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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.Mesh:
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Year: 2020 PMID: 32878948 PMCID: PMC7587107 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01893-20
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948