Dr Anna McNaughton and fellow researchers from the Translational Gastroenterology Unit have developed laboratory and bioinformatic methods enabling accurate HBV sequencing using the Nanopore platform
Illumina and Nanopore methods for whole genome sequencing of hepatitis B virus (HBV)
Research
14 May 2019
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infects 290 million people worldwide. Oxford Nanopore Technology sequencing platforms provide potential for sequencing the whole HBV genome in a single read, facilitating improved insights into virus epidemiology, diversity, and pathogenesis.