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| Title |
Metagenomic identification of viral pathogens
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Trends in Biotechnology, February 2013
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| DOI | 10.1016/j.tibtech.2013.01.016 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Kyle Bibby |
| Abstract |
The target-independent identification of viral pathogens using 'shotgun' metagenomic sequencing is an emerging approach with potentially wide applications in clinical diagnostics, public health monitoring, and viral discovery. In this approach, all viral nucleic acids present in a sample are sequenced in a random, shotgun manner. Pathogens are then identified without the prerequisite of searching for a specific viral pathogen. In this opinion article, I discuss the current state and future research directions for this emerging and disruptive technology. With further technical developments, viral metagenomics has the potential to be deployed as a powerful and widely adopted tool, transforming the way that viral disease is researched, monitored, and treated. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 7 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 57% |
| Unknown | 3 | 43% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 3 | 43% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 2 | 29% |
| Scientists | 2 | 29% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 277 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 2% |
| Brazil | 5 | 2% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 1% |
| South Africa | 2 | <1% |
| Sweden | 2 | <1% |
| Portugal | 1 | <1% |
| Israel | 1 | <1% |
| Australia | 1 | <1% |
| Switzerland | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 7 | 3% |
| Unknown | 248 | 90% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 59 | 21% |
| Researcher | 52 | 19% |
| Student > Master | 38 | 14% |
| Student > Bachelor | 36 | 13% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 15 | 5% |
| Other | 45 | 16% |
| Unknown | 32 | 12% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 120 | 43% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 37 | 13% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 18 | 6% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 15 | 5% |
| Environmental Science | 11 | 4% |
| Other | 32 | 12% |
| Unknown | 44 | 16% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 3. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 17 October 2020.
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