Role of Clinicogenomics in Infectious Disease Diagnostics and Public Health Microbiology.

Westblade LF1, van Belkum A2, Grundhoff A3, Weinstock GM4, Pamer EG5, Pallen MJ6, Dunne WM Jr7.

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Abstract

Clinicogenomics is the exploitation of genome sequence data for diagnostic, therapeutic, and public health purposes. Central to this field is the high-throughput DNA sequencing of genomes and metagenomes. The role of clinicogenomics in infectious disease diagnostics and public health microbiology was the topic of discussion during a recent symposium (session 161) presented at the 115th general meeting of the American Society for Microbiology held this past Spring in New Orleans, LA, USA. What follows is a collection of the most salient and promising aspects from each presentation at the symposium.