The clinical and epidemiological impacts of whole genomic sequencing on bacterial and virological agents

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Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) is a molecular biology tool consisting in the sequencing of the entire genome of a given organism. Due to its ability to provide the finest available resolution of bacterial and virological genetics, it is used at several levels in the field of infectiology. On an individual scale and through application of a single technique, it enables the typological identification and characterization of strains, the characterization of plasmids, and enhanced search for resistance genes and virulence factors. On a collective scale, it enables the characterization of strains and the determination of phylogenetic links between different microorganisms during community outbreaks and healthcare-associated epidemics. The information provided by WGS enables real-time monitoring of strain-level epidemiology on a worldwide scale, and facilitates surveillance of the resistance dissemination and the introduction or emergence of pathogenic variants in humans or their environment. There are several possible approaches to completion of an entire genome. The choice of one method rather than another is essentially dictated by the matrix, either a clinical sample or a culture isolate, and the clinical objective. WGS is an advanced technology that remains costly despite a gradual decrease in its expenses, potentially hindering its implementation in certain laboratories and thus its use in routine microbiology. Even though WGS is making steady inroads as a reference method, efforts remain needed in view of so harmonizing its interpretations and decreasing the time to generation of conclusive results.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

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2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:54

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Infectious diseases now - 54(2024), 2 vom: 01. März, Seite 104844

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Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Timsit, Sarah [VerfasserIn]
Armand-Lefèvre, Laurence [VerfasserIn]
Le Goff, Jérôme [VerfasserIn]
Salmona, Maud [VerfasserIn]

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Community and nosocomial epidemics
Genomic characterization of pathogens
Journal Article
Microbiology
Next generation sequencing
Review
Whole genome sequencing

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Date Completed 04.03.2024

Date Revised 04.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

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10.1016/j.idnow.2023.104844

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NLM365922072