Hybrid selection for sequencing pathogen genomes from clinical samples

Alexandre Melnikov, Kevin Galinsky, Peter Rogov, Timothy Fennell, Daria V. Tyne, Carsten Russ, Rachel Daniels, Kayla Barnes, James Bochicchio, Daouda Ndiaye, Papa D. Sene, Dyann F. Wirth, Chad Nusbaum, Sarah K. Volkman, Bruce W. Birren, Andreas Gnirke, Daniel E. Neafsey

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Abstract

We have adapted a solution hybrid selection protocol to enrich pathogen DNA in clinical samples dominated by human genetic material. Using mock mixtures of human and Plasmodium falciparum malaria parasite DNA as well as clinical samples from infected patients, we demonstrate an average of approximately 40-fold enrichment of parasite DNA after hybrid selection. This approach will enable efficient genome sequencing of pathogens from clinical samples, as well as sequencing of endosymbiotic organisms such as Wolbachia that live inside diverse metazoan phyla.
Original languageEnglish
Article numberr73
JournalGenome Biology
Volume12
Issue number8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 11 Aug 2011
Externally publishedYes

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