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The Cape Floristic Region, a biodiversity hotspot in South Africa, is characterised by acidic, nutrient-poor soils and distinctive fynbos vegetation. Despite the ecological importance and metabolic versatility of Acidobacteriota, their diversity and functional roles in …
Read PDF<i>Mannheimia haemolytica</i> is a pathobiont bacterium of the upper respiratory tract in cattle and is associated with acute bovine respiratory disease (BRD). Despite research into bacterial pathogens and their associations with BRD, little is known …
Read PDF<b>Background/Objectives:</b> The emergence of antimicrobial-resistant (AMR) pathogens in aquaculture ecosystems poses a significant risk to both food security and human health. <i>Shewanella</i> species are recognized as significant AMR reservoirs, yet their prevalence and resistance mechanisms …
Read PDFRestriction-modification (RM) systems are widespread defense mechanisms in prokaryotes that protect the host from potentially harmful foreign DNA. They typically consist of a DNA methyltransferase (MTase), which methylates the host genome at an adenine (6 …
Read PDFThe growing resistance of <i>Enterobacterales</i> to last-resort antibiotics such as carbapenems puts a significant burden on healthcare systems, also due to plasmids driving a rapid spread of carbapenem resistance. We here evaluate the use of …
Read PDFIn this work, Oxford Nanopore sequencing is tested as an accessible method for quantifying heterogeneity of amplified DNA. This method enables rapid quantification of deletions, insertions, and substitutions, the probability of each mutation error, and …
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Read PDF<h4>Objective</h4>Multiple-Locus Variable Number of Tandem Repeats (VNTR) Analysis (MLVA) is widely used to subtype pathogens causing foodborne and waterborne disease outbreaks. The MLVAType shiny application was previously designed to extract MLVA profiles of Vibrio cholerae …
Read PDFWastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) offers valuable insight into viral circulation at the community level. In this study, we combined digital PCR (dPCR) with molecular typing to investigate the prevalence and diversity of human adenoviruses (HAdVs) in …
Read PDF<h4>Background</h4>Molecular diagnosis has become highly significant for patient management in oncology.<h4>Methods</h4>Here, 30 well-characterized clinical germline samples were studied with adaptive sampling to enrich the full sequence of 152 cancer predisposition genes. Sequencing was performed on …
Read PDF<i>Enterobacter roggenkampii</i> VT5-1 was isolated from rice noodles, an imported food product from Vietnam. The chromosome and plasmid from the strain were sequenced using Oxford Nanopore sequencing. Total genomes are approximately 4.9 Mbp long, and …
Read PDFThis announcement reports the complete genome sequences, created by combined Illumina and Oxford Nanopore sequencing, of two carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales (<i>Escherichia coli</i> [LaAc-1-20] and <i>Enterobacter hormaechei</i>, strain 19632-21) isolated from dogs in the United States. Both …
Read PDF<h4>Background/aim</h4>Osteoporosis is a multifactorial skeletal disease that predominantly affects postmenopausal women and is characterized by reduced bone mass and an increased risk of fractures. Growing evidence suggests that the gut microbiota plays a pivotal role …
Read PDF<i>Alternaria</i> is a genus that contains several important plant pathogens affecting nearly 400 plant species worldwide, including economically important crops such as grapes, citrus, and ornamental plants. Rapid, scalable, and efficient methods of pathogen detection …
Read PDFWe present the genome sequence of <i>Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus</i> isolated from human gut using Oxford Nanopore technology sequencing. The annotated draft genome of <i>L. rhamnosus</i> A20T1A showed the presence of probiotics and psychobiotics genomic traits relevant …
Read PDFGenomic surveillance of pathogens is essential to trace infections and analyze resistance markers. Core genome multilocus sequence typing (cgMLST) facilitates genomic surveillance by simplified analysis and standardization. However, its application is limited by the poor …
Read PDFAn entomopathogenic fungus, <i>Amphichorda felina</i> (formerly classified as <i>Beauveria felina</i>), was sequenced through Illumina MiSeq short reads and Oxford Nanopore long reads. The hybrid assembly resulted in a genome of approximately 29.6 Mb with 9 …
Read PDFAdvances in Oxford Nanopore Technologies (ONT) with the introduction of the r10.4.1 flow cell have reduced the sequencing error rates to <1%. When a reference sequence is known, this allows for accurate variant calling comparable …
Read PDF<h4>Background</h4>Breeding of genetically polled animals is a desirable approach in modern cattle husbandry for welfare and economic reasons. At least four different genetic variants associated with polledness in cattle have been identified, suggesting genetic heterogeneity. …
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