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Mwakibete L, Greening SS, Kalantar K, Ahyong V, Anis E, Miller EA, Needle DB, Oglesbee M, Thomas WK, Sevigny JL, Gordon LM, Nemeth NM, Ogbunugafor CB, Ayala AJ, Faith SA, Neff N, Detweiler AM, Baillargeon T, Tanguay S, Simpson SD, Murphy LA, Ellis JC, Tato CM, Gagne RB. Metagenomics for Pathogen Detection During a Mass Mortality Event in Songbirds. J Wildl Dis 2024; 60:362-374. [PMID: 38345467 DOI: 10.7589/jwd-d-23-00109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2023] [Accepted: 01/02/2024] [Indexed: 04/06/2024]
Abstract
Mass mortality events in wildlife can be indications of an emerging infectious disease. During the spring and summer of 2021, hundreds of dead passerines were reported across the eastern US. Birds exhibited a range of clinical signs including swollen conjunctiva, ocular discharge, ataxia, and nystagmus. As part of the diagnostic investigation, high-throughput metagenomic next-generation sequencing was performed across three molecular laboratories on samples from affected birds. Many potentially pathogenic microbes were detected, with bacteria forming the largest proportion; however, no singular agent was consistently identified, with many of the detected microbes also found in unaffected (control) birds and thus considered to be subclinical infections. Congruent results across laboratories have helped drive further investigation into alternative causes, including environmental contaminants and nutritional deficiencies. This work highlights the utility of metagenomic approaches in investigations of emerging diseases and provides a framework for future wildlife mortality events.
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- Department of Pathobiology, Wildlife Futures Program, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, New Bolton Center, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania 19348, USA
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, California 94158, USA
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- Department of Pathobiology, Wildlife Futures Program, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, New Bolton Center, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania 19348, USA
- Department of Pathobiology, PADLS New Bolton Center, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, New Bolton Center, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania 19348, USA
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- Department of Pathobiology, Wildlife Futures Program, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, New Bolton Center, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania 19348, USA
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- New Hampshire Veterinary Diagnostic Lab, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire 03824, USA
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- Infectious Diseases Institute, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
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- Hubbard Center for Genome Studies, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire 03824, USA
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- Hubbard Center for Genome Studies, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire 03824, USA
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- Hubbard Center for Genome Studies, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire 03824, USA
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- Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study and Department of Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, USA
- Department of Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Georgia 30602, USA
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06511, USA
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06511, USA
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- Infectious Diseases Institute, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, California 94158, USA
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- New Hampshire Veterinary Diagnostic Lab, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire 03824, USA
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- New Hampshire Veterinary Diagnostic Lab, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire 03824, USA
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- Hubbard Center for Genome Studies, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire 03824, USA
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- Department of Pathobiology, Wildlife Futures Program, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, New Bolton Center, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania 19348, USA
- Department of Pathobiology, PADLS New Bolton Center, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, New Bolton Center, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania 19348, USA
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- Department of Pathobiology, Wildlife Futures Program, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, New Bolton Center, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania 19348, USA
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, California 94158, USA
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- Department of Pathobiology, Wildlife Futures Program, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, New Bolton Center, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania 19348, USA
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Glascock A, Waltari E, Dudas G, Wong J, Ahyong V. PoMeLo: a systematic computational approach to predicting metabolic loss in pathogen genomes. BMC Bioinformatics 2024; 25:49. [PMID: 38291430 PMCID: PMC10829301 DOI: 10.1186/s12859-024-05640-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2023] [Accepted: 01/04/2024] [Indexed: 02/01/2024] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Genome streamlining, the process by which genomes become smaller and encode fewer genes over time, is a common phenomenon among pathogenic bacteria. This reduction is driven by selection for minimized energy expenditure in a nutrient-rich environment. As pathogens evolve to become more reliant on the host, metabolic genes and resulting capabilities are lost in favor of siphoning metabolites from the host. Characterizing genome streamlining, gene loss, and metabolic pathway degradation can be useful in assessing pathogen dependency on host metabolism and identifying potential targets for host-directed therapeutics. RESULTS PoMeLo (Predictor of Metabolic Loss) is a novel evolutionary genomics-guided computational approach for identifying metabolic gaps in the genomes of pathogenic bacteria. PoMeLo leverages a centralized public database of high-quality genomes and annotations and allows the user to compare an unlimited number of genomes across individual genes and pathways. PoMeLo runs locally using user-friendly prompts in a matter of minutes and generates tabular and visual outputs for users to compare predicted metabolic capacity between groups of bacteria and individual species. Each pathway is assigned a Predicted Metabolic Loss (PML) score to assess the magnitude of genome streamlining. Optionally, PoMeLo places the results in an evolutionary context by including phylogenetic relationships in visual outputs. It can also initially compute phylogenetically-weighted mean genome sizes to identify genome streamlining events. Here, we describe PoMeLo and demonstrate its use in identifying metabolic gaps in genomes of pathogenic Treponema species. CONCLUSIONS PoMeLo represents an advance over existing methods for identifying metabolic gaps in genomic data, allowing comparison across large numbers of genomes and placing the resulting data in a phylogenetic context. PoMeLo is freely available for academic and non-academic use at https://github.com/czbiohub-sf/pomelo .
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- Institute of Biotechnology, Life Sciences Center, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, CA, USA
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Khan W, Kabir F, Kanwar S, Aziz F, Muneer S, Kalam A, Rajab Ali MN, Ansari N, Vanaerschot M, Ahyong V, Fahsbender L, Kalantar K, Black A, Glascock A, Gil J, Ayscue P, Tato C, Jehan F, Nisar I. Building up a genomic surveillance platform for SARS-CoV-2 in the middle of a pandemic: a true North-South collaboration. BMJ Glob Health 2023; 8:e012589. [PMID: 37984892 PMCID: PMC10660681 DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2023-012589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2023] [Accepted: 09/09/2023] [Indexed: 11/22/2023] Open
Abstract
Next-generation sequencing technology has revolutionised pathogen surveillance over the last two decades. However, the benefits are not equitably distributed, with developing countries lagging far behind in acquiring the required technology and analytical capacity. Recent declines in the cost associated with sequencing-equipment and running consumables have created an opportunity for broader adoption. During the COVID-19 pandemic, rapid diagnostics development and DNA sequencing revolutionised the ability to diagnose and sequence SARS-CoV-2 rapidly. Socioeconomic inequalities substantially impact the ability to sequence SARS-CoV-2 strains and undermine a developing country's pandemic preparedness. Low- and middle-income countries face additional challenges in establishing, maintaining and expanding genomic surveillance. We present our experience of establishing a genomic surveillance system at the Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan. Despite being at a leading health sciences research institute in the country, we encountered significant challenges. These were related to collecting standardised contextual data for SARS-CoV-2 samples, procuring sequencing reagents and consumables, and challenges with library preparation, sequencing and submission of high-quality SARS-CoV-2 genomes. Several technical roadblocks ensued during the implementation of the genomic surveillance framework, which were resolved in collaboration with our partners. High-quality genome sequences were then deposited on open-access platforms per the best practices. Subsequently, these efforts culminated in deploying Pakistan's first SARS-CoV-2 phyllo surveillance map as a Nextstrain build. Our experience offers lessons for the successful development of Genomic Surveillance Infrastructure in resource-limited settings struck by a pandemic.
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- Waqasuddin Khan
- Pediatrics and Child Health, The Aga Khan University, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
- Biorepository and Omics Research Group, Medical College Pakistan, The Aga Khan University, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
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- Pediatrics and Child Health, The Aga Khan University, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
- Biorepository and Omics Research Group, Medical College Pakistan, The Aga Khan University, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
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- Pediatrics and Child Health, The Aga Khan University, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
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- Pediatrics and Child Health, The Aga Khan University, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
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- Pediatrics and Child Health, The Aga Khan University, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
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- Pediatrics and Child Health, The Aga Khan University, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
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- Pediatrics and Child Health, The Aga Khan University, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, California, USA
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- The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Palo Alto, California, USA
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Pediatrics and Child Health, The Aga Khan University, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
- Biorepository and Omics Research Group, Medical College Pakistan, The Aga Khan University, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
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- Pediatrics and Child Health, The Aga Khan University, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
- Biorepository and Omics Research Group, Medical College Pakistan, The Aga Khan University, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
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Baillie VL, Madhi SA, Ahyong V, Olwagen CP. Metagenomic sequencing of post-mortem tissue samples for the identification of pathogens associated with neonatal deaths. Nat Commun 2023; 14:5373. [PMID: 37666833 PMCID: PMC10477270 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-40958-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2023] [Accepted: 08/17/2023] [Indexed: 09/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Postmortem minimally invasive tissue sampling together with the detailed review of clinical records has been shown to be highly successful in determining the cause of neonatal deaths. However, conventional tests including traditional culture methods and nucleic acid amplification tests have periodically proven to be insufficient to detect the causative agent in the infectious deaths. In this study, metagenomic next generation sequencing was used to explore for putative pathogens associated with neonatal deaths in post-mortem blood and lung tissue samples, in Soweto, South Africa. Here we show that the metagenomic sequencing results corroborate the findings using conventional methods of culture and nucleic acid amplifications tests on post-mortem samples in detecting the pathogens attributed in the causal pathway of death in 90% (18/20) of the decedents. Furthermore, metagenomic sequencing detected a putative pathogen, including Acinetobacter baumannii, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Escherichia coli, and Serratia marcescens, in a further nine of 11 (81%) cases where no causative pathogen was identified. The antimicrobial susceptibility profile was also determined by the metagenomic sequencing for all pathogens with numerous multi drug resistant organism identified. In conclusion, metagenomic sequencing is able to successfully identify pathogens contributing to infection associated deaths on postmortem blood and tissue samples.
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- Vicky L Baillie
- South Africa Medical Research Council Vaccines and Infectious Diseases Analytics Research Unit, University of the Witwatersrand, Faculty of Health Science, Johannesburg, South Africa.
- Wits Infectious Diseases and Oncology Research Institute, University of the Witwatersrand, Faculty of Health Science, Johannesburg, South Africa.
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- South Africa Medical Research Council Vaccines and Infectious Diseases Analytics Research Unit, University of the Witwatersrand, Faculty of Health Science, Johannesburg, South Africa
- Wits Infectious Diseases and Oncology Research Institute, University of the Witwatersrand, Faculty of Health Science, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, 499 Illinois St, San Francisco, CA, 94158, USA
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- South Africa Medical Research Council Vaccines and Infectious Diseases Analytics Research Unit, University of the Witwatersrand, Faculty of Health Science, Johannesburg, South Africa
- Wits Infectious Diseases and Oncology Research Institute, University of the Witwatersrand, Faculty of Health Science, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Mwakibete L, Takahashi S, Ahyong V, Black A, Rek J, Ssewanyana I, Kamya M, Dorsey G, Jagannathan P, Rodríguez-Barraquer I, Tato CM, Greenhouse B. Metagenomic next-generation sequencing to characterize potential etiologies of non-malarial fever in a cohort living in a high malaria burden area of Uganda. PLOS Glob Public Health 2023; 3:e0001675. [PMID: 37134083 PMCID: PMC10156012 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0001675] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2022] [Accepted: 04/12/2023] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
Abstract
Causes of non-malarial fevers in sub-Saharan Africa remain understudied. We hypothesized that metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS), which allows for broad genomic-level detection of infectious agents in a biological sample, can systematically identify potential causes of non-malarial fevers. The 212 participants in this study were of all ages and were enrolled in a longitudinal malaria cohort in eastern Uganda. Between December 2020 and August 2021, respiratory swabs and plasma samples were collected at 313 study visits where participants presented with fever and were negative for malaria by microscopy. Samples were analyzed using CZ ID, a web-based platform for microbial detection in mNGS data. Overall, viral pathogens were detected at 123 of 313 visits (39%). SARS-CoV-2 was detected at 11 visits, from which full viral genomes were recovered from nine. Other prevalent viruses included Influenza A (14 visits), RSV (12 visits), and three of the four strains of seasonal coronaviruses (6 visits). Notably, 11 influenza cases occurred between May and July 2021, coinciding with when the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 was circulating in this population. The primary limitation of this study is that we were unable to estimate the contribution of bacterial microbes to non-malarial fevers, due to the difficulty of distinguishing bacterial microbes that were pathogenic from those that were commensal or contaminants. These results revealed the co-circulation of multiple viral pathogens likely associated with fever in the cohort during this time period. This study illustrates the utility of mNGS in elucidating the multiple potential causes of non-malarial febrile illness. A better understanding of the pathogen landscape in different settings and age groups could aid in informing diagnostics, case management, and public health surveillance systems.
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- Lusajo Mwakibete
- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, CA, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, Division of HIV, ID, and Global Medicine, EPPIcenter Research Program, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States of America
- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, United States of America
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, CA, United States of America
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, CA, United States of America
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- Infectious Diseases Research Collaboration, Kampala, Uganda
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- Infectious Diseases Research Collaboration, Kampala, Uganda
- Department of Medicine, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
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- Department of Medicine, Division of HIV, ID, and Global Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, United States of America
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, Division of HIV, ID, and Global Medicine, EPPIcenter Research Program, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States of America
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, CA, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, Division of HIV, ID, and Global Medicine, EPPIcenter Research Program, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States of America
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Byrum JR, Waltari E, Janson O, Guo SM, Folkesson J, Chhun BB, Vinden J, Ivanov IE, Forst ML, Li H, Larson AG, Blackmon L, Liu Z, Wu W, Ahyong V, Tato CM, McCutcheon KM, Hoh R, Kelly JD, Martin JN, Peluso MJ, Henrich TJ, Deeks SG, Prakash M, Greenhouse B, Mehta SB, Pak JE. MultiSero: An Open-Source Multiplex-ELISA Platform for Measuring Antibody Responses to Infection. Pathogens 2023; 12:671. [PMID: 37242341 PMCID: PMC10221076 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens12050671] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2023] [Revised: 04/24/2023] [Accepted: 04/27/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
Abstract
A multiplexed enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) that simultaneously measures antibody binding to multiple antigens can extend the impact of serosurveillance studies, particularly if the assay approaches the simplicity, robustness, and accuracy of a conventional single-antigen ELISA. Here, we report on the development of multiSero, an open-source multiplex ELISA platform for measuring antibody responses to viral infection. Our assay consists of three parts: (1) an ELISA against an array of proteins in a 96-well format; (2) automated imaging of each well of the ELISA array using an open-source plate reader; and (3) automated measurement of optical densities for each protein within the array using an open-source analysis pipeline. We validated the platform by comparing antibody binding to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) antigens in 217 human sera samples, showing high sensitivity (0.978), specificity (0.977), positive predictive value (0.978), and negative predictive value (0.977) for classifying seropositivity, a high correlation of multiSero determined antibody titers with commercially available SARS-CoV-2 antibody tests, and antigen-specific changes in antibody titer dynamics upon vaccination. The open-source format and accessibility of our multiSero platform can contribute to the adoption of multiplexed ELISA arrays for serosurveillance studies, for SARS-CoV-2 and other pathogens of significance.
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- Janie R. Byrum
- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub—San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub—San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
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- Division of HIV, Infectious Disease, and Global Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
- EPPIcenter Program, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub—San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub—San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub—San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
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- Infectious Diseases and Immunity Graduate Program, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-3370, USA
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub—San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub—San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
- Department of Applied Physics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub—San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub—San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub—San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub—San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub—San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
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- Division of HIV, Infectious Disease, and Global Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
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- Division of HIV, Infectious Disease, and Global Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Division of Experimental Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA
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- Division of HIV, Infectious Disease, and Global Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub—San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
- Department of Bioengineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub—San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
- Division of HIV, Infectious Disease, and Global Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
- EPPIcenter Program, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub—San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub—San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
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Perier C, Nasinghe E, Charles I, Ssetaba LJ, Ahyong V, Bangs D, Beatty PR, Czudnochowski N, Diallo A, Dugan E, Fabius JM, Fong Baker H, Gardner J, Isaacs S, Joanah B, Kalantar K, Kateete D, Knight M, Krasilnikov M, Krogan NJ, Langelier C, Lee E, Li LM, Licht D, Lien K, Lyons Z, Mboowa G, Mwebaza I, Mwesigwa S, Nalwadda G, Nichols R, Penaranda ME, Petnic S, Phelps M, Popper SJ, Rape M, Reingold A, Robbins R, Rosenberg OS, Savage DF, Schildhauer S, Settles ML, Sserwadda I, Stanley S, Tato CM, Tsitsiklis A, Van Dis E, Vanaerschot M, Vinden J, Cox JS, Joloba ML, Schaletzky J. Workshop-based learning and networking: a scalable model for research capacity strengthening in low- and middle-income countries. Glob Health Action 2022; 15:2062175. [PMID: 35730550 PMCID: PMC9225690 DOI: 10.1080/16549716.2022.2062175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
Abstract
Science education and research have the potential to drive profound change in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) through encouraging innovation, attracting industry, and creating job opportunities. However, in LMICs, research capacity is often limited, and acquisition of funding and access to state-of-the-art technologies is challenging. The Alliance for Global Health and Science (the Alliance) was founded as a partnership between the University of California, Berkeley (USA) and Makerere University (Uganda), with the goal of strengthening Makerere University’s capacity for bioscience research. The flagship program of the Alliance partnership is the MU/UCB Biosciences Training Program, an in-country, hands-on workshop model that trains a large number of students from Makerere University in infectious disease and molecular biology research. This approach nucleates training of larger and more diverse groups of students, development of mentoring and bi-directional research partnerships, and support of the local economy. Here, we describe the project, its conception, implementation, challenges, and outcomes of bioscience research workshops. We aim to provide a blueprint for workshop implementation, and create a valuable resource for bioscience research capacity strengthening in LMICs.
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- Celine Perier
- H. Wheeler Center for Emerging & Neglected Diseases (CEND), University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- H. Wheeler Center for Emerging & Neglected Diseases (CEND), University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Quantitative Biosciences Institute (QBI), University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- School of Public Health, Center for Global Public Health (CGPH), University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
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- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Microbiology, Tufts Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Boston, MA, USA
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- Quantitative Biosciences Institute (QBI), University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.,Gladstone Institute of Data Science and Biotechnology, J. David Gladstone Institutes, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Graduate Group in Infectious Diseases and Immunity, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- California China Climate Institute, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Quality and Clinical Excellence Department, Providence Queen of the Valley Medical Center, Napa, CA, USA
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- Sustainable Sciences Institute, San Francisco, CA, USA.,School of Public Health, Department of Infectious Disease and Vaccinology, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA.,Division of Infectious Disease and Vaccinology, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Department of Immunology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases and Immunity, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- H. Wheeler Center for Emerging & Neglected Diseases (CEND), University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA.,Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
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- H. Wheeler Center for Emerging & Neglected Diseases (CEND), University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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Yek C, Lay S, Chea S, Bohl J, Oum M, Ly S, Sath R, Ahyong V, Tato C, Seng H, Ly S, Lon C, Manning J. 1176. Metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing of Nasopharyngeal Swabs in Acute Febrile Illness in Cambodia. Open Forum Infect Dis 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofac492.1013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
Abstract
Abstract
Background
There is growing recognition of metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) as a valuable diagnostic tool capable of providing unbiased pathogen detection, but data on performance in low-resource settings remains scant. Here, we use mNGS of nasopharyngeal (NP) swabs taken from subjects in Cambodia to identify potential pathogens causing acute febrile illness.
Methods
Febrile subjects aged 2 months to 65 years were enrolled in a cross-sectional study conducted across 4 tertiary hospitals in Cambodia. NP swabs were collected at hospital presentation. Depending on reported symptom constellations, sera was also taken in a subset of subjects for comparison of mNGS results. RNA was isolated from biosamples, converted to cDNA libraries, and sequenced on a NextSeq2000 (Illumina). Raw sequence reads were stripped for host reads and aligned to NCBI nucleotide and protein databases using a cloud-based bioinformatics platform (CZID).
Results
NP swabs were collected from 97 subjects between April 2020 and June 2021. Subjects were predominantly male (53.6%) and young (median age 3 years [IQR 1-25]). Pathogens were identified in 42 (43.2%) NP swabs; of these, 26 (61.9%) were respiratory viruses including 9 rhinovirus, 7 coronavirus (1 SARS-CoV-2), and 5 respirovirus cases. Co-infection was identified in 3 subjects with coronavirus and respirovirus (N=2) and coronavirus and rhinovirus (N=1). Of subjects with paired sera and NP samples (N=61), 18 (29.5%) had positive NP swabs but negative sera, 7 (11.5%) had negative NP swabs but positive sera, 12 (19.7%) had positive NP swabs and sera, and 24 (39.3%) had negative NP swabs and sera. Pathogen hits correlated in NP swabs and sera in 10 of 12 subjects, including six subjects with chikungunya.
Conclusion
mNGS can be successfully implemented in low-resource settings to identify emerging pathogens and common respiratory pathogens, including co-infecting pathogens, from NP swabs of febrile patients. mNGS may also be able to detect chikungunya from NP swab alone, raising the possibility of non-invasive diagnostics for infections associated with high viremic states.
Disclosures
All Authors: No reported disclosures.
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- Christina Yek
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases , Bethesda, Maryland
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- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases , Bethesda, Maryland
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- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases , Bethesda, Maryland
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- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases , Bethesda, Maryland
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- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases , Bethesda, Maryland
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- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases , Bethesda, Maryland
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- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases , Bethesda, Maryland
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub , San Francisco, California
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- Ministry of Health , Phnom Penh, Phnom Penh , Cambodia
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- Ministry of Health , Phnom Penh, Phnom Penh , Cambodia
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- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases , Bethesda, Maryland
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- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases , Bethesda, Maryland
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Yek C, Lay S, Bohl JA, Man S, Chea S, Lon C, Ahyong V, Tato CM, DeRisi JL, Sovannaroth S, Manning JE. Case Report: Cambodian National Malaria Surveillance Program Detection of Plasmodium knowlesi. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2022; 107:151-153. [PMID: 35895370 PMCID: PMC9294667 DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.22-0039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2022] [Accepted: 04/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
Abstract
Despite recent success in reducing the regional incidence of Plasmodium falciparum malaria, cases of zoonotic malaria are on the rise in Southeast Asia. The Cambodian National Malaria Surveillance Program has previously relied on rapid diagnostic tests and blood smear microscopy with confirmatory polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing in a subset of cases to further distinguish P. falciparum, P. malariae, P. ovale, and P. vivax species. Here, metagenomic next-generation sequencing identified P. knowlesi mono-infection in six Cambodian patients initially diagnosed with P. malariae by blood smear microscopy in February–May 2020. These findings of recent human infections with P. knowlesi in Cambodia led to the incorporation of P. knowlesi–specific PCR diagnostics to national malaria surveillance efforts.
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- Christina Yek
- Department of Critical Care Medicine, National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, Bethesda, Maryland
- Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, Maryland
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- International Center of Excellence in Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- Vaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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- International Center of Excellence in Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
- National Center of Parasitology, Entomology, and Malaria Control, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- International Center of Excellence in Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- International Center of Excellence in Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, California
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- National Center of Parasitology, Entomology, and Malaria Control, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, Maryland
- International Center of Excellence in Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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Kettenburg G, Kistler A, Ranaivoson HC, Ahyong V, Andrianiaina A, Andry S, DeRisi JL, Gentles A, Raharinosy V, Randriambolamanantsoa TH, Ravelomanantsoa NAF, Tato CM, Dussart P, Heraud JM, Brook CE. Full Genome Nobecovirus Sequences From Malagasy Fruit Bats Define a Unique Evolutionary History for This Coronavirus Clade. Front Public Health 2022; 10:786060. [PMID: 35223729 PMCID: PMC8873168 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.786060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2021] [Accepted: 01/17/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
Abstract
Bats are natural reservoirs for both Alpha- and Betacoronaviruses and the hypothesized original hosts of five of seven known zoonotic coronaviruses. To date, the vast majority of bat coronavirus research has been concentrated in Asia, though coronaviruses are globally distributed; indeed, SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2-related Betacoronaviruses in the subgenus Sarbecovirus have been identified circulating in Rhinolophid bats in both Africa and Europe, despite the relative dearth of surveillance in these regions. As part of a long-term study examining the dynamics of potentially zoonotic viruses in three species of endemic Madagascar fruit bat (Pteropus rufus, Eidolon dupreanum, Rousettus madagascariensis), we carried out metagenomic Next Generation Sequencing (mNGS) on urine, throat, and fecal samples obtained from wild-caught individuals. We report detection of RNA derived from Betacoronavirus subgenus Nobecovirus in fecal samples from all three species and describe full genome sequences of novel Nobecoviruses in P. rufus and R. madagascariensis. Phylogenetic analysis indicates the existence of five distinct Nobecovirus clades, one of which is defined by the highly divergent ancestral sequence reported here from P. rufus bats. Madagascar Nobecoviruses derived from P. rufus and R. madagascariensis demonstrate, respectively, Asian and African phylogeographic origins, mirroring those of their fruit bat hosts. Bootscan recombination analysis indicates significant selection has taken place in the spike, nucleocapsid, and NS7 accessory protein regions of the genome for viruses derived from both bat hosts. Madagascar offers a unique phylogeographic nexus of bats and viruses with both Asian and African phylogeographic origins, providing opportunities for unprecedented mixing of viral groups and, potentially, recombination. As fruit bats are handled and consumed widely across Madagascar for subsistence, understanding the landscape of potentially zoonotic coronavirus circulation is essential for mitigation of future zoonotic threats.
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- Gwenddolen Kettenburg
- Department of Ecology and Evolution, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, CA, United States
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- Department of Zoology and Animal Biodiversity, University of Antananarivo, Antananarivo, Madagascar
- Virology Unit, Institut Pasteur de Madagascar, Antananarivo, Madagascar
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, CA, United States
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- Department of Zoology and Animal Biodiversity, University of Antananarivo, Antananarivo, Madagascar
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- Department of Entomology, University of Antananarivo, Antananarivo, Madagascar
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- Odum School of Ecology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, United States
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- Virology Unit, Institut Pasteur de Madagascar, Antananarivo, Madagascar
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- Virology Unit, Institut Pasteur de Madagascar, Antananarivo, Madagascar
- Virology Department, Institut Pasteur de Dakar, Dakar, Senegal
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- Department of Ecology and Evolution, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States
- *Correspondence: Cara E. Brook
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Ramesh A, Bailey ES, Ahyong V, Langelier C, Phelps M, Neff N, Sit R, Tato C, DeRisi JL, Greer AG, Gray GC. Metagenomic characterization of swine slurry in a North American swine farm operation. Sci Rep 2021; 11:16994. [PMID: 34417469 PMCID: PMC8379149 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-95804-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2021] [Accepted: 07/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
Abstract
Modern day large-scale, high-density farming environments are inherently susceptible to viral outbreaks, inadvertently creating conditions that favor increased pathogen transmission and potential zoonotic spread. Metagenomic sequencing has proven to be a useful tool for characterizing the microbial burden in both people, livestock, and environmental samples. International efforts have been successful at characterizing pathogens in commercial farming environments, especially swine farms, however it is unclear whether the full extent of microbial agents have been adequately captured or is representative of farms elsewhere. To augment international efforts we performed metagenomic next-generation sequencing on nine swine slurry and three environmental samples from a United States of America (U.S.A.) farm operation, characterized the microbial composition of slurry, and identified novel viruses. We assembled a remarkable total of 1792 viral genomes, of which 554 were novel/divergent. We assembled 1637 Picobirnavirus genome segments, of which 538 are novel. In addition, we discovered 10 new viruses belonging to a novel taxon: porcine Statoviruses; which have only been previously reported in human, macaques, mouse, and cows. We assembled 3 divergent Posaviruses and 3 swine Picornaviruses. In addition to viruses described, we found other eukaryotic genera such as Entamoeba and Blastocystis, and bacterial genera such as Listeria, Treponema, Peptoclostridium and Bordetella in the slurry. Of these, two species Entamoeba histolytica and Listeria monocytogenes known to cause human disease were detected. Further, antimicrobial resistance genes such as tetracycline and MLS (macrolide, lincosamide, streptogramin) were also identified. Metagenomic surveillance in swine fecal slurry has great potential for novel and antimicrobial resistant pathogen detection.
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- Akshaya Ramesh
- Weill Institute for Neurosciences, University of California, San Francisco, CA, 94158, USA.,Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, 94158, USA.,Julia Jones Matthews Department of Public Health, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Abilene, TX, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA. .,Julia Jones Matthews Department of Public Health, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Abilene, TX, USA.
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, CA, 94158, USA
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, CA, 94158, USA.,Division of Infectious Diseases, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 94158, USA
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, CA, 94158, USA
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, CA, 94158, USA
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, CA, 94158, USA
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, CA, 94158, USA
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, CA, 94158, USA.,Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California, San Francisco, CA, 94158, USA
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- Department of Bioethics and Interdisciplinary Studies, Brody School of Medicine, North Carolina Agromedicine Institute, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA.,Duke Global Health Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA.,Emerging Infectious Disease Program, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, Singapore.,Global Health Center, Duke Kunshan University, Kunshan, China
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Diagne MM, Ndione MHD, Gaye A, Barry MA, Diallo D, Diallo A, Mwakibete LL, Diop M, Ndiaye EH, Ahyong V, Diouf B, Mhamadi M, Diagne CT, Danfakha F, Diop B, Faye O, Loucoubar C, Fall G, Tato CM, Sall AA, Weaver SC, Diallo M, Faye O. Yellow Fever Outbreak in Eastern Senegal, 2020-2021. Viruses 2021; 13:v13081475. [PMID: 34452343 PMCID: PMC8402698 DOI: 10.3390/v13081475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2021] [Revised: 07/23/2021] [Accepted: 07/24/2021] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Yellow fever virus remains a major threat in low resource countries in South America and Africa despite the existence of an effective vaccine. In Senegal and particularly in the eastern part of the country, periodic sylvatic circulation has been demonstrated with varying degrees of impact on populations in perpetual renewal. We report an outbreak that occurred from October 2020 to February 2021 in eastern Senegal, notified and managed through the synergistic effort yellow fever national surveillance implemented by the Senegalese Ministry of Health in collaboration with the World Health Organization, the countrywide 4S network set up by the Ministry of Health, the Institut Pasteur de Dakar, and the surveillance of arboviruses and hemorrhagic fever viruses in human and vector populations implemented since mid 2020 in eastern Senegal. Virological analyses highlighted the implication of sylvatic mosquito species in virus transmission. Genomic analysis showed a close relationship between the circulating strain in eastern Senegal, 2020, and another one from the West African lineage previously detected and sequenced two years ago from an unvaccinated Dutch traveler who visited the Gambia and Senegal before developing signs after returning to Europe. Moreover, genome analysis identified a 6-nucleotide deletion in the variable domain of the 3′UTR with potential impact on the biology of the viral strain that merits further investigations. Integrated surveillance of yellow fever virus but also of other arboviruses of public health interest is crucial in an ecosystem such as eastern Senegal.
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- Moussa Moïse Diagne
- Virology Department, Institut Pasteur de Dakar, Dakar 220, Senegal; (M.H.D.N.); (M.M.); (C.T.D.); (O.F.); (G.F.); (A.A.S.); (O.F.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +221-77-405-9928
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- Virology Department, Institut Pasteur de Dakar, Dakar 220, Senegal; (M.H.D.N.); (M.M.); (C.T.D.); (O.F.); (G.F.); (A.A.S.); (O.F.)
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- Zoology Medical Department, Institut Pasteur de Dakar, Dakar 220, Senegal; (A.G.); (D.D.); (E.H.N.); (B.D.); (M.D.)
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- Epidemiology, Clinical Research and Data Science Department, Institut Pasteur de Dakar, Dakar 220, Senegal; (M.A.B.); (A.D.); (M.D.); (C.L.)
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- Zoology Medical Department, Institut Pasteur de Dakar, Dakar 220, Senegal; (A.G.); (D.D.); (E.H.N.); (B.D.); (M.D.)
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- Epidemiology, Clinical Research and Data Science Department, Institut Pasteur de Dakar, Dakar 220, Senegal; (M.A.B.); (A.D.); (M.D.); (C.L.)
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA; (L.L.M.); (V.A.); (C.M.T.)
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- Epidemiology, Clinical Research and Data Science Department, Institut Pasteur de Dakar, Dakar 220, Senegal; (M.A.B.); (A.D.); (M.D.); (C.L.)
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- Zoology Medical Department, Institut Pasteur de Dakar, Dakar 220, Senegal; (A.G.); (D.D.); (E.H.N.); (B.D.); (M.D.)
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA; (L.L.M.); (V.A.); (C.M.T.)
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- Zoology Medical Department, Institut Pasteur de Dakar, Dakar 220, Senegal; (A.G.); (D.D.); (E.H.N.); (B.D.); (M.D.)
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- Virology Department, Institut Pasteur de Dakar, Dakar 220, Senegal; (M.H.D.N.); (M.M.); (C.T.D.); (O.F.); (G.F.); (A.A.S.); (O.F.)
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- Virology Department, Institut Pasteur de Dakar, Dakar 220, Senegal; (M.H.D.N.); (M.M.); (C.T.D.); (O.F.); (G.F.); (A.A.S.); (O.F.)
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- Kedougou Medical Region, Ministry of Health, Kedougou 26005, Senegal;
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- Prevention Department, Ministry of Health, Dakar 220, Senegal;
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- Virology Department, Institut Pasteur de Dakar, Dakar 220, Senegal; (M.H.D.N.); (M.M.); (C.T.D.); (O.F.); (G.F.); (A.A.S.); (O.F.)
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- Epidemiology, Clinical Research and Data Science Department, Institut Pasteur de Dakar, Dakar 220, Senegal; (M.A.B.); (A.D.); (M.D.); (C.L.)
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- Virology Department, Institut Pasteur de Dakar, Dakar 220, Senegal; (M.H.D.N.); (M.M.); (C.T.D.); (O.F.); (G.F.); (A.A.S.); (O.F.)
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA; (L.L.M.); (V.A.); (C.M.T.)
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- Virology Department, Institut Pasteur de Dakar, Dakar 220, Senegal; (M.H.D.N.); (M.M.); (C.T.D.); (O.F.); (G.F.); (A.A.S.); (O.F.)
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- World Reference Center for Emerging Viruses and Arboviruses, Institute for Human Infections and Immunity and Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555, USA;
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- Zoology Medical Department, Institut Pasteur de Dakar, Dakar 220, Senegal; (A.G.); (D.D.); (E.H.N.); (B.D.); (M.D.)
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- Virology Department, Institut Pasteur de Dakar, Dakar 220, Senegal; (M.H.D.N.); (M.M.); (C.T.D.); (O.F.); (G.F.); (A.A.S.); (O.F.)
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Randremanana RV, Andriamandimby S, Rakotondramanga JM, Razanajatovo NH, Mangahasimbola RT, Randriambolamanantsoa TH, Ranaivoson HC, Rabemananjara HA, Razanajatovo I, Razafindratsimandresy R, Rabarison JH, Brook CE, Rakotomanana F, Rabetombosoa RM, Razafimanjato H, Ahyong V, Raharinosy V, Raharimanga V, Raharinantoanina SJ, Randrianarisoa MM, Bernardson B, Randrianasolo L, Randriamampionona LBN, Tato CM, DeRisi JL, Dussart P, Vololoniaina MC, Randriatsarafara FM, Randriamanantany ZA, Heraud J. The COVID-19 epidemic in Madagascar: clinical description and laboratory results of the first wave, march-september 2020. Influenza Other Respir Viruses 2021; 15:457-468. [PMID: 33586912 PMCID: PMC8013501 DOI: 10.1111/irv.12845] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2020] [Revised: 01/25/2021] [Accepted: 01/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Following the first detection of SARS-CoV-2 in passengers arriving from Europe on 19 March 2020, Madagascar took several mitigation measures to limit the spread of the virus in the country. METHODS Nasopharyngeal and/or oropharyngeal swabs were collected from travellers to Madagascar, suspected SARS-CoV-2 cases and contact of confirmed cases. Swabs were tested at the national reference laboratory using real-time RT-PCR. Data collected from patients were entered in an electronic database for subsequent statistical analysis. All distribution of laboratory-confirmed cases were mapped, and six genomes of viruses were fully sequenced. RESULTS Overall, 26,415 individuals were tested for SARS-CoV-2 between 18 March and 18 September 2020, of whom 21.0% (5,553/26,145) returned positive. Among laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2-positive patients, the median age was 39 years (IQR: 28-52), and 56.6% (3,311/5,553) were asymptomatic at the time of sampling. The probability of testing positive increased with age with the highest adjusted odds ratio of 2.2 [95% CI: 1.9-2.5] for individuals aged 49 years and more. Viral strains sequenced belong to clades 19A, 20A and 20B indicative of several independent introduction of viruses. CONCLUSIONS Our study describes the first wave of the COVID-19 in Madagascar. Despite early strategies in place Madagascar could not avoid the introduction and spread of the virus. More studies are needed to estimate the true burden of disease and make public health recommendations for a better preparation to another wave.
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- Epidemiology and Clinical Research UnitInstitut Pasteur de MadagascarAntananarivoMadagascar
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- Epidemiology and Clinical Research UnitInstitut Pasteur de MadagascarAntananarivoMadagascar
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- Epidemiology and Clinical Research UnitInstitut Pasteur de MadagascarAntananarivoMadagascar
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- Epidemiology and Clinical Research UnitInstitut Pasteur de MadagascarAntananarivoMadagascar
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- Virology UnitInstitut Pasteur de MadagascarAntananarivoMadagascar
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- Virology UnitInstitut Pasteur de MadagascarAntananarivoMadagascar
- Present address:
Virology DepartmentInstitut Pasteur de DakarDakarSenegal
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Vanaerschot M, Mann SA, Webber JT, Kamm J, Bell SM, Bell J, Hong SN, Nguyen MP, Chan LY, Bhatt KD, Tan M, Detweiler AM, Espinosa A, Wu W, Batson J, Dynerman D, Wadford DA, Puschnik AS, Neff N, Ahyong V, Miller S, Ayscue P, Tato CM, Paul S, Kistler AL, DeRisi JL, Crawford ED. Identification of a Polymorphism in the N Gene of SARS-CoV-2 That Adversely Impacts Detection by Reverse Transcription-PCR. J Clin Microbiol 2020; 59:JCM.02369-20. [PMID: 33067272 DOI: 10.1101/2020.08.25.265074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023] Open
Abstract
AbstractWe identify a mutation in the N gene of SARS-CoV-2 that adversely affects annealing of a commonly used RT-PCR primer; epidemiologic evidence suggests the virus retains pathogenicity and competence for spread. This reinforces the importance of using multiple targets, preferably in at least 2 genes, for robust SARS-CoV-2 detection.Article Summary LineA SARS-CoV-2 variant that occurs worldwide and has spread in California significantly affects diagnostic sensitivity of an N gene assay, highlighting the need to employ multiple viral targets for detection.
