The clinical utility of two high-throughput 16S rRNA gene sequencing workflows for taxonomic assignment of unidentifiable bacterial pathogens in MALDI-TOF MS
H.-Y. Lao, T. T. L. Ng, R. Y. L. Wong, C. S. T. Wong, C. T. M. Chan, D. S. H. Wong, L. K. Lee, S. H. C. Jim, J. S. L. Leung, H. W. H. Lo, I. T. F. Wong, M. C. Y. YAU, J. Y. Lam, A. K. L. Wu, G. K. H. Siu
This study compares two 16S rRNA gene sequencing workflows for identifying unidentifiable bacterial pathogens, finding that the Nanopore workflow offers higher taxonomic resolution and diagnostic accuracy than Illumina.
bioRxiv · Aug 16, 2021Microbiology