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The science and applications of microbial genomics : workshop summary
- Author(s):
- Choffnes, Eileen R, author
- Olsen, LeighAnne, author
- Wizemann, Theresa M, author
- Institute of Medicine (US) Forum on Microbial Threats, sponsoring body
- Workshop on the Science and Applications of Microbial Genomics (2012 Washington DC)
- Title(s):
- The science and applications of microbial genomics : workshop summary / Eileen R. Choffnes, LeighAnne Olsen, and Theresa Wizemann, rapporteurs ; Forum on Microbial Threats, Board on Global Health, Institute of Medicine of the National Academies.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Publisher:
- Washington, D.C. : The National Academies Press, [2013]
- Description:
- 1 online resource (1 PDF file (xxiv, 403 pages)) : illustrations
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Language:
- English
- ISBN:
- 9780309268196
0309268192
- Electronic Links:
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK131809/
- Summary:
- On June 12 and 13, 2012, the Institute of Medicine's (IOM's) Forum on Microbial Threats convened a public workshop in Washington, DC, to discuss the scientific tools and approaches being used for detecting and characterizing microbial species, and the roles of microbial genomics and metagenomics to better understand the culturable and unculturable microbial world around us. Through invited presentations and discussions, participants examined the use of microbial genomics to explore the diversity, evolution, and adaptation of microorganisms in a wide variety of environments; the molecular mechanisms of disease emergence and epidemiology; and the ways that genomic technologies are being applied to disease outbreak trace back and microbial surveillance. Points that were emphasized by many participants included the need to develop robust standardized sampling protocols, the importance of having the appropriate metadata (e.g., the sequencing platform used, sampling information, culture conditions), data analysis and data management challenges, and information sharing in real time.
- MeSH:
- Genetics, Microbial*
Genome, Microbial*
Metagenomics
Microbiological Phenomena/genetics
- Publication Type(s):
- Congress
- Notes:
- Title from PDF title page.
Includes bibliographical references.
Issued also in print.
Financial support for this project was provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Food and Drug Administration; U.S. Department of Defense, Department of the Army: Global Emerging Infections Surveillance and Response System, Medical Research and Materiel Command, and the Defense Threat Reduction Agency; U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; U.S. Department of Homeland Security; U.S. Agency for International Development; Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences; the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, American Society for Microbiology; sanofi pasteur; Burroughs Wellcome Fund; GlaxoSmithKline; Infectious Diseases Society of America; and the Merck Company Foundation.
- Other ID:
- (OCoLC)837646089
- NLM ID:
- 101619996 [Electronic Resource]