Use of Whole Genome Sequencing for Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing: From Sequence Data to Resistance Profiles

Abstract

Whole genome sequencing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) isolates has been shown to provide accurate predictions for resistance and susceptibility for many first- and second-line anti-tuberculosis drugs. However, bioinformatic pipelines and mutation catalogs to predict antimicrobial resistances in MTBC isolates are often customized and detailed protocols are difficult to access. Here, we provide a step-by-step workflow for the processing and interpretation of short-read sequencing data and give an overview of available analysis pipelines.

Keywords: BioinformaticsBioinformatics pipeline; MutationMutations catalog; Mycobacterium tuberculosisMycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis) complex; Resistance prediction.