We use genome sequencing to create a detailed blueprint of the organism to establish where it has come from and how it causes disease. This process enables us to respond quickly and effectively to emerging threats like the 2009 Listeria outbreak in Canada. I was honoured to receive the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee medal as a leader at Canada’s National Microbiology Laboratory for this work.
In fact, the technology used to identify Covid-19 variants was originally developed for foodborne bacterial pathogens like Listeria. The Covid response has validated the use of investigative genomics, as it demonstrated the importance of determining different variants to get a better understanding of where viruses emerge and how they circulate within communities.
What Listeria research can teach us about Covid-19
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What Listeria research can teach us about Covid-19
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