Evaluating whole-genome sequencing strategies in AMR research through characterisation of mobile genetic elements in wildlife-origin Escherichia coli
Background Resistance against antimicrobials critically important to human medicine has been frequently observed in livestock and clinical settings where the selection pressure imposed by antimicrobial use is high. Today, it is detected in wildlife even in the absence of a direct selection pressure....
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ftmurdochunivall:oai:alma.61MUN_INST:11136621080007891 2024-09-15T18:29:15+00:00 Evaluating whole-genome sequencing strategies in AMR research through characterisation of mobile genetic elements in wildlife-origin Escherichia coli Gunasekera, Samantha Thilini O'Dea, Mark Abraham, Sam Wang, Penghao 2019 pdf https://researchportal.murdoch.edu.au/esploro/outputs/graduate/Evaluating-whole-genome-sequencing-strategies-in-AMR/991005545332607891 https://researchportal.murdoch.edu.au/view/delivery/61MUN_INST/12136621070007891/13137101840007891 eng eng 991005545332607891 https://researchportal.murdoch.edu.au/esploro/outputs/graduate/Evaluating-whole-genome-sequencing-strategies-in-AMR/991005545332607891 https://researchportal.murdoch.edu.au/view/delivery/61MUN_INST/12136621070007891/13137101840007891 alma:61MUN_INST/bibs/991005545332607891 Open text Masters Thesis 2019 ftmurdochunivall 2024-08-15T00:52:48Z Background Resistance against antimicrobials critically important to human medicine has been frequently observed in livestock and clinical settings where the selection pressure imposed by antimicrobial use is high. Today, it is detected in wildlife even in the absence of a direct selection pressure. On Penguin Island, 660 m from the coast of Western Australia, Escherichia coli isolated from little penguin and feral pigeon faecal samples (n = 20) was found to be phenotypically resistant to extended-spectrum cephalosporins and fluoroquinolones. It was hypothesised that the frequent observations of resistance against CIAs in this group of birds were a result of horizontal gene transfer. However, mobile genetic elements have historically been challenging to characterise using second-generation sequencing technology alone. These difficulties have been linked to coverage bias caused by library preparation, and to insufficient read length to assemble long, repetitive genomic regions. To address the limitations of read length, second-generation sequencing technologies were used in conjunction with third-generation sequencing technologies to produce more contiguous assemblies while maintaining accuracy. To address coverage bias, the performance of the Nextera XT and Nextera Flex library preparation kits were evaluated to assess whether either library preparation kit was associated with reduced sequencing bias. Results The results of the library preparation kit comparison found that the Nextera Flex library preparation kit produced more even coverage than the Nextera XT kit, however tagmentation bias, GC content bias, de novo assembly quality and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) gene detection was either unchanged or poorer than Nextera XT. Resistance to extended-spectrum cephalosporins observed in the E. coli isolates was mediated mainly by blaCTX-M-15 and was shown to have circulated through the different isolates via mobile genetic elements such as ISEcp1, IS26 and Tn2. Resistance against fluoroquinolones occurred ... Master Thesis Penguin Island Murdoch University Research Portal |
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Background Resistance against antimicrobials critically important to human medicine has been frequently observed in livestock and clinical settings where the selection pressure imposed by antimicrobial use is high. Today, it is detected in wildlife even in the absence of a direct selection pressure. On Penguin Island, 660 m from the coast of Western Australia, Escherichia coli isolated from little penguin and feral pigeon faecal samples (n = 20) was found to be phenotypically resistant to extended-spectrum cephalosporins and fluoroquinolones. It was hypothesised that the frequent observations of resistance against CIAs in this group of birds were a result of horizontal gene transfer. However, mobile genetic elements have historically been challenging to characterise using second-generation sequencing technology alone. These difficulties have been linked to coverage bias caused by library preparation, and to insufficient read length to assemble long, repetitive genomic regions. To address the limitations of read length, second-generation sequencing technologies were used in conjunction with third-generation sequencing technologies to produce more contiguous assemblies while maintaining accuracy. To address coverage bias, the performance of the Nextera XT and Nextera Flex library preparation kits were evaluated to assess whether either library preparation kit was associated with reduced sequencing bias. Results The results of the library preparation kit comparison found that the Nextera Flex library preparation kit produced more even coverage than the Nextera XT kit, however tagmentation bias, GC content bias, de novo assembly quality and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) gene detection was either unchanged or poorer than Nextera XT. Resistance to extended-spectrum cephalosporins observed in the E. coli isolates was mediated mainly by blaCTX-M-15 and was shown to have circulated through the different isolates via mobile genetic elements such as ISEcp1, IS26 and Tn2. Resistance against fluoroquinolones occurred ... |
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Gunasekera, Samantha Thilini Evaluating whole-genome sequencing strategies in AMR research through characterisation of mobile genetic elements in wildlife-origin Escherichia coli |
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Evaluating whole-genome sequencing strategies in AMR research through characterisation of mobile genetic elements in wildlife-origin Escherichia coli |
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Evaluating whole-genome sequencing strategies in AMR research through characterisation of mobile genetic elements in wildlife-origin Escherichia coli |
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Evaluating whole-genome sequencing strategies in AMR research through characterisation of mobile genetic elements in wildlife-origin Escherichia coli |
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Evaluating whole-genome sequencing strategies in AMR research through characterisation of mobile genetic elements in wildlife-origin Escherichia coli |
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Evaluating whole-genome sequencing strategies in AMR research through characterisation of mobile genetic elements in wildlife-origin Escherichia coli |
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evaluating whole-genome sequencing strategies in amr research through characterisation of mobile genetic elements in wildlife-origin escherichia coli |
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