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ReviewFood microbiology2019

The use of next generation sequencing for improving food safety: Translation into practice.

Balamurugan Jagadeesan, Peter Gerner-Smidt, Marc W Allard, Sébastien Leuillet, Anett Winkler, Yinghua Xiao, Samuel Chaffron, Jos Van Der Vossen, Silin Tang, Mitsuru Katase and 5 more

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Review in Food microbiology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 131 papers.

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131citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

131 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors.

Balamurugan JagadeesanNestlé Research, Nestec Ltd, Route du Jorat 57, Vers-chez-les-Blanc, CH-1000, Lausanne 26, Switzerland. Electronic address: Balamurugan.Jagadeesan@rdls.nestle.com.
Peter Gerner-SmidtCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, MS-CO-3, 1600 Clifton Road, 30329-4027, Atlanta, USA.
Marc W AllardUS Food and Drug Administration, 5001 Campus Drive, College Park, MD, 02740, USA.
Sébastien LeuilletInstitut Mérieux, Mérieux NutriSciences, 3 route de la Chatterie, 44800, Saint Herblain, France.
Anett WinklerCargill Deutschland GmbH, Cerestarstr. 2, 47809, Krefeld, Germany.
Yinghua XiaoArla Innovation Center, Agro Food Park 19, 8200, Aarhus, Denmark.
Samuel ChaffronLaboratoire des Sciences du Numérique de Nantes (LS2N), CNRS UMR 6004 - Université de Nantes, 2 rue de la Houssinière, 44322, Nantes, France.
Jos Van Der VossenThe Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research, TNO, Utrechtseweg 48, 3704 HE, Zeist, NL, the Netherlands.
Silin TangMars Global Food Safety Center, Yanqi Economic Development Zone, 101407, Beijing, China.
Mitsuru KataseFuji Oil Co., Ltd., Sumiyoshi-cho 1, Izumisano Osaka, 598-8540, Japan.
Peter McClureMondelēz International, Linden 3, Bournville Lane, B30 2LU, Birmingham, United Kingdom.
Bon KimuraTokyo University of Marine Science & Technology, Konan 4-5-7, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 108-8477, Japan.
Lay Ching ChaiInstitute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
John ChapmanUnilever Research & Development, Postbus, 114, 3130 AC, Vlaardingen, the Netherlands.
Kathie GrantGastrointestinal Bacteria Reference Unit, National Infection Service, Public Health England, 61 Colindale Avenue, London, NW9 5EQ, United Kingdom. Electronic address: Kathie.Grant@phe.gov.uk.

Funding

Intramural CDC HHS CC999999
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) combined with powerful bioinformatic approaches are revolutionising food microbiology. Whole genome sequencing (WGS) of single isolates allows the most detailed comparison possible hitherto of individual strains. The two principle approaches for strain discrimination, single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) analysis and genomic multi-locus sequence typing (MLST) are showing concordant results for phylogenetic clustering and are complementary to each other. Metabarcoding and metagenomics, applied to total DNA isolated from either food materials or the production environment, allows the identification of complete microbial populations. Metagenomics identifies the entire gene content and when coupled to transcriptomics or proteomics, allows the identification of functional capacity and biochemical activity of microbial populations. The focus of this review is on the recent use and future potential of NGS in food microbiology and on current challenges. Guidance is provided for new users, such as public health departments and the food industry, on the implementation of NGS and how to critically interpret results and place them in a broader context. The review aims to promote the broader application of NGS technologies within the food industry as well as highlight knowledge gaps and novel applications of NGS with the aim of driving future research and increasing food safety outputs from its wider use.

Indexed as

Food SafetyHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingComputational BiologyFood IndustryFood MicrobiologyGenomicsMultilocus Sequence TypingPolymorphism, Single NucleotidePractice Guidelines as TopicSequence Analysis, DNAData sharingFood safety and qualityImplementationMetabarcodingMetagenomicsMicrobiologyNext generation sequencingWhole genome sequencing

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PMID30621881
PMCPMC6492263

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