GenomicsGenome MedicinePeer-reviewed
Clinical metagenomic identification of Balamuthia mandrillaris encephalitis and assembly of the draft genome: the critical need for reference strain sequencing
Alexander L Greninger, Kevin Messacar, Thelma Dunnebacke-Dixon…·Charles Y Chiu
The paper reports the first draft genome assembly of Balamuthia mandrillaris from a PAM survivor and highlights the need for reference genomes in metagenomic diagnosis.
DOI 10.1186/s13073-015-0235-2