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Next-generation sequencing technologies and their application to the study and control of bacterial infections

Next-generation sequencing technologies and their application to the study and control of bacterial infections

This study examines the challenge of comparability of different sequencing platforms and discusses the historical background and characteristics of the most commonly used sequencing instruments. Next-generation sequencing is a technology that could potentially replace many traditional microbiological workflows, providing clinicians and public health specialists with more actionable information than hitherto achievable. This paper hypothesises that the future directions of the technology will move it towards performing sequencing directly from the clinical specimen, leading to another fundamental transformation of clinical diagnostics and public health surveillance.


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Date published: 2018
Published by: Elsevier
Type of resource: Journal article
Resource topic: Next-generation sequencing


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Pages: 7
File type: (709 KB)

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