Field-based detection of bacteria using nanopore sequencing: Method evaluation for biothreat detection in complex samples.

Autor: Tyler AD; National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada., McAllister J; Department of Defence, Defence Science and Technology Group, Fishermans Bend, Melbourne, VIC, Australia., Stapleton H; Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, Dstl Porton Down, Salisbury, Wiltshire, United Kingdom., Gauci P; Department of Defence, Defence Science and Technology Group, Fishermans Bend, Melbourne, VIC, Australia., Antonation K; National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada., Thirkettle-Watts D; Department of Defence, Defence Science and Technology Group, Fishermans Bend, Melbourne, VIC, Australia., Corbett CR; National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.; Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: PloS one [PLoS One] 2023 Nov 28; Vol. 18 (11), pp. e0295028. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Nov 28 (Print Publication: 2023).
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0295028
Abstrakt: From pathogen detection to genome or plasmid closure, the utility of the Oxford Nanopore Technologies (ONT) MinION for microbiological analysis has been well documented. The MinION's small footprint, portability, and real-time analytic capability situates it well to address challenges in the field of unbiased pathogen detection, as a component of a security investigation. To this end, a multicenter evaluation of the effect of alternative analytical approaches on the outcome of MinION-based sequencing, using a set of well-characterized samples, was explored in a field-based scenario. Three expert scientific response groups evaluated known bacterial DNA extracts as part of an international first responder (Chemical, Biological, Radiological) training exercise. Samples were prepared independently for analysis using the Rapid and/or Rapid PCR sequencing kits as per the best practices of each of the participating groups. Analyses of sequence data were in turn conducted using varied approaches including ONTs What's in my pot (WIMP) architecture and in-house computational pipelines. Microbial community composition and the ability of each approach to detect pathogens was compared. Each group demonstrated the ability to detect all species present in samples, although several organisms were detected at levels much lower than expected with some organisms even falling below 1% abundance. Several 'contaminant' near neighbor species were also detected, at low abundance. Regardless of the sequencing approach chosen, the observed composition of the bacterial communities diverged from the input composition in each of the analyses, although sequencing conducted using the rapid kit produced the least distortion when compared to PCR-based library preparation methods. One of the participating groups generated drastically lower sequencing output than the other groups, likely attributed to the limited computer hard drive capacity, and occasional disruption of the internet connection. These results provide further consideration for conducting unbiased pathogen identification within a field setting using MinION sequencing. However, the benefits of this approach in providing rapid results and unbiased detection must be considered along with the complexity of sample preparation and data analytics, when compared to more traditional methods. When utilized by trained scientific experts, with appropriate computational resources, the MinION sequencing device is a useful tool for field-based pathogen detection in mixed samples.
Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
(Copyright: © 2023 Tyler et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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