Real time, field-deployable whole genome sequencing of malaria parasites using nanopore technology
Zahra Razook, Somya Mehra, Brittany Gilchrist, Digjaya Utama, Dulcie Lautu‐Gumal, Abebe Alemu Fola, Didier Ménard, James W. Kazura, Moses Laman, Ivo Müeller, Leanne J. Robinson, Melanie Bahlo, Alyssa E. Barry
This study demonstrates that Nanopore sequencing provides accurate SNV calls and detects structural variants in malaria parasite genomes, comparable to Illumina sequencing, and enables real-time, field-deployable whole genome sequencing.
bioRxiv · Dec 17, 2020 · PreprintGenomics