Healthcare-associated infection surveillance
See how NGS is used to identify the genetic makeup of pathogens for more precise identification and tracking of outbreaks and transmission routes than ever before.
Whole-genome sequencing (WGS) of microbial isolates is an important tool for mapping genomes of novel organisms, finishing genomes of known organisms, or comparing genomes across multiple samples. Sequencing entire bacterial, viral, and other microbial genomes is important for generating accurate reference genomes, for microbial identification, and for other comparative genomic studies. 1-6
Unlike traditional methods, NGS-based microbial genome sequencing doesn’t rely on labor-intensive cloning steps, saving time and simplifying the workflow. NGS can identify low-frequency variants and genome rearrangements that may be missed or are too expensive to identify using other methods.