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, California, USA
- University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Redwood City, California, USA
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- California Department of Public Health, Richmond, California, USA
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- Department of Public Health, Madera, California, USA
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, California, USA
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- California Department of Public Health, Richmond, California, USA
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, California, USA
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- California Department of Public Health, Richmond, California, USA
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, California, USA
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- University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Public Health, Madera, California, USA
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, California, USA
- University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, California, USA
- University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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Crawford ED, Acosta I, Ahyong V, Anderson EC, Arevalo S, Asarnow D, Axelrod S, Ayscue P, Azimi CS, Azumaya CM, Bachl S, Bachmutsky I, Bhaduri A, Brown JB, Batson J, Behnert A, Boileau RM, Bollam SR, Bonny AR, Booth D, Borja MJB, Brown D, Buie B, Burnett CE, Byrnes LE, Cabral KA, Cabrera JP, Caldera S, Canales G, Castañeda GR, Chan AP, Chang CR, Charles-Orszag A, Cheung C, Chio U, Chow ED, Citron YR, Cohen A, Cohn LB, Chiu C, Cole MA, Conrad DN, Constantino A, Cote A, Crayton-Hall T, Darmanis S, Detweiler AM, Dial RL, Dong S, Duarte EM, Dynerman D, Egger R, Fanton A, Frumm SM, Fu BXH, Garcia VE, Garcia J, Gladkova C, Goldman M, Gomez-Sjoberg R, Gordon MG, Grove JCR, Gupta S, Haddjeri-Hopkins A, Hadley P, Haliburton J, Hao SL, Hartoularos G, Herrera N, Hilberg M, Ho KYE, Hoppe N, Hosseinzadeh S, Howard CJ, Hussmann JA, Hwang E, Ingebrigtsen D, Jackson JR, Jowhar ZM, Kain D, Kim JYS, Kistler A, Kreutzfeld O, Kulsuptrakul J, Kung AF, Langelier C, Laurie MT, Lee L, Leng K, Leon KE, Leonetti MD, Levan SR, Li S, Li AW, Liu J, Lubin HS, Lyden A, Mann J, Mann S, Margulis G, Marquez DM, Marsh BP, Martyn C, McCarthy EE, McGeever A, Merriman AF, Meyer LK, Miller S, Moore MK, Mowery CT, Mukhtar T, Mwakibete LL, Narez N, Neff NF, Osso LA, Oviedo D, Peng S, Phelps M, Phong K, Picard P, Pieper LM, Pincha N, Pisco AO, Pogson A, Pourmal S, Puccinelli RR, Puschnik AS, Rackaityte E, Raghavan P, Raghavan M, Reese J, Replogle JM, Retallack H, Reyes H, Rose D, Rosenberg MF, Sanchez-Guerrero E, Sattler SM, Savy L, See SK, Sellers KK, Serpa PH, Sheehy M, Sheu J, Silas S, Streithorst JA, Strickland J, Stryke D, Sunshine S, Suslow P, Sutanto R, Tamura S, Tan M, Tan J, Tang A, Tato CM, Taylor JC, Tenvooren I, Thompson EM, Thornborrow EC, Tse E, Tung T, Turner ML, Turner VS, Turnham RE, Turocy MJ, Vaidyanathan TV, Vainchtein ID, Vanaerschot M, Vazquez SE, Wandler AM, Wapniarski A, Webber JT, Weinberg ZY, Westbrook A, Wong AW, Wong E, Worthington G, Xie F, Xu A, Yamamoto T, Yang Y, Yarza F, Zaltsman Y, Zheng T, DeRisi JL. Rapid deployment of SARS-CoV-2 testing: The CLIAHUB. PLoS Pathog 2020; 16:e1008966. [PMID: 33112933 PMCID: PMC7592773 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1008966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Emily D. Crawford
- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, California, United States of America
- University of California San Francisco, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, United States of America
- University of California San Francisco, Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, California, United States of America
- University of California San Francisco, Division of Infectious Disease, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, United States of America
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Chevy Chase, Maryland, United States of America
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California, Berkeley, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, California, United States of America
- University of California San Francisco, Department of Experimental Medicine, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, Department of Laboratory Medicine, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California, Berkeley, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, United States of America
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Chevy Chase, Maryland, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, United States of America
- University of California San Francisco, Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, Department of Laboratory Medicine, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, California, United States of America
- University of California San Francisco, Division of Infectious Disease, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- Gladstone Institute, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- eSix Development, Oakland, California, United States of America
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, Department of Laboratory Medicine, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- Gladstone Institute, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, California, United States of America
- University of California San Francisco, Division of Infectious Disease, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, Department of Laboratory Medicine, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, Department of Laboratory Medicine, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, Department of Laboratory Medicine, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- Joint Bioengineering Graduate Program, University of California, Berkeley, California, United States of America
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, California, United States of America
- University of California San Francisco, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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Kalantar KL, Carvalho T, de Bourcy CFA, Dimitrov B, Dingle G, Egger R, Han J, Holmes OB, Juan YF, King R, Kislyuk A, Lin MF, Mariano M, Morse T, Reynoso LV, Cruz DR, Sheu J, Tang J, Wang J, Zhang MA, Zhong E, Ahyong V, Lay S, Chea S, Bohl JA, Manning JE, Tato CM, DeRisi JL. IDseq-An open source cloud-based pipeline and analysis service for metagenomic pathogen detection and monitoring. Gigascience 2020; 9:giaa111. [PMID: 33057676 PMCID: PMC7566497 DOI: 10.1093/gigascience/giaa111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 135] [Impact Index Per Article: 33.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2020] [Revised: 08/28/2020] [Accepted: 09/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) has enabled the rapid, unbiased detection and identification of microbes without pathogen-specific reagents, culturing, or a priori knowledge of the microbial landscape. mNGS data analysis requires a series of computationally intensive processing steps to accurately determine the microbial composition of a sample. Existing mNGS data analysis tools typically require bioinformatics expertise and access to local server-class hardware resources. For many research laboratories, this presents an obstacle, especially in resource-limited environments. FINDINGS We present IDseq, an open source cloud-based metagenomics pipeline and service for global pathogen detection and monitoring (https://idseq.net). The IDseq Portal accepts raw mNGS data, performs host and quality filtration steps, then executes an assembly-based alignment pipeline, which results in the assignment of reads and contigs to taxonomic categories. The taxonomic relative abundances are reported and visualized in an easy-to-use web application to facilitate data interpretation and hypothesis generation. Furthermore, IDseq supports environmental background model generation and automatic internal spike-in control recognition, providing statistics that are critical for data interpretation. IDseq was designed with the specific intent of detecting novel pathogens. Here, we benchmark novel virus detection capability using both synthetically evolved viral sequences and real-world samples, including IDseq analysis of a nasopharyngeal swab sample acquired and processed locally in Cambodia from a tourist from Wuhan, China, infected with the recently emergent SARS-CoV-2. CONCLUSION The IDseq Portal reduces the barrier to entry for mNGS data analysis and enables bench scientists, clinicians, and bioinformaticians to gain insight from mNGS datasets for both known and novel pathogens.
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- Katrina L Kalantar
- Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Science, PO Box 8040 Redwood City, CA 94063, USA
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- Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Science, PO Box 8040 Redwood City, CA 94063, USA
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- Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Science, PO Box 8040 Redwood City, CA 94063, USA
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- Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Science, PO Box 8040 Redwood City, CA 94063, USA
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- Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Science, PO Box 8040 Redwood City, CA 94063, USA
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- Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Science, PO Box 8040 Redwood City, CA 94063, USA
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- Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Science, PO Box 8040 Redwood City, CA 94063, USA
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- Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Science, PO Box 8040 Redwood City, CA 94063, USA
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- Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Science, PO Box 8040 Redwood City, CA 94063, USA
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- Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Science, PO Box 8040 Redwood City, CA 94063, USA
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- Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Science, PO Box 8040 Redwood City, CA 94063, USA
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- Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Science, PO Box 8040 Redwood City, CA 94063, USA
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- Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Science, PO Box 8040 Redwood City, CA 94063, USA
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- Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Science, PO Box 8040 Redwood City, CA 94063, USA
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- Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Science, PO Box 8040 Redwood City, CA 94063, USA
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- Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Science, PO Box 8040 Redwood City, CA 94063, USA
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- Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Science, PO Box 8040 Redwood City, CA 94063, USA
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- Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Science, PO Box 8040 Redwood City, CA 94063, USA
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- Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Science, PO Box 8040 Redwood City, CA 94063, USA
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- Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Science, PO Box 8040 Redwood City, CA 94063, USA
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, 499 Illinois St, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
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- Malaria and Vector Research Laboratory, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- Malaria and Vector Research Laboratory, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- Malaria and Vector Research Laboratory, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- Malaria and Vector Research Laboratory, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, 499 Illinois St, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, 499 Illinois St, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
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Saha S, Malaker R, Sajib MSI, Hasanuzzaman M, Rahman H, Ahmed ZB, Islam MS, Islam M, Hooda Y, Ahyong V, Vanaerschot M, Batson J, Hao S, Kamm J, Kistler A, Tato CM, DeRisi JL, Saha SK. Complete Genome Sequence of a Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) Isolate from Bangladesh. Microbiol Resour Announc 2020; 9:e00568-20. [PMID: 32527780 PMCID: PMC7291105 DOI: 10.1128/mra.00568-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2020] [Accepted: 05/24/2020] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The complete genome sequence of a novel coronavirus (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 [SARS-CoV-2]) isolate obtained from a nasopharyngeal swab from a patient with COVID-19 in Bangladesh is reported.
