Quantitative metagenomics using a portable protocol.
Kaiqin Bian, Andrea Elisabeth Busch, John Norton, Charles B. Bott, Raúl González, Kyle Curtis, Dienye L. Tolofari, Wendell Khunjar, Katherine E. Graham, Ameet J. Pinto
This paper introduces a field-deployable workflow for quantitative metagenomics using Nanopore sequencing and barcoded spike-in calibration, achieving species-level identification and absolute quantitation comparable to digital PCR.
Applied and Environmental Microbiology · Feb 24, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology