Finlay Maguire

TL;DR: A new Resistomes & Variants module provides analysis and statistical summary of in silico predicted resistance variants from 82 pathogens and over 100 000 genomes, able to summarize predicted resistance using the information included in CARD, identify trends in AMR mobility and determine previously undescribed and novel resistance variants.

TL;DR: A dual approach involving high-throughput diversity tag sequencing from both DNA and RNA templates and fluorescent cell counts is used to evaluate the diversity and relative abundance of fungi across marine samples taken from six European near-shore sites, demonstrating the phylogenetic position and environmental distribution of 71 lineages.

TL;DR: Comparison of Liverpool amplification, ARTIC amplification, and bait capture using clinical diagnostics samples shows amplification-free bait capture enriched sequencing of cDNA is a viable method for generating a SARS-CoV-2 genome sequence and for identification of amplification artifacts.

TL;DR: These findings represent the first clear evidence of sustained evolution of SARS-CoV-2 in white-tailed deer and of deer-to-human transmission and an epidemiologically linked human case.

TL;DR: The discovery of a previously unidentified phylogenetically distinct infectious agent of tadpole livers present in a broad range of frogs from both tropical and temperate sites and across all sampled continents demonstrates the high prevalence and global distribution of this infectious protist.