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- Senjuti Saha
- Child Health Research Foundation, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Child Health Research Foundation, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Child Health Research Foundation, Dhaka, Bangladesh
- MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, California, USA
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Child Health Research Foundation, Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Department of Microbiology, Dhaka Shishu Hospital, Bangladesh Institute of Child Health, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Terefe Y, Deblais L, Ghanem M, Helmy YA, Mummed B, Chen D, Singh N, Ahyong V, Kalantar K, Yimer G, Yousuf Hassen J, Mohammed A, McKune SL, Manary MJ, Ordiz MI, Gebreyes W, Havelaar AH, Rajashekara G. Co-occurrence of Campylobacter Species in Children From Eastern Ethiopia, and Their Association With Environmental Enteric Dysfunction, Diarrhea, and Host Microbiome. Front Public Health 2020; 8:99. [PMID: 32351922 PMCID: PMC7174729 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2020.00099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2019] [Accepted: 03/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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High Campylobacter prevalence during early childhood has been associated with stunting and environmental enteric dysfunction (EED), especially in low resource settings. This study assessed the prevalence, diversity, abundance, and co-occurrence of Campylobacter spp. in stools from children in a rural area of eastern Ethiopia and their association with microbiome, diarrhea, and EED in children. Stool samples (n = 100) were collected from randomly selected children (age range: 360-498 days) in five kebeles in Haramaya District, Ethiopia. Diarrhea, compromised gut permeability, and gut inflammation were observed in 48, 45, and 57% of children, respectively. Campylobacter prevalence and species diversity were assessed using PCR and meta-total RNA sequencing (MeTRS). The prevalence of Campylobacter spp. in the children's stools was 50% (41-60%) by PCR and 88% (80-93.6%) by MeTRS (P < 0.01). Further, seven Campylobacter species (Campylobacter jejuni, Campylobacter upsaliensis, Campylobacter hyointestinalis, Campylobacter coli, Campylobacter sp. RM6137, uncultured Campylobacter sp., and Campylobacter sp. RM12175) were detected by MeTRS in at least 40% of children stools in high abundance (>1.76-log read per million per positive stool sample). Four clusters of Campylobacter species (5-12 species per cluster) co-occurred in the stool samples, suggesting that Campylobacter colonization of children may have occurred through multiple reservoirs or from a reservoir in which several Campylobacter species may co-inhabit. No associations between Campylobacter spp., EED, and diarrhea were detected in this cross-sectional study; however, characteristic microbiome profiles were identified based on the prevalence of Campylobacter spp., EED severity, and diarrhea. Forty-seven bacterial species were correlated with Campylobacter, and 13 of them also correlated with gut permeability, gut inflammation and/or EED severity. Forty-nine species not correlated with Campylobacter were correlated with gut permeability, gut inflammation, EED severity and/or diarrhea. This study demonstrated that (1) in addition to C. jejuni and C. coli, multiple non-thermophilic Campylobacter spp. (i.e., Campylobacter hyointestinalis, Campylobacter fetus, and Campylobacter concisus) were frequently detected in the children's stools and (2) the Campylobacter, gut permeability, gut inflammation, EED severity, and diarrhea were associated with characteristic microbiome composition. Additional spatial and longitudinal studies are needed to identify environmental reservoirs and sources of infection of children with disparate Campylobacter species and to better define their associations with EED in low-income countries.
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- Yitagele Terefe
- The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States
- Veterinary Medicine, Haramaya University, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia
- Global One Health Initiative, The Ohio State University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States
- Global One Health Initiative, The Ohio State University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States
- Global One Health Initiative, The Ohio State University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Veterinary Medicine, Haramaya University, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia
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- Department of Environmental and Global Health, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
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- Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, CA, United States
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- The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States
- Global One Health Initiative, The Ohio State University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Department of Rural Development and Agricultural Extension, Haramaya University, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia
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- Department of Environmental and Global Health, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics, Washington University, St. Louis, MI, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics, Washington University, St. Louis, MI, United States
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- The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States
- Global One Health Initiative, The Ohio State University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
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- The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States
- Global One Health Initiative, The Ohio State University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Manning JE, Bohl JA, Lay S, Chea S, Sovann L, Sengdoeurn Y, Heng S, Vuthy C, Kalantar K, Ahyong V, Tan M, Sheu J, Tato CM, DeRisi JL, Baril L, Duong V, Dussart P, Karlsson EA. Rapid metagenomic characterization of a case of imported COVID-19 in Cambodia. bioRxiv 2020:2020.03.02.968818. [PMID: 32511296 PMCID: PMC7217139 DOI: 10.1101/2020.03.02.968818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
Abstract
Rapid production and publication of pathogen genome sequences during emerging disease outbreaks provide crucial public health information. In resource-limited settings, especially near an outbreak epicenter, conventional deep sequencing or bioinformatics are often challenging. Here we successfully used metagenomic next generation sequencing on an iSeq100 Illumina platform paired with an open-source bioinformatics pipeline to quickly characterize Cambodia's first case of COVID-2019.
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- Jessica E. Manning
- Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- Cambodian Center for Disease Control, Ministry of Health, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- Cambodian Center for Disease Control, Ministry of Health, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- Cambodian Center for Disease Control, Ministry of Health, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- Cambodian Center for Disease Control, Ministry of Health, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Redwood City, California, USA
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- Virology Unit, Institut Pasteur du Cambodge, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- Virology Unit, Institut Pasteur du Cambodge, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- Virology Unit, Institut Pasteur du Cambodge, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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Sanderlin AG, Vondrak C, Scricco AJ, Fedrigo I, Ahyong V, Lamason RL. RNAi screen reveals a role for PACSIN2 and caveolins during bacterial cell-to-cell spread. Mol Biol Cell 2019; 30:2124-2133. [PMID: 31242077 PMCID: PMC6743452 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e19-04-0197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Listeria monocytogenes is a human bacterial pathogen that disseminates through host tissues using a process called cell-to-cell spread. This critical yet understudied virulence strategy resembles a vesicular form of intercellular trafficking that allows L. monocytogenes to move between host cells without escaping the cell. Interestingly, eukaryotic cells can also directly exchange cellular components via intercellular communication pathways (e.g., trans-endocytosis) using cell–cell adhesion, membrane trafficking, and membrane remodeling proteins. Therefore, we hypothesized that L. monocytogenes would hijack these types of host proteins during spread. Using a focused RNA interference screen, we identified 22 host genes that are important for L. monocytogenes spread. We then found that caveolins (CAV1 and CAV2) and the membrane sculpting F-BAR protein PACSIN2 promote L. monocytogenes protrusion engulfment during spread, and that PACSIN2 specifically localizes to protrusions. Overall, our study demonstrates that host intercellular communication pathways may be coopted during bacterial spread and that specific trafficking and membrane remodeling proteins promote bacterial protrusion resolution.
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- Allen G Sanderlin
- Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139
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- Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139
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- Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, CA 94158
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- Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139
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Sheridan CM, Garcia VE, Ahyong V, DeRisi JL. The Plasmodium falciparum cytoplasmic translation apparatus: a promising therapeutic target not yet exploited by clinically approved anti-malarials. Malar J 2018; 17:465. [PMID: 30541569 PMCID: PMC6292128 DOI: 10.1186/s12936-018-2616-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2018] [Accepted: 12/06/2018] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The continued spectre of resistance to existing anti-malarials necessitates the pursuit of novel targets and mechanisms of action for drug development. One class of promising targets consists of the 80S ribosome and its associated components comprising the parasite translational apparatus. Development of translation-targeting therapeutics requires a greater understanding of protein synthesis and its regulation in the malaria parasite. Research in this area has been limited by the lack of appropriate experimental methods, particularly a direct measure of parasite translation. METHODS An in vitro method directly measuring translation in whole-cell extracts from the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum, the PfIVT assay, and a historically-utilized indirect measure of translation, S35-radiolabel incorporation, were compared utilizing a large panel of known translation inhibitors as well as anti-malarial drugs. RESULTS Here, an extensive pharmacologic assessment of the PfIVT assay is presented, using a wide range of known inhibitors demonstrating its utility for studying activity of both ribosomal and non-ribosomal elements directly involved in translation. Further, the superiority of this assay over a historically utilized indirect measure of translation, S35-radiolabel incorporation, is demonstrated. Additionally, the PfIVT assay is utilized to investigate a panel of clinically approved anti-malarial drugs, many with unknown or unclear mechanisms of action, and show that none inhibit translation, reaffirming Plasmodium translation to be a viable alternative drug target. Within this set, mefloquine is unambiguously found to lack translation inhibition activity, despite having been recently mischaracterized as a ribosomal inhibitor. CONCLUSIONS This work exploits a direct and reproducible assay for measuring P. falciparum translation, demonstrating its value in the continued study of protein synthesis in malaria and its inhibition as a drug target.
