The Application of Genomics to Emerging Zoonotic Viral Diseases e1000557

• Published in: PLoS pathogens Vol. 5; no. 10
• Main Authors: Haagmans, Bart L, Andeweg, Arno C, Osterhaus, D ME
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: San Francisco Public Library of Science 01.10.2009
• Subjects: Comparative analysis; Genes; Genetics; Genomes; Genomics; Laboratory animals; Monkeys & apes; Mortality; Viral infections; Viruses

Interspecies transmission of pathogens may result in the emergence of new infectious diseases in humans as well as in domestic and wild animals. Genomics tools such as high-throughput sequencing, mRNA expression profiling, and microarray-based analysis of single nucleotide polymorphisms are providin...