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Using strain-resolved analysis to identify contamination in metagenomics data.

Yue Clare Lou¹, Jordan Hoff², Matthew R Olm^1,3

¹Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA.

|March 2, 2023

Summary

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Internal contamination can impact metagenomics studies. Strain-resolved analysis effectively identifies both internal and external DNA contamination, especially in low-biomass samples.

Keywords:

Contamination Genome-resolved metagenomics Microbiome Strains

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Bioinformatics

Background:

Metagenomics studies are susceptible to DNA contamination, affecting results.
Internal contamination sources within studies are often underreported compared to external sources like kits.

Discussion:

Strain-resolved analysis identified well-to-well contamination on DNA extraction plates in clinical metagenomics datasets.
Contamination risk increases for samples on adjacent plate positions.
Low-biomass samples are more significantly impacted by contamination.

Key Insights:

Genome-resolved strain tracking offers high-resolution detection of contamination in sequencing-based microbiome studies.
Strain-specific methods are crucial for accurate contamination detection.
Contamination assessment should extend beyond standard negative and positive controls.

Outlook:

Implementing strain-tracking workflows can improve the reliability of metagenomics data.
Further research into minimizing and managing internal contamination is warranted.
This approach enhances the integrity of clinical metagenomics research.