Advanced Molecular Detection Clips Content (Published on 01/21/2021)
NEWS
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Lander Nominated for Science Advisor
GenomeWeb, Jan 19, 2021. -
Pivotal Year for Preprints
Burke L. Inside Higher Ed, Jan 20, 2021. -
Flu vaccine roadmap aims to promote game-changers, equity
Paulsen SK. CIDRAP, Jan 19, 2021. -
"A bloody mess": Confusion reigns over naming of new COVID variants
Callaway, E. Nature, Jan 15, 2021. -
The Coronavirus Is Evolving Before Our Eyes
Hamblin J. Atlantic, Jan 15, 2021. -
What we now know - and don't know - about the coronavirus variants
Joseph A. STAT, Jan 19, 2021. -
Inside the B.1.1.7 Coronavirus Variant
Corum J, Zimmer C. New York Times, Jan 18, 2021. -
A lab in Italy reported a cluster of the U.K. coronavirus variant. But that wasn't enough to stop the spread.
Harlan C, Pitrelli S. Washington Post, Jan 16, 2021. -
Alarming COVID variants show vital role of genomic surveillance
Cyranoski D. Nature, Jan 15, 2021. -
US needs national COVID 'smart testing' strategy, APHL says
McLemon LM. CIDRAP, Jan 19, 2020. -
Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine works just as well against variant first detected in U.K., study indicates
Joseph A. STAT, Jan 20, 2021. -
Could too much time between doses drive the coronavirus to outwit vaccines?
Wadman M. Science, Jan 13, 2021. -
Twins With Covid Help Scientists Untangle the Disease's Genetic Roots
Wu KJ. New York Times, Jan 18, 2021.
CONCEPTS / COMMENTS
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On the origins of SARS-CoV-2
Rasmussen AL. Nature, Jan 13, 2021. -
Airborne Transmission of SARS-CoV-2: What We Know.
Samet Jonathan M et al. Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 2021 Jan -
Is precision medicine relevant in the age of COVID-19?
Zhou Amy et al. Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics 2021 Jan -
The world needs a single naming system for coronavirus variants
(editorial) Nature, Jan 19, 2021. -
SARS-CoV-2 Vaccines: Much Accomplished, Much to Learn.
Connors Mark et al. Annals of internal medicine 2021 Jan -
The clarifying role of time series data in the population genetics of HIV.
Feder Alison F et al. PLoS genetics 2021 Jan (1) e1009050
METHODS / TOOLS
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Principal Component Analysis Applications in COVID-19 Genome Sequence Studies.
Wang Bo et al. Cognitive computation 2021 Jan 1-12 -
Classification and specific primer design for accurate detection of SARS-CoV-2 using deep learning.
Lopez-Rincon Alejandro et al. Scientific reports 2021 01 (1) 947 -
SARS-CoV-2 RECoVERY: a multi-platform open-source bioinformatic pipeline for the automatic construction and analysis of SARS-CoV-2 genomes from NGS sequencing data
De Sabato L, et al. bioRxiv, Jan 18, 2021. -
Employing a systematic approach to biobanking and analyzing clinical and genetic data for advancing COVID-19 research.
Daga Sergio et al. European journal of human genetics : EJHG 2021 Jan
EVOLUTION / ECOLOGY / POPULATIONS
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Genes Influencing Phage Host Range in Staphylococcus aureus on a Species-Wide Scale.
Moller Abraham G et al. mSphere 2021 Jan (1) -
Water Microbiota from a Commercial Alfalfa Sprout Crop over 4 Days of Growth.
Reed Elizabeth et al. Microbiology resource announcements 2021 Jan (2) -
Complete Genome Sequence of Francisella sp. Strain LA11-2445 (FDC406), a Novel Francisella Species Isolated from a Human Skin Lesion.
Öhrman Caroline et al. Microbiology resource announcements 2021 Jan (2) -
Bats are key hosts in the radiation of mammal-associated Bartonella bacteria.
McKee Clifton D et al. Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases 2021 Jan 104719 -
Modeling the population effects of epitope specific escape mutations in SARS-CoV-2 to guide vaccination strategies
Koopman J, et al. medRxiv, Jan 20, 2021. -
Emergence of a novel SARS-CoV-2 strain in Southern California, USA
Zhang W, et al. medRxiv, Jan 20, 2021. -
Emergence and Evolution of a Prevalent New SARS-CoV-2 Variant in the United States
Pater AA, et al. bioRxiv, Jan 13, 2021. -
Emergence of SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.7 Lineage - United States, December 29, 2020-January 12, 2021
Galloway SE, et al. MMWR, Jan 13, 2021. -
SARS-CoV-2 Genomic Variation in Space and Time in Hospitalized Patients in Philadelphia.
