Pneumonia: Recent Insights Into Genomics & Public Health

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Pneumonia: Recent Insights Into Genomics & Public Health

CDC information: Pneumonia can be prevented—vaccines can help

Selected CDC Advanced Molecular Detection Projects Related to Pneumonia

Harnessing next-generation sequencing to monitor changes in population-based pneumococcal disease

Using whole genome sequencing to improve tuberculosis outbreak detection and investigation effectiveness

Improving performance of influenza vaccines through next-generation sequencing and protein

Using AMD technologies to understand changes in virulence of Bordetella pertussis and find effective vaccine components and diagnostic markers

Rapid molecular detection of Legionella for outbreak response

Recent Insights

Comparative genomics of pneumocystis species suggests the absence of genes for myo-inositol synthesis and reliance on inositol transport and metabolism.
Porollo A, et al. MBio. 2014 Nov 4;5(6). pii: e01834-14.

Susceptibility to Klebsiella pneumonaie infection in collaborative cross mice is a complex trait controlled by at least three loci acting at different time points.
Vered K, et al. BMC Genomics. 2014 Oct 6;15:865. doi: 10.1186/1471-2164-15-865.

Streptococcus pneumoniae Genome Database (SPGDB): A database for strain specific comparative analysis of Streptococcus pneumoniae genes and proteins.
Swetha R, et al. Genomics. 2014 Sep 28. pii: S0888-7543(14)00189-X.

Visit the Pneumonia Public Health Genomics update page for additional information and links