Feuerriegel Silke, Schleusener Viola, Beckert Patrick, Kohl Thomas A, Miotto Paolo, Cirillo Daniela M, Cabibbe Andrea M, Niemann Stefan, Fellenberg Kurt
Molecular Mycobacteriology, Research Center Borstel, Borstel, Germany German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Borstel Site, Borstel, Germany.
Bioinformatics, Research Center Borstel, Borstel, Germany.
J Clin Microbiol. 2015 Jun;53(6):1908-14. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00025-15. Epub 2015 Apr 8.
Antibiotic-resistant tuberculosis poses a global threat, causing the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people annually. While whole-genome sequencing (WGS), with its unprecedented level of detail, promises to play an increasingly important role in diagnosis, data analysis is a daunting challenge. Here, we present a simple-to-use web service (free for academic use at http://phyresse.org). Delineating both lineage and resistance, it provides state-of-the-art methodology to life scientists and physicians untrained in bioinformatics. It combines elaborate data processing and quality control, as befits human diagnostics, with a treasure trove of validated resistance data collected from well-characterized samples in-house and worldwide.
耐抗生素结核病构成全球威胁,每年导致数十万人死亡。虽然全基因组测序(WGS)具有前所未有的详细程度,有望在诊断中发挥越来越重要的作用,但数据分析却是一项艰巨的挑战。在此,我们展示了一个易于使用的网络服务(学术用途免费,网址为http://phyresse.org)。它既能描绘谱系又能确定耐药性,为未接受生物信息学培训的生命科学家和医生提供了最先进的方法。它将精心的数据处理和质量控制(这适合人类诊断)与从内部和全球特征明确的样本中收集的大量经过验证的耐药性数据相结合。