Whole genome sequencing identifies cause of zoonotic epidemic
Tuesday, August 1, 2017 - 11:54
in Biology & Nature
For the first time, researchers have used whole genome sequencing to identify the cause of a zoonotic infection that sparked a national epidemic. In a study published this week in mBio, an open-access journal of the American Society for Microbiology, researchers describe their use of whole genome sequencing to determine the cause of a respiratory disease that ripped through a population of native horses in Iceland several years ago.