We developed a portable system for 16S rDNA analyses consisting of a nanopore
technology-based sequencer, the MinION, and laptop computers, and assessed its potential …

Rapid identification of bacterial pathogens is crucial for appropriate and adequate antibiotic
treatment, which significantly improves patient outcomes. 16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) gene …

Purpose. The new third-generation sequencing platform MinION is an attractive
maintenance-free and disposable portable tool that can perform long-read and real-time …

Abstract MinION (Oxford Nanopore Technologies), a portable nanopore sequencer, was
introduced in 2014 as a new DNA sequencing technology. MinION is now widely used …

Identification of bacteria causing tissue infections can be comprehensive and, in the cases of
non-or slow-growing bacteria, near impossible with conventional methods. Performing …

Purpose. Bloodstream infections are major causes of morbidity and mortality that lead to
prolonged hospital stays and higher medical costs. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the …

Metagenomic sequencing for infectious disease diagnostics is an important tool that holds
promise for use in the clinical laboratory. Challenges for implementation so far include high …

The MinION sequencer has made in situ sequencing feasible in remote locations. Following
our initial demonstration of its high performance off planet with Earth-prepared samples, we …

Abstract The MinION sequencer (Oxford Nanopore Technologies) is a paradigm shifting
device allowing rapid, real time long read sequencing of nucleic acids. Yet external …

Background Species-level genetic characterization of complex bacterial communities has
important clinical applications in both diagnosis and treatment. Amplicon sequencing of the …