Direct nanopore sequencing of M. tuberculosis on sputa and rescue of suboptimal results to enhance transmission surveillance
Sheri M. Saleeb, Andrea Marcos-Abellán, Marı́a Teresa Cabezas Fernández, Silvia Vallejo-Godoy, Miguel Martínez‐Lirola, Guadalupe Bernal Ramirez, Marta Herránz, Sergio Buenestado‐Serrano, Alfonso Pardo-Diaz, María José Serrano, Patricia Muñóz, Laura Pérez‐Lago, Darı́o Garcı́a de Viedma
This study applies direct nanopore sequencing to sputum samples to accelerate MTB transmission surveillance, achieving epidemiologically useful results in half the samples analyzed.
bioRxiv · Sep 23, 2025 · PreprintGenomics