Everett John et al. mBio 2021 Jan (1) -
Distinct Patterns of Emergence of SARS-CoV-2 Spike Variants including N501Y in Clinical Samples in Columbus Ohio
Tu H, et al. Jan 19, 2021. -
SARS-CoV-2 Genomic Surveillance in Costa Rica: Evidence of a Divergent Population and an Increased Detection of a Spike T1117I Mutation
Molina JA, et al. bioRxiv, Jan 19, 2021. -
Whole-Genome Analyses Identifies Multiple Reassortant Rotavirus Strains in Rwanda Post-Vaccine Introduction.
Rasebotsa Sebotsana et al. Viruses 2021 Jan (1) -
Identification of a New HIV-1 BC Intersubtype Circulating Recombinant Form (CRF108_BC) in Spain.
Cañada Javier E et al. Viruses 2021 Jan (1)
PATHOGENICITY / ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE
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An outbreak of multiply antibiotic-resistant ST49:ST128:KL11:OCL8 Acinetobacter baumannii isolates at a Sydney hospital.
Hamidian Mohammad et al. The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy 2021 Jan -
A Longitudinal Evaluation of the Bacterial Pathogens Colonizing Chronic Non-Healing Wound Sites at a United States Military Treatment Facility in the Pacific Region.
Nahid Md A et al. Infection and drug resistance 2021 1-10 -
Comparative genomics of Staphylococcus epidermidis from prosthetic-joint infections and nares highlights genetic traits associated with antimicrobial resistance, not virulence.
Månsson Emeli et al. Microbial genomics 2021 Jan -
Increased infections, but not viral burden, with a new SARS-CoV-2 variant
Walker AS, et al. medRxiv, Jan 15, 2021.
DETECTION / DIAGNOSIS
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Integrated Whole-Genome Sequencing Infrastructure for Outbreak Detection and Source Tracing of Salmonella enterica Serotype Enteritidis.
Deng Yinhua et al. Foodborne pathogens and disease 2021 Jan -
Precision long-read metagenomics sequencing for food safety by detection and assembly of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli in irrigation water.
Maguire Meghan et al. PloS one 2021 (1) e0245172 -
Reorganized Genomic Taxonomy of Francisellaceae Enables Design of Robust Environmental PCR Assays for Detection of Francisella tularensis .
Öhrman Caroline et al. Microorganisms 2021 Jan (1) -
An Observational Laboratory-Based Assessment of SARS-CoV-2 Molecular Diagnostics in Benin, Western Africa.
Sander Anna-Lena et al. mSphere 2021 01 (1) -
Saliva viral load is a dynamic unifying correlate of COVID-19 severity and mortality.
Silva Julio et al. medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences 2021 Jan -
SARS-CoV-2 reinfection in a cohort of 43,000 antibody-positive individuals followed for up to 35 weeks
Abu-Raddad LJ, et al. medRxiv, Jan 15, 2021. -
Detection of SARS-Cov-2 RNA in serum is associated with increased mortality risk in hospitalized COVID-19 patients
Rodriguez-Serrano DA, et al. medRxiv, Jan 15, 2021. -
Blood transcriptional biomarkers of acute viral infection for detection of pre-symptomatic SARS-CoV 2 infection
Gupta RK, et al. medRxiv, Jan 20, 2021. -
High throughput wastewater SARS-CoV-2 detection enables forecasting of community infection dynamics in San Diego county
Karthikeyan S, et al. medRxiv, Jan 14, 2021. -
Suitcase Lab for Rapid Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Based on Recombinase Polymerase Amplification Assay.
El Wahed Ahmed Abd et al. Analytical chemistry 2021 Jan -
Tinea Capitis Caused by Microsporum audouninii : A Report of Two Cases from Côte D'Ivoire, West Africa.
Yotsu Rie Roselyne et al. Tropical medicine and infectious disease 2021 Jan (1) -
Evaluation of conventional and four real-time PCR methods for the detection of Leishmania on field-collected samples in Ethiopia.
Merdekios Behailu et al. PLoS neglected tropical diseases 2021 Jan (1) e0008903
EPIDEMIOLOGY / OUTBREAKS / TRANSMISSION
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Improving tuberculosis surveillance by detecting international transmission using publicly available whole genome sequencing data.
Sanchini Andrea et al. Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin 2021 Jan (2) -
Probabilistic transmission models incorporating sequencing data for healthcare-associated Clostridioides difficile outperform heuristic rules and identify strain-specific differences in transmission.
Eyre David William et al. PLoS computational biology 2021 Jan (1) e1008417 -
Characterization and Source Investigation of Multidrug-Resistant Salmonella Anatum from a Sustained Outbreak, Taiwan.
Feng Ye et al. Emerging infectious diseases 2020 Dec (12) 2951-2955 -
Epidemiological Investigation of New SARS-CoV-2 Variant of Concern 202012/01 in England
Gravagnuolo AM, et al. medRxiv, Jan 15, 2021. -
Epidemic waves of COVID-19 in Scotland: a genomic perspective on the impact of the introduction and relaxation of lockdown on SARS-CoV-2
Lycett SJ, et al. medRxiv, Jan 20, 2021. -
Molecular Epidemiological Analysis of the Origin and Transmission Dynamics of the HIV-1 CRF01_AE Sub-Epidemic in Bulgaria.
Alexiev Ivailo et al. Viruses 2021 Jan (1) -
Using phylogenetic surveillance and epidemiological data to understand the HIV-1 transmission dynamics in French Guiana.
Arantes Ighor et al. AIDS (London, England) 2021 Jan -
Using longitudinal genetic-network study to understand HIV treatment-as-prevention: a population-based observational study.
Kang Ruihua et al. AIDS (London, England) 2021 Jan -
Integrating epidemiological and genetic data with different sampling intensities into a dynamic model of respiratory syncytial virus transmission.
Kombe Ivy K et al. Scientific reports 2021 Jan (1) 1463
ANTIMICROBIALS / VACCINES / INTERVENTIONS
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Neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 lineage B.1.1.7 pseudovirus by BNT162b2 vaccine-elicited human sera
Muik A, et al. bioRxiv, Jan 19, 2021. -
SARS-CoV-2 501Y.V2 escapes neutralization by South African COVID-19 donor plasma
Wibmer CK, et al. bioRxiv, Jan 19, 2021. -
A Universal Bacteriophage T4 Nanoparticle Platform to Design Multiplex SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Candidates by CRISPR Engineering
Rao VB, et al. bioRxiv, Jan 20, 2021. -
Impact of SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.7 Spike variant on neutralisation potency of sera from individuals vaccinated with Pfizer vaccine BNT162b2
Collier D, et al. medRxiv, Jan 20, 2021. -
mRNA vaccine-elicited antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 and circulating variants
Wang Z, et al. bioRxiv, Jan 19, 2020.
HOST-MICROBE INTERACTIONS
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Learning the language of viral evolution and escape.
Hie Brian et al. Science (New York, N.Y.) 2021 01 (6526) 284-288 -
Postinfectious Epigenetic Immune Modifications - A Double-Edged Sword
Di Nardo AM, et al. New Engl J Med, Jan 21, 2021. -
The lethal triad: SARS-CoV-2 Spike, ACE2 and TMPRSS2. Mutations in host and pathogen may affect the course of pandemic
Calcagnile M, et al. medRxiv, Jan 14, 2021. -
Comprehensive mapping of mutations to the SARS-CoV-2 receptor-binding domain that affect recognition by polyclonal human serum antibodies
Greaney AJ, et al. bioRxiv, Jan 4, 2021. -
Immunological characteristics govern the transition of COVID-19 to endemicity.
Lavine Jennie S et al. Science (New York, N.Y.) 2021 Jan -
Shorter telomere lengths in patients with severe COVID-19 disease.
Sanchez-Vazquez Raul et al. Aging 2021 Jan (1) 1-15 -
The impact of Spike mutations on SARS-CoV-2 neutralization
Rees-Speer C, et al. bioRxiv, Jan 19, 2021. -
SARS-CoV-2 viral load distribution in different patient populations and age groups reveals that viral loads increase with age
Euser S, et al. medRxiv, Jan 17, 2021. -
Genome-wide association study in 8,956 German individuals identifies influence of ABO histo-blood groups on gut microbiome.
Rühlemann Malte Christoph et al. Nature genetics 2021 Jan -
Large-scale association analyses identify host factors influencing human gut microbiome composition.
Kurilshikov Alexander et al. Nature genetics 2021 Jan -
Lung microbiota predict chronic rejection in healthy lung transplant recipients: a prospective cohort study.
Combs Michael P et al. The Lancet. Respiratory medicine 2021 Jan


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