Advanced Molecular Detection Clips Content (Published on 07/16/2020)
NEWS
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The pandemic virus is slowly mutating. But is it getting more dangerous?
Kupferschmidt K. Science, Jul 14, 2020. -
First NGS-based COVID-19 diagnostic
Nat Biotechnol, Jul 8, 2020. -
SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic May Promote Progress in Paper MDx
Johnson M. 360dx, Jul 10, 2020. -
U.S. must spend $75 billion to fix flawed Covid-19 testing, report says
Herper M. STAT, Jul 16, 2020. -
It's time to begin a national wastewater testing program for Covid-19
Mehrotra A, et al. STAT, Jul 9, 2020. -
Mounting evidence suggests coronavirus is airborne - but health advice has not caught up
Lewis D. Nature, Jul 8, 2020. -
Decades of research on an HIV vaccine boosts the bid for one against coronavirus
Johnson CY, Bernstein L. Washington Post, Jul 14, 2020. -
Single-Cell Sequencing Reveals How Severe COVID-19 Exacerbated by Type I Interferons
GenomeWeb, Jul 13, 2020. -
Researchers Home in on COVID-19 Severity Biomarkers
Abbasi J. JAMA, Jul 14, 2020.
POLICY
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NIH-Wide Strategic Plan for COVID-19 Research
NIH, Jul 13, 2020. -
New Era for Smarter Food Safety Blueprint
FDA, Jul 13, 2020.
CONCEPTS / COMMENTS
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Rigorous wildlife disease surveillance
Watsa M, Wildlife Disease Surveillance Focus Group. Science, Jul 10, 2020. -
The value of antimicrobial peptides in the age of resistance.
Magana Maria et al. The Lancet. Infectious diseases 2020 Jul -
The Covid-19 Vaccine-Development Multiverse.
Heaton Penny M et al. The New England journal of medicine 2020 Jul -
Proteomics and informatics for understanding phases and identifying biomarkers in COVID-19 disease.
Whetton Anthony D et al. Journal of proteome research 2020 Jul -
Pre-existing immunity to SARS-CoV-2: the knowns and unknowns.
Sette Alessandro et al. Nature reviews. Immunology 2020 Jul -
Rushing Science in the Face of a Pandemic Is Understandable but Risky
Gleick P. Sci Am, Jul 16, 2020.
METHODS / TOOLS
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A dual-constriction biological nanopore resolves homonucleotide sequences with high fidelity.
Van der Verren Sander E et al. Nature biotechnology 2020 Jul -
First results of a national external quality assessment scheme for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 genome sequences.
Görzer I et al. Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology 2020 Jul 104537 -
SARS-CoV-2 RNA extraction using magnetic beads for rapid large-scale testing by RT-qPCR and RT-LAMP
Klein S, et al. medRxiv, Jul 11, 2020. -
Evaluation of NGS-based approaches for SARS-CoV-2 whole genome characterisation
Charre C, et al. bioRxiv, Jul 15, 2020. -
Alignment-free machine learning approaches for the lethality prediction of potential novel human-adapted coronavirus using genomic nucleotide
bYin R, et al. bioRxiv, Jul 15, 2020. -
Population Genetics of SARS-CoV-2: Disentangling Effects of Sampling Bias and Infection Clusters.
Liu Qi et al. Genomics, proteomics & bioinformatics 2020 Jul -
Host-Viral Infection Maps Reveal Signatures of Severe COVID-19 Patients.
Bost Pierre et al. Cell 2020 06 (7) 1475-1488.e12 -
GlobalFungi, a global database of fungal occurrences from high-throughput-sequencing metabarcoding studies.
Vetrovský Tomáš et al. Scientific data 2020 Jul (1) 228
EVOLUTION / ECOLOGY / POPULATIONS
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Meningococcal carriage 7 years after introduction of a serogroup A meningococcal conjugate vaccine in Burkina Faso: results from four cross-sectional carriage surveys.
Mbaeyi Sarah et al. The Lancet. Infectious diseases 2020 Jul -
Within-host microevolution of Streptococcus pneumoniae is rapid and adaptive during natural colonisation.
Chaguza Chrispin et al. Nature communications 2020 Jul (1) 3442 -
An update on the origin of SARS-CoV-2: Despite closest identity, bat (RaTG13) and pangolin derived coronaviruses varied in the critical binding site and O-linked glycan residues.
Malaiyan Jeevan et al. Journal of medical virology 2020 Jul -
Evolving sequence mutations in the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV).
AlBalwi Mohammed Ali et al. Journal of infection and public health 2020 Jul -
SARS-CoV-2 from faeces to wastewater treatment: What do we know? A review.
Foladori Paola et al. The Science of the total environment 2020 Jun 140444 -
Comparisons of the genome of SARS-CoV-2 and those of other betacoronaviruses
Rodr?guez-Rom?n E, Gibbs AJ. bioRxiv, Jul 13, 2020. -
Worldwide Geographical and Temporal Analysis of SARS-CoV-2 Haplotypes shows Differential Distribution Patterns
Arevalo SJ, et al. bioRxiv, Jul 13, 2020. -
Rotavirus group A genotype circulation patterns across Kenya before and after nationwide vaccine introduction, 2010-2018.
Mwanga Mike J et al. BMC infectious diseases 2020 Jul (1) 504 -
Abundant and Diverse RNA Viruses in Insects Revealed by RNA-Seq Analysis: Ecological and Evolutionary Implications.
Wu Haoming et al. mSystems 2020 Jul (4) -
Complete Genome Sequence of a Baboon Simian Foamy Virus Isolated from an Infected Human.
Shankar Anupama et al. Microbiology resource announcements 2020 Jul (27) -
Distribution and Occurrence of Amblyomma maculatum sensu lato (Acari: Ixodidae) and Rickettsia parkeri (Rickettsiales: Rickettsiaceae), Arizona and New Mexico, 2017-2019.
Hecht Joy A et al. Journal of medical entomology 2020 Jul
PATHOGENICITY / ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE
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Whole genome sequencing disproves two suspected transmission events of bla NDM between Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Enterobacteriaceae in hospitalized patients.
Kocer Kaan et al. The Journal of hospital infection 2020 Jul -
The Salmonella enterica Plasmidome as a Reservoir of Antibiotic Resistance.
Emond-Rheault Jean-Guillaume et al. Microorganisms 2020 Jul (7) -
Identification of Genetic Alterations Associated with Acquired Colistin Resistance in Klebsiella pneumoniae Isogenic Strains by Whole-Genome Sequencing.
Choi Myeongjin et al. Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) 2020 Jul (7) -
Lateral Gene Transfer Shapes Diversity of Gardnerella spp.
Bohr Lindsey L et al. Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology 2020 293 -
Genomic insights into evolution of extensive drug resistance in Stenotrophomonas maltophilia complex.
Kumar Sanjeet et al. Genomics 2020 Jul -
Large-scale assessment of antimicrobial resistance marker databases for genetic phenotype prediction: a systematic review.
Mahfouz Norhan et al. The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy 2020 Jul -
Antimicrobial resistance, genetic characterization, and molecular epidemiology of Ureaplasma species in males with infertility.
Zhao Lihong et al. European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology 2020 Jul -
"Gene accordions" cause genotypic and phenotypic heterogeneity in clonal populations of Staphylococcus aureus.
Belikova Darya et al. Nature communications 2020 Jul (1) 3526 -
Dissemination and co-circulation of SARS-CoV2 subclades exhibiting enhanced transmission associated with increased mortality in Western Europe and the United States
Hu Y, Riley LW. medRxiv, Jul 15, 2020. -
Virus strain from a mild COVID-19 patient in Hangzhou represents a new trend in SARS-CoV-2 evolution potentially related to Furin cleavage site.
Jin Xi et al. Emerging microbes & infections 2020 Dec (1) 1474-1488 -
A novel human acute encephalitis caused by pseudorabies virus variant strain.
Liu Qingyun et al. Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 2020 Jul -
Characteristics of GII.4 Norovirus Versus Other Genotypes in Sporadic Pediatric Infections in Davidson County, Tennessee, USA.
Zaid Haddadin et al. Clin Infect Dis 2020 7 (7) e1525-e1531 -
High multiple mutations of Plasmodium falciparum-resistant genotypes to sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine in Lagos, Nigeria.
Quan Hong et al. Infectious diseases of poverty 2020 Jul (1) 91
DETECTION / DIAGNOSIS
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Optical maps of plasmids as a proxy for clonal spread of MDR bacteria: a case study of an outbreak in a rural Ethiopian hospital.
Lin Yii-Lih et al. The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy 2020 Jul -
Reconsidering Mycobacterium bovis as a proxy for zoonotic tuberculosis: a molecular epidemiological surveillance study.
