Id |
Subject |
Object |
Predicate |
Lexical cue |
T31 |
0-21 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Materials and Methods |
T32 |
23-25 |
Sentence |
denotes |
1. |
T33 |
26-63 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Clinical specimens and RNA extraction |
T34 |
64-227 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal swab and sputum samples were collected from symptomatic patients to detect SARS-CoV-2 by real-time reverse transcriptase (RT)-PCR. |
T35 |
228-369 |
Sentence |
denotes |
RNA was extracted from clinical samples with a QIAamp viral RNA mini kit (QIAGEN, Hilden, Germany) following the manufacturer’s instructions. |
T36 |
370-533 |
Sentence |
denotes |
All specimens were handled under a biosafety cabinet according to laboratory biosafety guidelines of Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for COVID-19. |
T37 |
535-537 |
Sentence |
denotes |
2. |
T38 |
538-554 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Real-time RT-PCR |
T39 |
555-712 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The optimal concentration of primers and probes, which were synthesized using a published sequence [12], was determined with the RNA transcripts of SARS-CoV. |
T40 |
713-802 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The primer and probe sequences used for RNA-dependent RNA polymerase gene detection were: |
T41 |
803-1019 |
Sentence |
denotes |
5′-GTGARATGGTCATGTGTGGCGG-3′ (Forward), 5′-CARATGTTAAASACACTATTAGCATA-3′ (Reverse) and 5′-CAGGTGGAACCTCATCAGGAGATGC-3′ (Probe in 5-FAM/3′-BHQ format) and the primer and probe sequences used for E gene detection were: |
T42 |
1020-1171 |
Sentence |
denotes |
5′-ACAGGTACGTTAATAGTTAATAGCGT-3′ (Forward), 5′-ATATTGCAGCAGTACGCACACA-3′ (Reverse) and 5′-ACACTAGCCATCCTTACTGCGCTTCG-3′ (Probe in 5-FAM/3′-BHQ format). |
T43 |
1172-1460 |
Sentence |
denotes |
A 25-μL reaction was setup that contained 5 μL of RNA, 12.5 μL of 2 × reaction buffer provided with the Agpath IDTM 1 step RT-PCR system (Thermo Fisher Scientific, Waltham, USA), 1 μL of 25 × enzyme mixture, 1 μL of forward and reverse primers at 10 pM, and 0.5 μL of each probe at 10 pM. |
T44 |
1461-1598 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Reverse transcription was performed at 50°C for 30 minutes, followed by inactivation of the reverse transcriptase at 95°C for 10 minutes. |
T45 |
1599-1752 |
Sentence |
denotes |
PCR amplification was performed with 40 cycles at 95°C for 15 seconds and 60°C for 1 minute using an ABI 7500 Fast instrument (Thermo Fisher Scientific). |
T46 |
1754-1756 |
Sentence |
denotes |
3. |
T47 |
1757-1772 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Virus isolation |
T48 |
1773-1874 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The virus was isolated from nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal samples from putative COVID-19 patients. |
T49 |
1875-2120 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Oropharyngeal samples were diluted with viral transfer medium containing nasopharyngeal swabs and antibiotics (Nystadin, penicillin-streptomycin 1:1 dilution) at 1:4 ratio and incubated for 1 hour at 4°C, before being inoculated onto Vero cells. |
T50 |
2121-2289 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Inoculated Vero cells were cultured at 37°C, 5% CO2 in 1× Dulbecco’s modified Eagle’s medium (DMEM) supplemented with 2% fetal bovine serum and penicillin-streptomycin. |
T51 |
2290-2405 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Virus replication and isolation were confirmed through cytopathic effects, gene detection, and electron microscopy. |
T52 |
2406-2577 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Viral culture of SARS-CoV-2 was conducted in a biosafety Level-3 facility according to laboratory biosafety guidelines of Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. |
T53 |
2579-2581 |
Sentence |
denotes |
4. |
T54 |
2582-2636 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Next generation sequencing of viral full-length genome |
T55 |
2637-2770 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Using reverse transcriptase, cDNA was synthesized from RNA extracted from the cultured cell medium in which the virus was replicated. |
T56 |
2771-2976 |
Sentence |
denotes |
A next generation sequencing (NGS) library was constructed after amplifying the full-length genes of the isolates using the synthesized cDNA and primers designed based on published SARS-CoV-2 DNA sequence. |
T57 |
2977-3042 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The prepared library was purified and analyzed with Miseq 150 PE. |
T58 |
3043-3144 |
Sentence |
denotes |
De novo assembly was performed on the sequenced product using Megahit to secure a full-length genome. |
T59 |
3146-3148 |
Sentence |
denotes |
5. |
T60 |
3149-3168 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Sequencing analysis |
T61 |
3169-3230 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Gene sequencing was performed using CLC Main Workbench 7.9.1. |
T62 |
3231-3388 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Alignment was conducted using human and animal coronavirus sequences registered in Global Initiative on Sharing All Influenza Data (GISAID) and NCBI GenBank. |
T63 |
3389-3567 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The phylogenetic tree was analyzed using MEGA6 with the neighbor-joining method, maximum composite likelihood-parameter distance matrix, and bootstrap values of 1,000 replicates. |
T64 |
3569-3571 |
Sentence |
denotes |
6. |
T65 |
3572-3604 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Transmission electron microscopy |
T66 |
3605-3832 |
Sentence |
denotes |
For transmission electron microscopy, the inoculated cells were prefixed by incubating in 2% paraformaldehyde and 2.5% glutaraldehyde in 0.1 M phosphate buffer (pH 7.4) to prevent the autolysis of the cells infected with virus. |
T67 |
3833-4020 |
Sentence |
denotes |
To minimize the chemical reaction between pre- and post-fixation, the slides were washed 3 times using the same buffer as in the fixative solution and post-fixed with 1% osmium tetroxide. |
T68 |
4021-4122 |
Sentence |
denotes |
After washing 3 times with deionized water, en bloc staining was performed using 0.5% uranyl acetate. |
T69 |
4123-4287 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Thereafter, 30%, 50%, 70%, 80%, 90%, and 100% ethanol were used sequentially in ascending concentration for dehydration, which was substituted with propylene oxide. |
T70 |
4288-4381 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The slides were then embedded in Epon812 plastic resin, and polymerized at 70°C for 48 hours. |
T71 |
4382-4546 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The prepared plastic block was cut to 70-nm thick sections using an ultramicrotome and mounted on a 100-mesh nickel grid, and electrostained with 5% uranyl acetate. |
T72 |
4547-4691 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The sections were observed with a transmission electron microscope (Libra120, Carl Zeiss, Germany) at an acceleration voltage of 120 kV [13–15]. |