Whole genome metagenomic sequencing is a powerful platform enabling the simultaneous
identification of all genes from entirely different kingdoms of organisms in a complex sample …

Background Metagenomic next generation sequencing (mNGS) is becoming increasingly
available for pathogen detection directly from clinical specimens. These tests use target …

Honey bees are large-scale monitoring tools due to their extensive environmental
exploration. In their activities and from the hive ecosystem complex, they get in close contact …

Advances in laboratory techniques have revolutionized parasitology diagnostics over the
past several decades. Widespread implementation of rapid antigen detection tests has …

Background The yield of next-generation sequencing (NGS) added to a Sanger sequencing–
based 16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) gene polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay was …

Viral metagenomics is increasingly applied in viral detection and virome characterization.
Different extraction and enrichment techniques may be adopted, however, reports on their …

Despite diagnostic advances in microbiology, the etiology of neutropenic fever remains
elusive in most cases. In this study, we evaluated the utility of a metagenomic shotgun …

Plastic pollution is a major concern in marine environment as it takes many years to degrade
and is one of the greatest threats to marine life. Plastic surface, referred to as plastisphere …

Opinion statement There are approximately 1.2 million new hematologic malignancy cases
resulting in~ 690,000 deaths each year worldwide, and hematologic malignancies remain …

Mixed infection with multiple species of nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) is difficult to
identify and to treat. Current conventional molecular-based methods for identifying mixed …