O034 Whole genome sequencing to predict Neisseria gonorrhoeae antibiotic susceptibility: toward tailored antimicrobial therapy

  • Phillips L
  • Witney A
  • Laing K
  • et al.
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Whole genome sequencing, (also known as full genome sequencing, complete genome sequencing, or entire genome sequencing), is a laboratory process that determines the complete DNA sequence of an organism's genome at a single time. This entails sequencing all of an organism's chromosomal DNA as well as DNA contained in the mitochondria and, for plants, in the chloroplast. Almost any biological sample containing a full copy of the DNA—even a very small amount of DNA or ancient DNA—can provide the genetic material necessary for full genome sequencing. Such samples may include saliva, epithelial cells, bone marrow, hair (as long as the hair contains a hair follicle), seeds, plant leaves, or anything else that has DNA-containing cells. Because the sequence data that is produced can be quite large (for example, there are approximately six billion base pairs in each human diploid genome), genomic data is stored electronically and requires a large amount of computing power and storage capacity. Full genome sequencing would have been nearly impossible before the advent of the microprocessor, computers, and the Information Age.

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Phillips, L., Witney, A., Laing, K., Gould, K., Pond, M., Hall, C., … Tariq Sadiq, S. (2016). O034 Whole genome sequencing to predict Neisseria gonorrhoeae antibiotic susceptibility: toward tailored antimicrobial therapy. Sexually Transmitted Infections, 92(Suppl 1), A13.1-A13. https://doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2016-052718.33

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