Author:
Fitzsimons Michael S.,Novotny Mark,Lo Chien-Chi,Dichosa Armand E.K.,Yee-Greenbaum Joyclyn L.,Snook Jeremy P.,Gu Wei,Chertkov Olga,Davenport Karen W.,McMurry Kim,Reitenga Krista G.,Daughton Ashlynn R.,He Jian,Johnson Shannon L.,Gleasner Cheryl D.,Wills Patti L.,Parson-Quintana Beverly,Chain Patrick S.,Detter John C.,Lasken Roger S.,Han Cliff S.
Abstract
The majority of microbial genomic diversity remains unexplored. This is largely due to our inability to culture most microorganisms in isolation, which is a prerequisite for traditional genome sequencing. Single-cell sequencing has allowed researchers to circumvent this limitation. DNA is amplified directly from a single cell using the whole-genome amplification technique of multiple displacement amplification (MDA). However, MDA from a single chromosome copy suffers from amplification bias and a large loss of specificity from even very small amounts of DNA contamination, which makes assembling a genome difficult and completely finishing a genome impossible except in extraordinary circumstances. Gel microdrop cultivation allows culturing of a diverse microbial community and provides hundreds to thousands of genetically identical cells as input for an MDA reaction. We demonstrate the utility of this approach by comparing sequencing results of gel microdroplets and single cells following MDA. Bias is reduced in the MDA reaction and genome sequencing, and assembly is greatly improved when using gel microdroplets. We acquired multiple near-complete genomes for two bacterial species from human oral and stool microbiome samples. A significant amount of genome diversity, including single nucleotide polymorphisms and genome recombination, is discovered. Gel microdroplets offer a powerful and high-throughput technology for assembling whole genomes from complex samples and for probing the pan-genome of naturally occurring populations.
Publisher
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Subject
Genetics(clinical),Genetics
Cited by
51 articles.
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