Metagenomics applied to surveillance of pathogens and antimicrobial resistance

Description

In this course, you will :

• The difference between the concepts of metagenomics and other microbial genomics
• The need to use controls in different steps of a metagenomics study
• The advantages of metagenomics for the surveillance of antimicrobial resistance
• How sampling design, sample size, sample material and sample handling influence the outcome of a metagenomics study
• Sample processing for bacterial and viral metagenomics