Rapid resolution of multi-drug resistance bacterial genome harbouring mcr-1 and blaCMY-2 using MinION sequencing platform

Whole-genome sequencing technologies have revolutionized clinical microbiology and basic microbiology research in unprecedented cost-effective and highly efficient ways. Although next-generation sequencing has become popular to track infectious diseases and characterize the evolution of pathogens, the inherent short reads (usually less than 1 kbp) always result in incomplete assembly of bacterial genomes divided by repetitive elements, such as the rRNA operon and multi-drug resistance (MDR) regions.
Source: International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents - Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research