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ArticleFrontiers in cellular and infection microbiology2025

HPD-Kit: a comprehensive toolkit for pathogen detection and analysis.

Tengcheng Que, Wen Li, Zhining Zhang, Yunlin He, Kangming He, Hong Qiu, Juan Huang, Zhiwei Lu, Chunlan Jiang, Yongjian Huang and 5 more

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Tengcheng QueFaculty of Data Science, City University of Macau, Macau, Macau SAR, China.
Wen LiLife Sciences Institute, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China.
Zhining ZhangGuangxi Henbio Biotechnology Co., Ltd., Nanning, Guangxi, China.
Yunlin HeGuangxi Henbio Biotechnology Co., Ltd., Nanning, Guangxi, China.
Kangming HeGuangxi Henbio Biotechnology Co., Ltd., Nanning, Guangxi, China.
Hong QiuLife Sciences Institute, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China.
Juan HuangGuangxi Henbio Biotechnology Co., Ltd., Nanning, Guangxi, China.
Zhiwei LuGuangxi Henbio Biotechnology Co., Ltd., Nanning, Guangxi, China.
Chunlan JiangGuangxi Henbio Biotechnology Co., Ltd., Nanning, Guangxi, China.
Yongjian HuangGuangxi Henbio Biotechnology Co., Ltd., Nanning, Guangxi, China.
Hui HuangGuangxi Henbio Biotechnology Co., Ltd., Nanning, Guangxi, China.
Qiuyu WuSchool of Basic Medical Sciences, Youjiang Medical University for Nationalities, Baise, Guangxi, China.
Panyu ChenGuangxi Zhuang Autonomous Terrestrial Wildlife Rescue Research and Epidemic Diseases Monitoring Center, Nanning, Guangxi, China.
Yanling HuLife Sciences Institute, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China.
Wenjian LiuFaculty of Data Science, City University of Macau, Macau, Macau SAR, China.

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Abstract

Introduction: Unbiased metagenomic sequencing (mNGS) is crucial for infectious disease diagnosis and epidemiological surveillance. However, its analysis requires specialized bioinformatics skills, creating barriers for clinicians. We developed HPD-Kit (Henbio Pathogen Detection Toolkit) with an integrated pathogen database to simplify pathogen detection and analysis for both human and animal pathogens. Methods: HPD-Kit includes a specifically curated pathogen database and optimized bioinformatics pipeline. We evaluated its performance using simulated datasets at varying pathogen abundances and clinical samples. The toolkit provides both open-source software and a web interface for streamlined one-click analysis. Results: Validation with simulated data showed HPD-Kit maintains high detection accuracy even at low pathogen abundance. Clinical dataset analysis demonstrated superior pathogen identification compared to conventional methods. The web interface retained this performance while significantly improving usability. Discussion: HPD-Kit effectively addresses the bioinformatics barrier in mNGS analysis while maintaining high accuracy. Its dual open-source and web-based implementation facilitates clinical and public health applications, promoting wider adoption of mNGS technology in diagnostic settings.

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Communicable DiseasesComputational BiologyMetagenomicsSoftwareAnimalsHumansbioinformatics pipelineHPD-Kitmulti-method alignmentNPAspathogen detection

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PMCPMC12081367

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