De novo species identification using 16S rRNA gene nanopore sequencing.

ABSTRACT: Nanopore sequencing is rapidly becoming more popular for use in various microbiota-based applications. Major limitations of current approaches are that they do not enable de novo species identification and that they cannot be used to verify species assignments. This severely limits applicability of the nanopore sequencing technology in taxonomic applications. Here, we demonstrate the possibility of de novo species identification and verification using hexamer frequencies in combination with k-means clustering for nanopore sequencing data. The approach was tested on the human infant gut microbiota of 3-month-old infants. Using the hexamer k-means approach we identified two new low abundant species associated with vaginal delivery. In addition, we confirmed both the vaginal delivery associat

SUBMITTER: Angell IL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7585375 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature