Nanopore metagenomic sequencing links clinically relevant resistance determinants to pathogens
Harika Ürel, Ela Sauerborn, Michael Biggel, Friedemann E. Gebhardt, Ebenezer Foster-Nyarko, Silvio D. Brugger, Rhys T. White, Søren Heidelbach, Mads Albertsen, Francis Muchaamba, Tim Reska, Marc J. A. Stevens, Roger Stephan, Richard Fetherston, Lara Urban
This paper develops a method to link plasmid-encoded AMR genes to their bacterial hosts using nanopore sequencing methylation data, achieving high accuracy in clinical samples.
Microbial Genomics · Sep 21, 2026Peer-reviewedGenomics