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MICROORGANISMS
卷 10, 期 4, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms10040711
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microbiome; mycobiome; virome; metagenomics; shotgun; Kraken2; Bracken; Kaiju; quality assessment; clinical microbiology
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- Region Bretagne, France
- Direction de la Recherche Clinique du Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Rennes, France
Metagenomics analysis is widely used for clinical diagnosis, but we need confidence in interpreting the results. In this study, we propose a methodology for taxon identification and abundance assessment of microbiota data, with a focus on quality control and the introduction of an external positive control. The use of multiple complementary classifiers greatly improves the reliability of the analysis results.
Metagenomics analysis is now routinely used for clinical diagnosis in several diseases, and we need confidence in interpreting metagenomics analysis of microbiota. Particularly from the side of clinical microbiology, we consider that it would be a major milestone to further advance microbiota studies with an innovative and significant approach consisting of processing steps and quality assessment for interpreting metagenomics data used for diagnosis. Here, we propose a methodology for taxon identification and abundance assessment of shotgun sequencing data of microbes that are well fitted for clinical setup. Processing steps of quality controls have been developed in order (i) to avoid low-quality reads and sequences, (ii) to optimize abundance thresholds and profiles, (iii) to combine classifiers and reference databases for best classification of species and abundance profiles for both prokaryotic and eukaryotic sequences, and (iv) to introduce external positive control. We find that the best strategy is to use a pipeline composed of a combination of different but complementary classifiers such as Kraken2/Bracken and Kaiju. Such improved quality assessment will have a major impact on the robustness of biological and clinical conclusions drawn from metagenomic studies.
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