Metagenomic analysis of blood samples from ten COVID-19 patients in Wuhan, China

Jiewei Ding, Hui Long, Wei Wang, Baoli Zhu, Waterfield Nicholas R., Qiang Wang, Yun Wu, Shen Cen, Qingming Wu

Abstract


Metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) of samples from 10 patients with documented SARS-CoV-2 in Wuhan, China from Feb 3rd to Mar 13th identified atypical coinfection of chlamydophilla and avocado sunblotch viroid in 1 of 10 blood samples from a critically ill patient. Furthermore, LEfSe analysis revealed that SARS-CoV-2 infection significantly reshaped the blood microbial community. The patients showed an increase of bacteria belonging to Campylobacterales and Rickettsiales order whereas healthy volunteers were highly colonized by Proteobacteria and Actinobacteria. Collectively, our study highlights the importance of microbial sampling and judicious use of antimicrobials in severe and critically ill COVID-19 patients, and provides insights into the changes in microbial community composition by SARS-CoV-2 infection.


Keywords


Metagenomics, SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, Coinfection,LEfSe analysis

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.21092/jav.v12i3.110

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