Over the past decades, whole genome sequencing (WGS)-based methods have become increasingly widespread, enabling ever more detailed analyses that can be applied to the study of zoonotic pathogens and antimicrobial-resistant bacteria.
Among these, methods based on long-read sequencing and metagenomics offer new opportunities for investigating diverse sample matrices and support outbreak investigations. Bioinformatic analysis tools are continuously evolving, providing a range of options from command-line applications to graphical user interfaces. Rapid sequencing and analysis of zoonotic pathogens are particularly important during outbreak situations, where timely and detailed results are essential.
This project aims to enhance the capability to utilize different bioinformatic analysis tools and sequencing technologies, particularly Oxford Nanopore sequencing, in the study of zoonotic and other bacterial animal pathogens, as well as in antimicrobial resistance surveillance.
