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PREFI LEC: DNA SEQUENCING Flashcards

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Refers to the order of the nucleotides in the DNA molecule

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DNA SEQUENCE

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Applications of DNA sequencing in medical laboratory:
1. Detection of mutation 2. Typing microorganisms 3. Identifying human haplotypes 4. Designating polymorphisms 5. Treatment strategies

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DNA SEQUENCE

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Sequencing Methods:

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  1. Direct sequencing: manual and automated
  2. Pyrosequencing
  3. Bisulfite DNA sequencing
  4. RNA sequencing
  5. Next-Generation sequencing
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Direct determination of the order, or sequence of nucleotides in a DNA polymer

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DIRECT SEQUENCING

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Most specific & direct method for identifying genetic lesions (mutations)/ polymorphisms

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DIRECT SEQUENCING

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2 TYPES OF DIRECT SEQUENCING

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  1. Manual sequencing (chemical/ MaxamGilbert & Sanger sequencing)
  2. Automated fluorescent sequencing (dye primer & dye terminator sequencing)
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2 PROCESS IN MANUAL DNA SEQUENCING

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  1. Chemical (Maxam-Gilbert) Sequencing
  2. Dideoxy Chain Termination (Sanger) Sequencing
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 Requires a ds/ss version of the DNA region to be sequenced, with 1 end radioactively labeled (32P)

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  1. Chemical (Maxam-Gilbert) Sequencing
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 Allan M. Maxam & Walter Gilbert

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Chemical (Maxam-Gilbert) Sequencing

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Sequencing proceeds in 4 separate reactions

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Chemical (Maxam-Gilbert) Sequencing

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Template used in Chemical (Maxam-Gilbert) Sequencing

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labeled fragment

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Addition of a ______ = ssDNA would break at specific nucleotides

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strong reducing agent (10% piperidine)

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After reactions: fragments will be separated by size on a ______

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denaturing polyacrylamide gel (6-20%)

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Short fragments (up to 50bp) =

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1-2 hours

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Long fragments (>150 bp) =

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7-8 hours

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 Frederick Sanger
 Uses dideoxynucleotides (ddNTPs) to determine the order/sequence of nucleotides in a nucleic acid
 Primer complementary to DNA to be sequenced

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Dideoxy Chain Termination (Sanger) Sequencing

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Product detection of sequencing of Dideoxy Chain Termination (Sanger) Sequencing

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  1. Primer is attached at the 5’ end to a 32P/fluorescent dye-labeled nucleotide
  2. Incorporate 32P/35S-labeled dNTPs in the nucleotide sequencing reaction mix (internal labeling)
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are added, terminating the DNA synthesis (chain termination)

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ddNTPs

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5’-3’ phosphodiester bond cannot be established to incorporate a subsequent nucleotide

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Lack OH

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Components: Mixed in 4 reaction tubes

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  1. DNA template (PCR product)
  2. Radioactively-labeled primer
  3. Enzyme (DNA polymerase)
  4. dNTPs (all 4)
  5. Buffer (20 mM EDTA, formamide, gel tracking/loading dyes)
  6. Different ddNTPs in each of the 4 tubes
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Sequencing reaction of Dideoxy Chain Termination (Sanger) Sequencing

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thermal cycler (cycler sequencing)

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Automated reading of DNA sequence ladder requires fluorescent dyes (4 distinct colors) to label primers / sequencing events
1. Fluorescein
2. Rhodamine
3. Bodipy (4,4-difluoro-4-bora-3a,4a-diazas-indacene)

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AUTOMATED FLUORESCENT SEQUENCING

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Fluorescent dyes can be distinguished by

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automated sequencers

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Approaches (to label fragments according to their terminal ddNTP):

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dye primer & dye terminator sequencing

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Fragments ending in ddATP, read as A in the sequence =

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green dye

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Fragments ending in ddCTP, read as C in the sequence =

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blue dye

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Fragments ending in ddGTP, read as G in the sequence =

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black/yellow dye

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Fragments ending in ddTTP, read as C in the sequence =

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red dye

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4 different fluorescent dyes are attached to 4 separate aliquots of the sample

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Dye Primer Sequencing

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Dye molecules are attached to the 5’ end of the primer = 4 versions of the same primer w/ different dye labels

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Dye Primer Sequencing

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Products are labeled at the 5’ end using the dye color associated w/ the ddNTP at the end of the fragment

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Dye Primer Sequencing

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1 of the 4 fluorescent dyes attached to each of the ddNTPs

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Dye Terminator Sequencing

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All 4 sequencing reactions are performed in the same tube

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Dye Terminator Sequencing

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Product fragments are labeled at the 3’ end

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Dye Terminator Sequencing

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 4 sets of sequencing products in each reaction are loaded onto a single gel lane/capillary
 Fluorescent dye colors distinguish which nucleotide is at the end of each fragment
 Fluorescent detection equipment yields results as electropherogram
 Base calling: process of bases ID in a sequence by sequencing software  If not clear, N will replace A, C, T, or G

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Automated Electrophoresis

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Determines a DNA sequence without having to make a sequencing ladder

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PYROSEQUENCING

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 Relies on the generation of light (luminescence) when nucleotides are added to a growing DNA strand
 No gels, fluorescent dyes, ddNTPs

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PYROSEQUENCING

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Reaction mix components PYROSEQUENCING

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  1. ssDNA template 2. Sequencing prime 3. Sulfurylase 4. Luciferase 5. Substrates: adenosine-5’-phosphosulfate (APS) & luciferin
  2. 1 of the 4 dNTPs is added to predetermined order of the reaction
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A.K.A. methylation-specific sequencing

