwalior, 474002, India.
Paban Kumar DashVirology Division, Defence Research Development Establishment, Jhansi Road, Gwalior, 474002, India. pabandash.drde@gov.in.
Ambuj SrivastavaVirology Division, Defence Research Development Establishment, Jhansi Road, Gwalior, 474002, India.

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Abstract

Wastewater/sewage represents a highly complex environmental matrix and harbors various viruses including viruses of epidemic and pandemic potential like Influenza A and, SARS-CoV-2. The limitations of available methods for sample concentration are cost, efficiency and time. NGS- metagenomics offer sample to virus genomic characterization for even non-cultivable viruses at highest resolution. In this study, we have collected samples from sewage treatment plants located in Gwalior region of Central India (December 2023 to March 2025). In this study a novel in house nanoweb membrane-based sample enrichment followed by magnetic bead based nucleic acid extraction was optimized in conjunction to shotgun whole genome metagenomics on Nanopore and ion torrent NGS. Both the methods were found comparable with commercially available methods by virus specific TaqMan qPCR. Both the methods were found successful in virus recovery at two log through 10

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Environmental MonitoringGenome, ViralMetagenomicsSewageVirusesWastewaterAnimalsCOVID-19IndiaSARS-CoV-2Shotgun SequencingSewageWastewaterNGSSARS-CoV-2Wastewater-based epidemiologyWastewater surveillance

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