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Item Prospecting for Zoonotic Pathogens by Using Targeted DNA Enrichment(2023) Enabulele, Egie E.; Clec'h, Winka Le; Roberts, Emma K. (TTU); Thompson, Cody W.; McDonough, Molly M.; Ferguson, Adam W.; Bradley, Robert D. (TTU); Anderson, Timothy J.C.; Platt, Roy N.More than 60 zoonoses are linked to small mammals, including some of the most devastating pathogens in human history. Millions of museum-archived tissues are available to understand natural history of those pathogens. Our goal was to maximize the value of museum collections for pathogen-based research by using targeted sequence capture. We generated a probe panel that includes 39,916 80-bp RNA probes targeting 32 pathogen groups, including bacteria, helminths, fungi, and protozoans. Laboratory-generated, mock-control samples showed that we are capable of enriching targeted loci from pathogen DNA 2,882-6,746-fold. We identified bacterial species in museum-archived samples, including Bartonella, a known human zoonosis. These results showed that probe-based enrichment of pathogens is a highly customizable and efficient method for identifying pathogens from museum-archived tissues.