Evaluation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis enrichment in metagenomic samples using ONT adaptive sequencing and amplicon sequencing for identification and variant calling

Abstract Sensitive detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB) in small percentages in metagenomic samples is essential for microbial classification and drug resistance prediction. However, traditional methods, such as bacterial culture and microscopy, are time-consuming and sometimes have limited...

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Main Authors: Junhao Su, Wui Wang Lui, YanLam Lee, Zhenxian Zheng, Gilman Kit-Hang Siu, Timothy Ting-Leung Ng, Tong Zhang, Tommy Tsan-Yuk Lam, Hiu-Yin Lao, Wing-Cheong Yam, Kingsley King-Gee Tam, Kenneth Siu-Sing Leung, Tak-Wah Lam, Amy Wing-Sze Leung, Ruibang Luo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-03-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-32378-x