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For antimicrobial resistance (AMR) surveillance, it is important not only to detect AMR genes, but also to determine their plasmidic or chromosomal location, as this will impact their spread differently. Whole-genome sequencing (WGS) is increasingly …
Read PDFBacterial transposons propagate through either non-replicative (cut-and-paste) or replicative (copy-and-paste) pathways, depending on how the mobile element is excised from its donor source. In the well-characterized E. coli transposon Tn7, a heteromeric TnsA-TnsB transposase directs …
Read PDFTransferable linezolid resistance due to <i>optrA</i>, <i>poxtA</i>, <i>cfr</i> and <i>cfr</i>-like genes is increasingly detected in enterococci associated with animals and humans globally. We aimed to characterize the genetic environment of <i>optrA</i> in linezolid-resistant <i>Enterococcus faecalis</i> …
Read PDFRapid advancements in long-read sequencing technologies have transformed read lengths from bps to Mbps, which has enabled chromosome-scale genome assemblies. However, read lengths are now becoming limited by the extraction of pure high-molecular weight DNA …
Read PDFCellular genetic heterogeneity is common in many biological conditions including cancer, microbiome, and co-infection of multiple pathogens. Detecting and phasing minor variants play an instrumental role in deciphering cellular genetic heterogeneity, but they are still …
Read PDFThird-generation sequencing technologies, such as Oxford Nanopore Technologies (ONT) and Pacific Biosciences (PacBio), have gained popularity over the last years. These platforms can generate millions of long-read sequences. This is not only advantageous for genome …
Read PDFThe complicity of human RAS proteins in cancer is a well-documented fact, both due to the mutational hyperactivation of these GTPases and the overexpression of the genes encoding these proteins. Thus, it can be easily …
Read PDFHigh quality reference genomes are crucial to understanding genome function, structure and evolution. The availability of reference genomes has allowed us to start inferring the role of genetic variation in biology, disease, and biodiversity conservation. …
Read PDF<h4>Background & aims</h4>HBV infects over 257 million people worldwide and is associated with the development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Integration of HBV DNA into the host genome is likely a key driver of HCC oncogenesis. …
Read PDFWhile the cost and time for assembling a genome has drastically decreased, it still remains a challenge to assemble a highly contiguous genome. These challenges are rapidly being overcome by the integration of long-read sequencing …
Read PDF<h4>Background</h4>Long-read sequencing can be applied to generate very long contigs and even completely assembled genomes at relatively low cost and with minimal sample preparation. As a result, long-read sequencing platforms are becoming more popular. In …
Read PDFWe recently reported the recovery of a novel IncI1 type conjugative helper plasmid which could target mobile genetic elements (MGE) located in non-conjugative plasmid and form a fusion conjugative plasmid to mediate the horizontal transfer …
Read PDFA long-standing challenge in human microbiome research is achieving the taxonomic and functional resolution needed to generate testable hypotheses about the gut microbiota's impact on health and disease. With a growing number of live microbial …
Read PDF<i>Bartonella henselae</i> is the causative agent of cat scratch disease and other clinical entities such as endocarditis and bacillary angiomatosis. The life cycle of this pathogen, with alternating host conditions, drives evolutionary and host-specific adaptations. …
Read PDFClostridium botulinum group III is the anaerobic Gram-positive bacterium producing the deadly neurotoxin responsible for animal botulism. Here, we used long-read sequencing to produce four complete genomes from Clostridium botulinum group III neurotoxin types C, …
Read PDFHLA typing provides essential results for stem cell and solid organ transplants, as well as providing diagnostic benefits for various rheumatology, gastroenterology, neurology, and infectious diseases. It is becoming increasingly clear that understanding the expression …
Read PDFThe integration of HBV DNA into the human genome can disrupt its structure in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), but the complexity of HBV genomic integration remains elusive. Here we applied long-read sequencing to precisely elucidate the …
Read PDFThe evolutionary dynamics and phylogenetic utility of mitochondrial genomes (mitogenomes) have been of particular interest to systematists and evolutionary biologists. However, certain mitochondrial features, such as the molecular evolution of the control region in insects, …
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