Bacterial genome sequencing and analysis: paving the way for a Switzerland-wide molecular epidemiological surveillance platform
Author(s) -
Jonas Marschall
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
schweizerische medizinische wochenschrift
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0036-7672
DOI - 10.4414/smw.2019.14707
Subject(s) - interoperability , computational biology , typing , whole genome sequencing , transmission (telecommunications) , genome , molecular epidemiology , data science , biology , genetics , computer science , world wide web , gene , telecommunications , genotype
The proposal to establish a national platform where bacterial isolates from all corners of Switzerland can be assembled and compared against each other in a standardised, reproducible way can be read as a manifesto for extracting a maximum of microbiological information and delivering it in a timely fashion.
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