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ArticleCell reports methods2021

Metatranscriptomics to characterize respiratory virome, microbiome, and host response directly from clinical samples.

Seesandra V Rajagopala, Nicole G Bakhoum, Suman B Pakala, Meghan H Shilts, Christian Rosas-Salazar, Annie Mai, Helen H Boone, Rendie McHenry, Shibu Yooseph, Natasha Halasa and 1 more

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Article in Cell reports methods, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 44 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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44citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
5.7field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

44 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 56 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Seesandra V RajagopalaDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
Nicole G BakhoumDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
Suman B PakalaDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
Meghan H ShiltsDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
Christian Rosas-SalazarDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
Annie MaiDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
Helen H BooneDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
Rendie McHenryDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
Shibu YoosephDepartment of Computer Science, Genomics and Bioinformatics Cluster, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32816, USA.
Natasha HalasaDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
Suman R DasDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center · USMarymount University · USUniversity of Central Florida · USVanderbilt University · US

Funding

Tumor Immunology and Microenvironment Research ProgramP30CA068485 · NCI · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI Ben Ho Park · 1995 to 2026
$172.8M
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY CTSA FOR PEDIATRIC RESEARCHUL1RR024975 · NCRR · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY · PI BERNARD, GORDON RAPHAEL · 2007 to 2011
$45.7M
The Vanderbilt Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (VICTR)UL1TR000445 · NCATS · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI BERNARD, GORDON RAPHAEL · 2012 to 2016
$41.4M
Viral and Host Determinants of Infant and Childhood Allergy and AsthmaU19AI095227 · NIAID · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI Tina V Hartert · 2011 to 2026
$34.9M
The J. Craig Venter Institute Genome Center for Infectious DiseasesU19AI110819 · NIAID · J. CRAIG VENTER INSTITUTE, INC. · PI NELSON, KAREN E., NIERMAN, WILLIAM CHARLES · 2014 to 2018
$29.7M
Shop Module CoreP30EY008126 · NEI · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI David J. Calkins · 1989 to 2026
$19.6M
VANTAGE:Consolidation to create the Vanderbilt Technologies for Advanced GenomicsG20RR030956 · NCRR · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY · PI PIETENPOL, JENNIFER A · 2010 to 2010
$8.7M
Molecular Interrogation of the Host-Pathogen Interface in Idiopathic Subglottic StensosisR01HL146401 · NHLBI · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI GELBARD, ALEXANDER · 2019 to 2023
$1.9M
Integrated Metagenomic and Metatranscriptomic Characterization of Inflammatory Chronic Rhinosinusitis EndotypesR21AI142321 · NIAID · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI DAS, SUMAN RANJAN, TURNER, JUSTIN H · 2020 to 2021
$924k
Establishing the role of the upper airway mycobiome on childhood respiratory outcomesR21AI154016 · NIAID · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI DAS, SUMAN RANJAN, ROSAS-SALAZAR, CHRISTIAN · 2020 to 2021
$468k
Elucidating the role of nasopharyngeal microbiome in Respiratory Syncytial Virus associated diseases in childrenR21AI149262 · NIAID · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI DAS, SUMAN RANJAN · 2020 to 2021
$468k
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We developed a metatranscriptomics method that can simultaneously capture the respiratory virome, microbiome, and host response directly from low biomass samples. Using nasal swab samples, we capture RNA virome with sufficient sequencing depth required to assemble complete genomes. We find a surprisingly high frequency of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and coronavirus (CoV) in healthy children, and a high frequency of RSV-A and RSV-B co-detections in children with symptomatic RSV. In addition, we have identified commensal and pathogenic bacteria and fungi at the species level. Functional analysis revealed that

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MicrobiotaRespiratory Syncytial Virus, HumanRespiratory Syncytial Virus InfectionsChildHumansTranscriptomeVirome

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