Amplicon sequencing detects, identifies, and quantifies minority variants in mixed-species infections of Cryptosporidium parasites
Randi Turner, Doaa Naguib, Elora Pierce, Alison Li, Matthew Valente, Travis C. Glenn, Benjamin Martin Rosenthal, Jessica C. Kissinger, Asis Khan
The paper develops a method to detect and identify minority Cryptosporidium species in mixed infections using amplicon sequencing and DADA2, demonstrating sensitivity to low-abundance variants.
mBio · Sep 9, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology