Environmental pollution and the spread of pathogenic microorganisms pose a significant threat to the health of humans and the planet.Thus,understanding and detecting microorganisms is crucial for maintaining a healthy...Environmental pollution and the spread of pathogenic microorganisms pose a significant threat to the health of humans and the planet.Thus,understanding and detecting microorganisms is crucial for maintaining a healthy living environment.Nanopore sequencing is a single-molecule detection method developed in the 1990s that has revolutionized various research fields.It offers several advantages over traditional sequencing methods,including low cost,label-free,time-saving detection speed,long sequencing reading,real-time monitoring,convenient carrying,and other significant advantages.In this review,we summarize the technical principles and characteristics of nanopore sequencing and discuss its applications in amplicon sequencing,metagenome sequencing,and whole-genome sequencing of environmental microorganisms,as well as its in situ application under some special circumstances.We also analyze the advantages and challenges of nanopore sequencing in microbiology research.Overall,nanopore sequencing has the potential to greatly enhance the detection and understanding of microorganisms in environmental research,but further developments are needed to overcome the current challenges.展开更多
With the rapid development of histological techniques and the widespread applica-tion of single-cell sequencing in eukaryotes,researchers desire to explore individual microbial.genotypes and functional expression,whic...With the rapid development of histological techniques and the widespread applica-tion of single-cell sequencing in eukaryotes,researchers desire to explore individual microbial.genotypes and functional expression,which deepens our understanding of microorganisms.In this review,the history of the development of microbial detection technologies was revealed and the difficulties in the application of single-cell sequencing in microorganisms were dissected as well.Moreover,the characteristics of the currently emerging microbial single-cell sequencing(Microbe-seq)technology were summarized,and the prospects of the application of Microbe-seq in microorganisms were distilled based on the current development status.Despite its mature development,the Microbe-seq technology was still in the optimization stage.A retrospective study was conducted,aiming to promote the widespread application of single-cell sequencing in microorganisms and facilitate further improvement in the technol-ogy.展开更多
基金grateful to the financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.22025407,21974144)Institute of Chemistry,Chinese Academy of Sciences。
文摘Environmental pollution and the spread of pathogenic microorganisms pose a significant threat to the health of humans and the planet.Thus,understanding and detecting microorganisms is crucial for maintaining a healthy living environment.Nanopore sequencing is a single-molecule detection method developed in the 1990s that has revolutionized various research fields.It offers several advantages over traditional sequencing methods,including low cost,label-free,time-saving detection speed,long sequencing reading,real-time monitoring,convenient carrying,and other significant advantages.In this review,we summarize the technical principles and characteristics of nanopore sequencing and discuss its applications in amplicon sequencing,metagenome sequencing,and whole-genome sequencing of environmental microorganisms,as well as its in situ application under some special circumstances.We also analyze the advantages and challenges of nanopore sequencing in microbiology research.Overall,nanopore sequencing has the potential to greatly enhance the detection and understanding of microorganisms in environmental research,but further developments are needed to overcome the current challenges.
基金supported by the Key Research and Development Project of Zhejiang Province,China(No.2022C03026)the Zhejiang Medical and Health Technology Project(China)(No.2023RC274)Public Welfare Technology Application Research Program of Huzhou,China(No.2021GY15).
文摘With the rapid development of histological techniques and the widespread applica-tion of single-cell sequencing in eukaryotes,researchers desire to explore individual microbial.genotypes and functional expression,which deepens our understanding of microorganisms.In this review,the history of the development of microbial detection technologies was revealed and the difficulties in the application of single-cell sequencing in microorganisms were dissected as well.Moreover,the characteristics of the currently emerging microbial single-cell sequencing(Microbe-seq)technology were summarized,and the prospects of the application of Microbe-seq in microorganisms were distilled based on the current development status.Despite its mature development,the Microbe-seq technology was still in the optimization stage.A retrospective study was conducted,aiming to promote the widespread application of single-cell sequencing in microorganisms and facilitate further improvement in the technol-ogy.