Duffy Shannon C et al. The Lancet. Microbe 2020 Jun (2) e66-e73 -
Genomic analyses of Staphylococcus aureus clonal complex 45 isolates does not distinguish nasal carriage from bacteraemia.
Roe Chandler et al. Microbial genomics 2020 Jul -
Development and Validation of a Rapid, Single-Step Reverse Transcriptase Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification (RT-LAMP) System Potentially to Be Used for Reliable and High-Throughput Screening of COVID-19.
Jiang Minghua et al. Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology 2020 331 -
Direct Comparison of SARS-CoV-2 Analytical Limits of Detection across Seven Molecular Assays.
Fung Becky et al. Journal of clinical microbiology 2020 Jul -
Smart Pooling: AI-powered COVID-19 testing
Escobar M, et al. medRxiv, Jul 15, 2020. -
Detection of low-level HCV variants in DAA treated patients: comparison amongst three different NGS data analysis protocols.
Caputo Valeria et al. Virology journal 2020 07 (1) 103
EPIDEMIOLOGY / OUTBREAKS / TRANSMISSION
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Backtracking and forward checking of human listeriosis clusters identified a multiclonal outbreak linked to Listeria monocytogenes in meat products of a single producer.
Lüth Stefanie et al. Emerging microbes & infections 2020 Dec (1) 1600-1608 -
Search and Contain: Impact of an integrated genomic and epidemiological surveillance and response program for control of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales.
Lane Courtney R et al. Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 2020 Jul -
Rapid implementation of SARS-CoV-2 sequencing to investigate cases of health-care associated COVID-19: a prospective genomic surveillance study
Meredith LW, et al. Lancet Infect Dis, Jul 14, 2020. -
Detection and Genetic Characterization of Community-Based SARS-CoV-2 Infections - New York City, March 2020.
Bushman Dena et al. MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report 2020 7 (28) 918-922 -
Distinct patterns of SARS-CoV-2 transmission in two nearby communities in Wisconsin, USA
Moreno GK, et al. medRxiv, Jul 10, 2020. -
Introductions and early spread of SARS-CoV-2 in France, 24 January to 23 March 2020.
Gámbaro Fabiana et al. Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin 2020 07 (26) -
Genomic Analysis of Early SARS-CoV-2 Variants Introduced in Mexico.
Taboada Blanca et al. Journal of virology 2020 Jul -
Revealing COVID-19 transmission in Australia by SARS-CoV-2 genome sequencing and agent-based modeling.
Rockett Rebecca J et al. Nature medicine 2020 Jul -
Probable Vertical Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 Infection.
Demirjian Alicia et al. The Pediatric infectious disease journal 2020 Jul -
Successful containment of horizontal enterovirus infection in a neonatal unit in Singapore through diagnosis by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and direct sequence analysis.
Tan Yee Yin et al. Journal of infection and public health 2020 Jul
ANTIMICROBIALS / VACCINES / INTERVENTIONS
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Vaccine-mediated protection against Campylobacter -associated enteric disease.
Quintel Benjamin K et al. Science advances 2020 Jun (26) eaba4511 -
An mRNA Vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 - Preliminary Report.
Jackson Lisa A et al. The New England journal of medicine 2020 Jul
HOST-MICROBE INTERACTIONS
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Interactions between Borrelia burgdorferi and ticks.
Kurokawa Cheyne et al. Nature reviews. Microbiology 2020 Jul -
Staphylococcus Agr virulence is critical for epidermal colonization and associates with atopic dermatitis development.
Nakamura Yuumi et al. Science translational medicine 2020 Jul (551) -
COVID-19 outcomes and the human genome.
Murray Michael F et al. Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics 2020 07 (7) 1175-1177 -
The role of host genetics in the immune response to SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 susceptibility and severity.
Ovsyannikova Inna G et al. Immunological reviews 2020 Jul -
Assessment of risk conferred by coding and regulatory variations of TMPRSS2 and CD26 in susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 infection in human.
Senapati Sabyasachi et al. Journal of genetics 2020 -
New insights into genetic susceptibility of COVID-19: an ACE2 and TMPRSS2 polymorphism analysis.
Hou Yuan et al. BMC medicine 2020 Jul (1) 216 -
Nasal microbiota dominated by Moraxella spp. is associated with respiratory health in the elderly population: a case control study.
van den Munckhof Ellen H A et al. Respiratory research 2020 Jul (1) 181 -
Whole exome sequencing analyses reveal gene-microbiota interactions in the context of IBD.
Hu Shixian et al. Gut 2020 Jul
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