A genomic day in the life of a clinical microbiology laboratory

J Clin Microbiol. 2013 Apr;51(4):1272-7. doi: 10.1128/JCM.03237-12. Epub 2013 Jan 23.

Abstract

Next-generation sequencing technology is available to many clinical laboratories; however, it is not yet widely used in routine microbiology practice. To demonstrate the feasibility of using whole-genome sequencing in a routine clinical microbiology workflow, we sequenced the genome of every organism isolated in our laboratory for 1 day.

MeSH terms

  • Bacteria / classification*
  • Bacteria / genetics*
  • Bacteria / isolation & purification
  • Bacterial Infections / diagnosis*
  • Bacterial Infections / microbiology
  • Bacteriological Techniques / methods*
  • Genome, Bacterial*
  • High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing / methods*
  • Humans
  • Molecular Diagnostic Techniques / methods*