Metagenomic surveillance for bacterial tick-borne pathogens using nanopore adaptive sampling

Abstract Technological and computational advancements in the fields of genomics and bioinformatics are providing exciting new opportunities for pathogen discovery and genomic surveillance. In particular, single-molecule nucleotide sequence data originating from Oxford Nanopore Technologies (ONT) seq...

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Main Authors: Evan J. Kipp, Laramie L. Lindsey, Benedict Khoo, Christopher Faulk, Jonathan D. Oliver, Peter A. Larsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-37134-9
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Jonathan D. Oliver
Peter A. Larsen
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description Abstract Technological and computational advancements in the fields of genomics and bioinformatics are providing exciting new opportunities for pathogen discovery and genomic surveillance. In particular, single-molecule nucleotide sequence data originating from Oxford Nanopore Technologies (ONT) sequencing platforms can be bioinformatically leveraged, in real-time, for enhanced biosurveillance of a vast array of zoonoses. The recently released nanopore adaptive sampling (NAS) strategy facilitates immediate mapping of individual nucleotide molecules to a given reference as each molecule is being sequenced. User-defined thresholds then allow for the retention or rejection of specific molecules, informed by the real-time reference mapping results, as they are physically passing through a given sequencing nanopore. Here, we show how NAS can be used to selectively sequence DNA of multiple bacterial tick-borne pathogens circulating in wild populations of the blacklegged tick vector, Ixodes scapularis.
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spelling doaj.art-9b6968d7117e448da6fa315ff7f390e92023-07-09T11:13:32ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222023-07-0113111210.1038/s41598-023-37134-9Metagenomic surveillance for bacterial tick-borne pathogens using nanopore adaptive samplingEvan J. Kipp0Laramie L. Lindsey1Benedict Khoo2Christopher Faulk3Jonathan D. Oliver4Peter A. Larsen5Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota—Twin CitiesDepartment of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota—Twin CitiesDivision of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota—Twin CitiesDepartment of Animal Science, College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences, University of Minnesota—Twin CitiesDivision of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota—Twin CitiesDepartment of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota—Twin CitiesAbstract Technological and computational advancements in the fields of genomics and bioinformatics are providing exciting new opportunities for pathogen discovery and genomic surveillance. In particular, single-molecule nucleotide sequence data originating from Oxford Nanopore Technologies (ONT) sequencing platforms can be bioinformatically leveraged, in real-time, for enhanced biosurveillance of a vast array of zoonoses. The recently released nanopore adaptive sampling (NAS) strategy facilitates immediate mapping of individual nucleotide molecules to a given reference as each molecule is being sequenced. User-defined thresholds then allow for the retention or rejection of specific molecules, informed by the real-time reference mapping results, as they are physically passing through a given sequencing nanopore. Here, we show how NAS can be used to selectively sequence DNA of multiple bacterial tick-borne pathogens circulating in wild populations of the blacklegged tick vector, Ixodes scapularis.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-37134-9
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Metagenomic surveillance for bacterial tick-borne pathogens using nanopore adaptive sampling
Scientific Reports
title Metagenomic surveillance for bacterial tick-borne pathogens using nanopore adaptive sampling
title_full Metagenomic surveillance for bacterial tick-borne pathogens using nanopore adaptive sampling
title_fullStr Metagenomic surveillance for bacterial tick-borne pathogens using nanopore adaptive sampling
title_full_unstemmed Metagenomic surveillance for bacterial tick-borne pathogens using nanopore adaptive sampling
title_short Metagenomic surveillance for bacterial tick-borne pathogens using nanopore adaptive sampling
title_sort metagenomic surveillance for bacterial tick borne pathogens using nanopore adaptive sampling
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-37134-9
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