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Nicola Cumley

University of BirminghamORCID 0009-0002-9690-548XUnclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1

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Alan McNallyiD· 1 shared Bede ConstantinidesiD· 1 shared Dominika Stępniak· 1 shared John Tyson· 1 shared Joshua QuickiD· 1 shared Mahboobeh BehruzniaiD· 1 shared Mia WeaveriD· 1 shared Nicholas James LomaniD· 1 shared

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Library preparation strategy critically impacts RNA virus sensitivity in clinical metagenomics

Dominika Stępniak, Bede Constantinides, Mia Weaver, Samantha Treagus, Samuel Wilkinson, Samuel Quarton, Mahboobeh Behruznia, Nicola Cumley, John Tyson, Alan McNally, Nicholas James Loman, Steven Pullan, Joshua Quick

This study shows that library preparation methods significantly affect RNA virus detection in clinical metagenomics, with SISPA-based approaches outperforming others in most scenarios.

medRxiv · May 21, 2026 · PreprintGenetic & Genomic Medicine