A metagenomic DNA sequencing assay that is robust against environmental DNA contamination

ABSTRACT Metagenomic DNA sequencing is a powerful tool to characterize microbial communities but is sensitive to environmental DNA contamination, in particular when applied to samples with low microbial biomass. Here, we present contamination-free metagenomic DNA sequencing (Coffee-seq), a metagenomic sequencing assay that is robust against environmental contamination. The core idea of Coffee-seq is to tag the DNA in the sample prior to DNA isolation and library preparation with a label that can be recorded by DNA sequencing. Any contaminating DNA that is introduced in the sample after tagging can then be bioinformatically identified and removed. We applied Coffee-seq to screen for infections from microorganisms with low burden in blood and urine, to identify COVID-19 co-infection, to characterize the urinary microbiome, and to identify microbial DNA signatures of inflammatory bowel disease in blood..

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Preprint

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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bioRxiv.org - (2022) vom: 28. Okt. Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2022

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Mzava, Omary [VerfasserIn]
Cheng, Alexandre Pellan [VerfasserIn]
Chang, Adrienne [VerfasserIn]
Smalling, Sami [VerfasserIn]
Kounatse, Liz-Audrey Djomnang [VerfasserIn]
Lenz, Joan [VerfasserIn]
Longman, Randy [VerfasserIn]
Steadman, Amy [VerfasserIn]
Salvatore, Mirella [VerfasserIn]
Suthanthiran, Manikkam [VerfasserIn]
Lee, John R. [VerfasserIn]
Mason, Christopher E. [VerfasserIn]
Dadhania, Darshana [VerfasserIn]
De Vlaminck, Iwijn [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

570
Biology

doi:

10.1101/2021.11.22.469599

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XBI033073503