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BISULFITE DNA SEQUENCING

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 Chain termination sequencing designed to detect methylated cytosine nucleotides
 2-4 µg of genomic DNA is cut with restriction enzymes to facilitate denaturation

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BISULFITE DNA SEQUENCING

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DNA is denatured (97ºC for 5 mins) & exposed to bisulfate solution (sodium bisulfite, NaOH, hydroquinone) for 16-20 hrs
 Cytosines are deaminated  uracil  5-methylcytosines are unchanged  Can be detected by Sanger sequencing/ pyrosequencing

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BISULFITE DNA SEQUENCING

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 Early approaches: used RNase to cut endlabeled RNA at specific nucleotides
 Other approaches:
 based on amino acid sequence  based on sequencing of its complementary DNA

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RNA SEQUENCING

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 Based on single-molecule sequencing technology & virtual terminator nucleotides  mRNA is captured by immobilized polydT oligomers (through their polyA tails)
 RNA w/o polyA tails: initial treatment w/ polyA polymerase
 4 reversibly dye-labeled nucleotides are sequentially added

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DIRECT RNA SEQUENCING

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A.K.A. massive parallel sequencing

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NEXT-GENERATION SEQUENCING (NGS)

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 Designed to sequence large numbers of templates carrying millions of bases
 Powerful computer data assembly systems (bioinformatics, computer software and support) are required

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NEXT-GENERATION SEQUENCING (NGS)

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Require the preparation of a sequencing library (sets of DNA fragments representing the regions to be sequenced)

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NEXT-GENERATION SEQUENCING (NGS)

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 Collection of genes that have been grouped for testing, enabling simultaneous sequencing of all genes (2 to >1000 genes)
 Focuses on targeted selection of specific genes for a specific purpose

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Gene Panels

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3 TYPES OF Gene Panels

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HOT SPOT PANEL
TARGETED PANEL
VERY LARGE PANEL

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target regions of specific genes known to affect treatment response, disease state, or clinical condition

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“Hot-spot” panels

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critical genes in particular diseases (hematological-cancer specific, solidtumor specific)

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Targeted panels

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diagnostic, prognostic, discovery purposes

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Very large panels (>3000 genes)

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 Collection of DNA fragments (100-1000 bp) to be sequenced
 Represents a broad, comprehensive collection of DNA sequences (e.g., genomic or cDNA), allowing for genome-wide/large-scale analyses

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NGS Library

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synthetic short dsDNA carrying sequences complementary to a single primer pair, which may contain short sequences that will ID the sample (indexing / bar coding)

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 The regions to be sequenced are enriched by:
1. Probe hybridization
 Probes = biotinylated oligonucleotides complementary to specific gene regions

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Targeted Libraries

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loss of library fragments from the sequenced regions

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Allele dropout

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4 NGS Platforms

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  1. Ion-conductance
  2. Reversible dye terminator sequencing
  3. Sequencing by ligation
  4. Nanopore sequencing
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Indexed libraries (gene panels) are amplified using primers immobilized on microparticles (beads) in aqueous oil emulsion using adapters on the library fragments complementary to the immobilized primers

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Ion-Conductance

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 Captured/amplified fragments are hybridized to immobilized primers on a solid surface (flow cell)
 Labeled nucleotides are applied to the flow cell & incorporated into growing chains by DNA polymerase at each polony location

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Reversible Dye Terminator Sequencing

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Uses a pool of labeled oligonucleotide DNA ligase to identify the template sequence through the known probe sequences

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Sequencing by Ligation

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 Does not require fragmentation & amplification of the template DNA
 Each nucleotide can be identified by a disruption in current as it passes through the pore
 Also used for direct RNA sequencing

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Nanopore Sequencing

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 Optical signals are translated to a nucleotide sequence (base calling), which is measured by the Phred score, acceptable = 2-3 (100-1000-fold certainty of a correct call)
 Each sequence is compared to a reference sequence (“normal”) through read alignment

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Data Analysis

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based on comparison w/ the reference sequence (SNVs, indels, rearrangement sequences, CNVs)

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Variant ID

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Sequence variations from the reference are arranged in a

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variant call file (VCF)

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performed for critical variants ID

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Annotations

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t or f

Confidence in the variant call is determined by sequence quality & coverage = at least 500x (recommended)

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Involves using computer technology (in silico) to collect, store, analyze, & disseminate biological data & information (computational biology)

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BIOINFORMATICS

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 System for homology searches
 Searches GenBank  Searches can be made of NA & amino acid sequences
 Limits & parameters can be added (type of organisms)
 Matches/hits = diagram showing alignments & color code

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BASIC LOCAL ALIGNMENT SEARCH
TOOL (BLAST)

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Assigned a universal nomenclature for mixed, degenerate, or wobble bases

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International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry and the International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular
Biology (IUB)

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Assigned a universal nomenclature for mixed, degenerate, or wobble bases

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International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry and the International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular
Biology (IUB)

70
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to decipher the sequence of the complete human genetic material (entire genome), identify all genes contained within the genome, & provide research tools to analyze all this genetic information

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THE HUMAN GENOME PROJECT (HGP) primary mission

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THE HUMAN GENOME PROJECT (HGP) established and headed by??

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National Institutes of Health (NIH) headed by James Watson

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1st complete genome sequence (1984)

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Epstein-Barr virus

73
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_____ (Institute Genomic Research) completed the:
 1st sequence of a free-living organism (Haemophilus influenzae)
 Sequence of the smallest free-living organism (Mycoplasma genitalium)

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Craig Venter & colleague

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1st sequence of a free-living organism

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Haemophilus influenzae

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Sequence of the smallest free-living organism

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Mycoplasma genitalium

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