Towards a post-pandemic future for global pathogen genome sequencing

Jason T. Ladner; Jason W. Sahl

doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.3002225

Towards a post-pandemic future for global pathogen genome sequencing

Jason T. Ladner, Jason W. Sahl

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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.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	e3002225
Journal	PLoS Biology
Volume	21
Issue number	8 August
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3002225
State	Published - Aug 2023

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General Neuroscience
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
General Immunology and Microbiology
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences

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