Towards a post-pandemic future for global pathogen genome sequencing

Pathogen genome sequencing has become a routine part of our response to active outbreaks of infectious disease and should be an important part of our preparations for future epidemics. In this Essay, we discuss the innovations that have enabled routine pathogen genome sequencing, as well as how geno...

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Veröffentlicht in:	PLoS biology 2023-08, Vol.21 (8), p.e3002225-e3002225
Hauptverfasser:	Ladner, Jason T, Sahl, Jason W
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acids Biology and Life Sciences Chromosome Mapping Coronaviruses COVID-19 COVID-19 - epidemiology Disease control Disease Outbreaks DNA sequencing Epidemics Forecasts and trends Gene sequencing Genetic aspects Humans Infectious diseases Influence Medicine and health sciences Methods Nucleotide sequencing Pandemics Pathogenic microorganisms Pathogens Public health Research and Analysis Methods Respiratory diseases SARS-CoV-2 - genetics Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 Viral diseases Viruses
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Zusammenfassung:	Pathogen genome sequencing has become a routine part of our response to active outbreaks of infectious disease and should be an important part of our preparations for future epidemics. In this Essay, we discuss the innovations that have enabled routine pathogen genome sequencing, as well as how genome sequences can be used to understand and control the spread of infectious disease. We also explore the impact of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic on the field of pathogen genomics and outline the challenges we must address to further improve the utility of pathogen genome sequencing in the future.
ISSN:	1545-7885 1544-9173 1545-7885
DOI:	10.1371/journal.pbio.3002225