Leveraging prior viral genome sequencing data to make predictions on whether an
unknown, emergent virus harbors a 'phenotype-of-concern'has been a long-sought goal of …

Bacteria are rich with functional diversity enhanced by their ability to readily adopt and
transmit novel traits via horizontal gene transfer. Genomic islands (GIs), defined as clusters …

Collections of pathogenic bacterial cultures are necessary for the storage of commercially
valuable and typical strains for the purpose of patenting, production and testing of diagnostic …

However, the bioinformatics methods used to analyse and interpret genomic data need to be
standardised and validated if genomic epidemiology is to be widely implemented and …

BACKGROUND: There are no published reports on the strain diversity and relative
transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates circulating in Karnataka State, India …

Healthcare-associated bacterial pathogens frequently carry plasmids that contribute to
antibiotic resistance and virulence. The horizontal transfer of plasmids between pathogens …

Precision medicine (PM) in the form of Pharmacogenomics (PGx) promises the use of
diagnostic testing to provide the best clinical decisions based on a patient's genetic profile …

Metagenomics is the analysis of DNA sequencing data from samples obtained directly from
the environment and containing several different organisms at once. Common tasks in …

The rapid worldwide spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-
CoV-2) took the world by storm in early 2020, amassing over 153 million con-firmed cases …