mSystems (Aug 2021)

Comprehensive Wet-Bench and Bioinformatics Workflow for Complex Microbiota Using Oxford Nanopore Technologies

  • Christoph Ammer-Herrmenau,
  • Nina Pfisterer,
  • Tim van den Berg,
  • Ivana Gavrilova,
  • Ahmad Amanzada,
  • Shiv K. Singh,
  • Alaa Khalil,
  • Rohia Alili,
  • Eugeni Belda,
  • Karine Clement,
  • Ahmed Abd El Wahed,
  • ElSagad Eltayeb Gady,
  • Martin Haubrock,
  • Tim Beißbarth,
  • Volker Ellenrieder,
  • Albrecht Neesse

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1128/mSystems.00750-21
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 6, no. 4

Abstract

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Advanced microbiome analysis relies on sequencing of short DNA fragments from microorganisms like bacteria, fungi, and viruses. More recently, long fragment DNA sequencing of 3rd generation sequencing has gained increasing importance and can be rapidly conducted within a few hours due to its potential real-time sequencing.