In the past decade, Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) has emerged as the gold standard for subtyping foodborne pathogens. This cutting-edge technology is now routinely used to sequence isolates of common foodborne pathogens, including:
- Salmonella
- Listeria
- E. coli
- Campylobacter
Our Curriculum
The WGS Curriculum is designed to provide epidemiologist working on foodborne and enteric disease resources to (1) interpret WGS-based results with confidence, and (2) carry out investigations more efficiently and accurately. This curriculum includes the following:
- Provide an understanding of the genetics and genomic if microbial organisms
- Insight into WGS data acquisition and processing
- Show how to generate allele codes, phylogenetic trees, and single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) distance matrices
- Demonstrate how to visualize data using SEDRIC
- Review effective epi-lab communication
Specific Topics Covered
Allele X codes
REP strains
Addressing additional challenges in surveillance and outbreak investigation