下一代测序用于检测鸟类临床样本中的微生物代理
Claudio L Afonso1, Anna M Afonso2
1BASE2BIO, 1945 Arlington Drive, Oshkosh, WI 54904, USA.
Veterinary sciences
|December 22, 2023
概括
直接向下一代测序 (tNGS) 和非向NGS (ntNGS) 为识别家禽感染提供了卓越的诊断能力. 这些先进的方法提供了全面的概况,使得鸟类疾病的精确表征和监测成为可能.
科学领域:
- 兽医诊断和鸟类病理学
- 分子生物学和基因组学
- 生物信息学和计算生物学
背景情况:
- 像实时PCR (RT-PCR) 这样的传统方法在全面检测病原体方面存在局限性.
- 下一代测序 (NGS) 技术,包括有针对性的 (tNGS) 和非有针对性的 (ntNGS),正在成为强大的诊断工具.
- 禽类健康管理需要准确有效的方法来识别传染病原体.
研究的目的:
- 审查直接tNGS和ntNGS在家禽中的诊断成果和未来应用.
- 突出NGS在禽病常规诊断技术上的优势.
- 讨论各种技术的融合,以支持NGS在家禽监测中的实施.
主要方法:
- 直接向的下一代测序 (tNGS) 用于精确地描述可疑的病原体.
- 直接非目标NGS (ntNGS) 或不可知诊断,用于识别未知的或意想不到的感染.
- 通过多重总DNA元基因组学或各种样本类型的总RNA测序来实现.
主要成果:
- NGS方法提供高特异性,与多种临床样本的兼容性,以及全面的感染概况 (病毒,细菌,真菌,寄生虫).
- 国家基因系统提供半定量信息,直接的病原体基因型,以及感染病原体突变分析.
- 该技术在诊断特定于家禽的问题方面取得了重大进展.
结论:
- 直接tNGS和ntNGS即将成为兽医中首选的诊断方法,特别是在家禽中.
- 多重复合,自动化,人工智能和云计算的整合将增强NGS用于主动监控的实用性.
- 人类和兽医NGS的进步可以适应改善鸟类健康监测和疾病控制.
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