Evaluation of metagenomic, 16S rRNA gene and ultra-plexed PCR-based sequencing approaches for profiling antimicrobial resistance gene and bacterial taxonomic composition of polymicrobial samples
KK Chau, William Matlock, Bede Constantinides, Samuel Lipworth, Lindsay K. Newbold, Holly J. Tipper, Tim Goodall, Howard Brett, J Hughes, DW Crook, David W. Eyre, DS Read, Ann Sarah Walker, Nicole E Stoesser
The paper evaluates metagenomic, 16S rRNA gene, and ultra-plexed PCR-based sequencing methods for taxonomic and AMR gene profiling in polymicrobial samples, finding that AmpliSeq and shotgun metagenomics perform best for resistome profiling.
bioRxiv · May 12, 2022 · PreprintGenomics