High‐throughput metagenomics for identification of pathogens in the clinical settings

N Li, Q Cai, Q Miao, Z Song, Y Fang, B Hu - Small methods, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The application of sequencing technology is shifting from research to clinical laboratories
owing to rapid technological developments and substantially reduced costs. However …

[HTML][HTML] High throughput sequencing for the detection and characterization of RNA viruses

AH Fitzpatrick, A Rupnik, H O'Shea, F Crispie… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
This review aims to assess and recommend approaches for targeted and agnostic High
Throughput Sequencing of RNA viruses in a variety of sample matrices. HTS also referred to …

[HTML][HTML] Re-emergence of enterovirus D68 in Europe after easing the COVID-19 lockdown, September 2021

KSM Benschop, J Albert, A Anton, C Andrés… - …, 2021 - eurosurveillance.org
We report a rapid increase in enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) infections, with 139 cases reported
from eight European countries between 31 July and 14 October 2021. This upsurge is in line …

Undetectable viral RNA in oocytes from SARS-CoV-2 positive women

M Barragan, JJ Guillén, N Martin-Palomino… - Human …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
A central concern for the safe provision of ART during the current coronavirus disease 2019
(COVID-19) pandemic is the possibility of vertical transmission of severe acute respiratory …

Pseudomonas aeruginosa: a clinical and genomics update

AC Pelegrin, M Palmieri, C Mirande… - FEMS Microbiology …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has become a global medical priority that needs urgent
resolution. Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a versatile, adaptable bacterial species with …

Future potential of metagenomics in microbiology laboratories

L Schuele, H Cassidy, N Peker… - Expert review of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Rapid and sensitive diagnostic strategies are necessary for patient care and public health.
Most of the current conventional microbiological assays detect only a restricted panel of …

[HTML][HTML] A theoretical and generalized approach for the assessment of the sample-specific limit of detection for clinical metagenomics

A Ebinger, S Fischer, D Hoeper - Computational and structural …, 2021 - Elsevier
Metagenomics is a powerful tool to identify novel or unexpected pathogens, since it is
generic and relatively unbiased. The limit of detection (LOD) is a critical parameter for the …

[HTML][HTML] HTS-based diagnostics of sugarcane viruses: Seasonal variation and its implications for accurate detection

M Malapi-Wight, B Adhikari, J Zhou, L Hendrickson… - Viruses, 2021 - mdpi.com
Rapid global germplasm trade has increased concern about the spread of plant pathogens
and pests across borders that could become established, affecting agriculture and …

[HTML][HTML] Deep impact of random amplification and library construction methods on viral metagenomics results

B Regnault, T Bigot, L Ma, P Pérot, S Temmam, M Eloit - Viruses, 2021 - mdpi.com
Clinical metagenomics is a broad-range agnostic detection method of pathogens, including
novel microorganisms. A major limit is the low pathogen load compared to the high …

[HTML][HTML] Metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) for diagnosis of invasive fungal infectious diseases: a narrative review

N Song, X Li, W Liu - Journal of Laboratory and Precision …, 2021 - jlpm.amegroups.org
Invasive fungal diseases (IFDs) remain important causes of high morbidity and mortality in
many immunosuppressed patients. Accurate etiology diagnosis coupled with subsequent …