The redundant Adaptor_UMI_N15 primers in cDNA sample were removed using NucleoSpin Gel and PCR Clean-Up kit with the ratio NTI solution 1:4. The 217 bp of MiSeq sample was prepared by PCR with a high-fidelity polymerase (Invitrogen Platinum SuperFi II Green PCR Master Mix, 12-369-010, USA). The PCR was performed as described below: Invitrogen Platinum SuperFi II Green PCR Master Mix: 12.5 µL; i5-anchor_CTAGCGCT_fp_56 (10 µM): 1.25 µL; i7_TTGGACTT_rp (10 µM): 1.25 µL; cDNA of rabies genome: 1 µL (>100 ng/µL); Nuclease-free water (NEB): 9 µL. The cycle conditions were: (1) 98 °C, 30 s; (2) 98 °C, 5 s; (3) 60 °C, 10 s; (4) 72 °C, 3 s; (5) go to step 2–4, 16 times; (6) 72 °C, 5 min.
After running the product on a 3% low melting agarose gel and the target bands (217 bp) were extracted, the samples were cleaned with Unclasping Gel and PCR Clean-Up kit. The purified products were sequenced on MiSeq in MIT BioMicro Center with sequencing primers below:
N2c viruses were sequenced following the same procedures, using the following primers: