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Comment
. 2020 Oct 21;58(11):e01893-20.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.01893-20. Print 2020 Oct 21.

Targeted Metagenomics Offers Insights into Potential Tick-Borne Pathogens

Matthew Thoendel  1
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Targeted Metagenomics Offers Insights into Potential Tick-Borne Pathogens

Matthew Thoendel. J Clin Microbiol. .

Abstract

Tick-borne disease pathogen identification remains a diagnostic challenge due to the multiple tests necessary for diagnosis. Targeted metagenomic sequencing is an evolving method to detect multiple different pathogens with a single test. In this issue of the Journal of Clinical Microbiology, L. Kingry, S. Sheldon, S. Oatman, B. Pritt, et al. (J Clin Microbiol 58:e00147-20, 2020, https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.00147-20) explore 16S rRNA gene-targeted metagenomics to identify bacterial pathogens in 881 of more than 13,000 specimens submitted for tick-borne pathogen testing, giving new insights into suspected tick-borne pathogens.

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  • Targeted Metagenomics for Clinical Detection and Discovery of Bacterial Tick-Borne Pathogens.
    Kingry L, Sheldon S, Oatman S, Pritt B, Anacker M, Bjork J, Neitzel D, Strain A, Berry J, Sloan L, Respicio-Kingry L, Dietrich E, Bloch K, Moncayo A, Srinivasamoorthy G, Hu B, Hinckley A, Mead P, Kugeler K, Petersen J. Kingry L, et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2020 Oct 21;58(11):e00147-20. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00147-20. Print 2020 Oct 21. J Clin Microbiol. 2020. PMID: 32878950 Free PMC article.

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