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- Christine Moore Sheridan
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA. .,Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, CA, USA.
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Ahyong V, Sheridan CM, Leon KE, Witchley JN, Diep J, DeRisi JL. Identification of Plasmodium falciparum specific translation inhibitors from the MMV Malaria Box using a high throughput in vitro translation screen. Malar J 2016; 15:173. [PMID: 26987601 PMCID: PMC4794828 DOI: 10.1186/s12936-016-1231-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2016] [Accepted: 03/11/2016] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND A major goal in the search for new anti-malarial compounds is to identify new mechanisms of action or new molecular targets. While cell-based, growth inhibition-based screening have enjoyed tremendous success, an alternative approach is to specifically assay a given pathway or essential cellular process. METHODS Here, this work describes the development of a plate-based, in vitro luciferase assay to probe for inhibitors specific to protein synthesis in Plasmodium falciparum through the use of an in vitro translation system derived from the parasite. RESULTS Using the Medicines for Malaria Venture's Malaria Box as a pilot, 400 bioactive compounds with minimal human cytotoxicity profiles were screened, identifying eight compounds that displayed greater potency against the P. falciparum translation machinery relative to a mammalian translation system. Dose-response curves were determined in both translation systems to further characterize the top hit compound (MMV008270). CONCLUSIONS This assay will be useful not only in future anti-malarial screening efforts but also in the investigation of P. falciparum protein synthesis and essential processes in P. falciparum biology.
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- Vida Ahyong
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA. .,Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Chevy Chase, MD, USA.
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Caro F, Ahyong V, Betegon M, DeRisi JL. Genome-wide regulatory dynamics of translation in the Plasmodium falciparum asexual blood stages. eLife 2014; 3. [PMID: 25493618 PMCID: PMC4371882 DOI: 10.7554/elife.04106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2014] [Accepted: 11/06/2014] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The characterization of the transcriptome and proteome of Plasmodium
falciparum has been a tremendous resource for the understanding of the
molecular physiology of this parasite. However, the translational dynamics that link
steady-state mRNA with protein levels are not well understood. In this study, we
bridge this disconnect by measuring genome-wide translation using ribosome profiling,
through five stages of the P. falciparum blood phase developmental
cycle. Our findings show that transcription and translation are tightly coupled, with
overt translational control occurring for less than 10% of the transcriptome.
Translationally regulated genes are predominantly associated with merozoite egress
functions. We systematically define mRNA 5′ leader sequences, and 3′
UTRs, as well as antisense transcripts, along with ribosome occupancy for each, and
establish that accumulation of ribosomes on 5′ leaders is a common transcript
feature. This work represents the highest resolution and broadest portrait of gene
expression and translation to date for this medically important parasite. DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.04106.001 The genome of an organism includes all of the genes or information necessary to
build, maintain, and replicate that organism. However, cells with the same
genome—such as a skin cell and a liver cell from the same person—can
look and behave very differently depending on which of the genes in their genomes
they express, and to what extent. For a gene to be expressed, its DNA is ‘transcribed’ to make an RNA
molecule, which is then ‘translated’ to make a protein. Efforts to
measure the transcription and translation processes in diseased cells, or in the
microorganisms that cause infections, may lead to new treatments and preventative
medicines. Such work is currently ongoing in the global effort to treat and prevent
malaria. Malaria is both preventable and curable, yet over 600,000 people are estimated to die
from this disease each year. The disease is caused by a single-celled parasite called
Plasmodium. Mosquitoes carry the parasites in their salivary
glands, and when a mosquito bites a human, these parasites are injected into the
bloodstream with the mosquito's saliva. Plasmodium parasites then
travel to and infect the liver, before bursting out of this tissue into the
bloodstream. Here, the parasites infect red blood cells and undergo rounds of
replication during which the symptoms of the disease are manifested. It is also
during this bloodstream phase that parasites can develop into forms capable of
infecting another mosquito and continuing the transmission cycle. The genes, RNA molecules, and proteins of the Plasmodium falciparum
parasite—which causes the most serious cases of malaria in humans—have
been cataloged to better understand the biology of this parasite. However, the
processes that control how, and when, an RNA transcript is translated into a protein
are not well understood. Now Caro et al. have uncovered which RNA molecules are being translated, and by how
much, during Plasmodium development within the blood. The
transcription and translation of genes in this parasite were found to be tightly
linked processes; the expression of only a few genes was controlled more by the
translation process than by transcription. These translationally regulated genes were
found mainly to be those that encode proteins involved in the parasite's exit from
the red blood cells and spread throughout the bloodstream. Caro et al. discovered that genetic regulation of the malaria parasite resembles a
preset genetic program, rather than a system that responds to changes and external
signals. As such, these findings suggest that targeting such a genetic program within
Plasmodium and preventing its implementation could prove an
effective strategy to curb the spread of malaria. DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.04106.002
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- Florence Caro
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, United States
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Guler JL, Freeman DL, Ahyong V, Patrapuvich R, White J, Gujjar R, Phillips MA, DeRisi J, Rathod PK. Asexual populations of the human malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum, use a two-step genomic strategy to acquire accurate, beneficial DNA amplifications. PLoS Pathog 2013; 9:e1003375. [PMID: 23717205 PMCID: PMC3662640 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1003375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2012] [Accepted: 04/05/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Abstract
Malaria drug resistance contributes to up to a million annual deaths. Judicious deployment of new antimalarials and vaccines could benefit from an understanding of early molecular events that promote the evolution of parasites. Continuous in vitro challenge of Plasmodium falciparum parasites with a novel dihydroorotate dehydrogenase (DHODH) inhibitor reproducibly selected for resistant parasites. Genome-wide analysis of independently-derived resistant clones revealed a two-step strategy to evolutionary success. Some haploid blood-stage parasites first survive antimalarial pressure through fortuitous DNA duplications that always included the DHODH gene. Independently-selected parasites had different sized amplification units but they were always flanked by distant A/T tracks. Higher level amplification and resistance was attained using a second, more efficient and more accurate, mechanism for head-to-tail expansion of the founder unit. This second homology-based process could faithfully tune DNA copy numbers in either direction, always retaining the unique DNA amplification sequence from the original A/T-mediated duplication for that parasite line. Pseudo-polyploidy at relevant genomic loci sets the stage for gaining additional mutations at the locus of interest. Overall, we reveal a population-based genomic strategy for mutagenesis that operates in human stages of P. falciparum to efficiently yield resistance-causing genetic changes at the correct locus in a successful parasite. Importantly, these founding events arise with precision; no other new amplifications are seen in the resistant haploid blood stage parasite. This minimizes the need for meiotic genetic cleansing that can only occur in sexual stage development of the parasite in mosquitoes. Malaria parasites kill up to a million people around the world every year. Emergence of resistance to drugs remains a key obstacle against elimination of malaria. In the laboratory, parasites can efficiently acquire resistance to experimental antimalarials by changing DNA at the target locus. This happens efficiently even for an antimalarial that the parasite has never encountered in a clinical setting. In this study, we formally demonstrate how parasites achieve this feat: first, individual parasites in a population of millions randomly amplify large regions of DNA between short sequence repeats of adenines (A) or thymines (T) that are peppered throughout the malaria parasite genome. The rare lucky parasite that amplifies DNA coding for the target of the antimalarial, along with dozens of its neighboring genes, gains an evolutionary advantage and survives. In a second step, to withstand increasing drug pressure and to achieve higher levels of resistance, each parasite line makes additional copies of this region. This second expansion does not rely on the random A/T-based DNA rearrangements but, instead, a more precise amplification mechanism that retains the unique signature of co-amplified genes created earlier in each parasite. Generation of multiple copies of the target genes in the parasite genome may be the beginning of other beneficial changes for the parasite, including the future acquisition of mutations.
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- Jennifer L. Guler
- Departments of Chemistry and Global Health, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- Departments of Chemistry and Global Health, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- Departments of Chemistry and Global Health, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- Departments of Chemistry and Global Health, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- Departments of Chemistry and Global Health, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States of America
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- Departments of Chemistry and Global Health, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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