Although next-generation sequencing (NGS) technology revolutionized sequencing, offering
a tremendous sequencing capacity with groundbreaking depth and accuracy, it continues to …

Since its introduction, nanopore sequencing has enhanced our ability to study complex
microbial samples through the possibility to sequence long reads in real time using …

Most experiments studying bacterial microbiomes rely on the PCR amplification of all or part
of the gene for the 16S rRNA subunit, which serves as a biomarker for identifying and …

The long-read amplicon provides a species-level solution for the community. With the
improvement of nanopore flowcells, the accuracy of Oxford Nanopore Technologies (ONT) …

Nanopore sequencing is a promising technology used for 16S rRNA gene amplicon
sequencing as it can provide full-length 16S reads and has a low up-front cost that allows …

While traditional microbiological freshwater tests focus on the detection of specific bacterial
indicator species, including pathogens, direct tracing of all aquatic DNA through …

Since the exploration of sequencing began in 2005, third and next-generation sequencing
(TGS and NGS) technologies have fundamentally changed metagenomics research. These …

Cultural heritage objects constitute a very diverse environment, inhabited by various
bacteria and fungi. The impact of these microorganisms on the degradation of artworks is …

A long-standing challenge in human microbiome research is achieving the taxonomic and
functional resolution needed to generate testable hypotheses about the gut microbiota's …

For the past two decades, microbial monitoring of the International Space Station (ISS) has
relied on culture-dependent methods that require return to Earth for analysis. This has a …