An improved workflow for accurate and robust healthcare environmental surveillance using metagenomics

An improved workflow for accurate and robust healthcare environmental surveillance using metagenomics

Abstract Background Effective surveillance of microbial communities in the healthcare environment is increasingly important in infection prevention. Metagenomics-based techniques are promising due to their untargeted nature but are currently challenged by several limitations: (1) they are not powerf...

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Main Authors: Jiaxian Shen, Alexander G. McFarland, Ryan A. Blaustein, Laura J. Rose, K. Allison Perry-Dow, Anahid A. Moghadam, Mary K. Hayden, Vincent B. Young, Erica M. Hartmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-12-01
Series:Microbiome
Subjects:
Environmental surveillance
Metagenomics
Infection prevention
Low biomass
Viability
Quantification
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-022-01412-x

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-022-01412-x

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