Application of NGS To Pathogen Genome
Application of NGS To Pathogen Genome
Application of NGS To Pathogen Genome
Week 1
Bacterial genomics and antimicrobial resistance
Nanopore DNA sequencing is based on detection of nucleotide specific ionic current during
DNA amplification.
A single stranded DNA (usually in KCl solution) is driven through a microscopic nanopore.
The nanopore has a DNA polymerase attached and the DNA molecule blocks it.
Each of the nucleotides as they pass through the nanopore will produce an ionic current that
will fluctuate.
This ionic current fluctuation provides information on length and composition of the DNA
molecule
QUIZ
Q1: Name two sequencing technologies currently able to sequence long reads (>1000bp).
a) PacBio and Nanopore (around 15Kb but up to 40kb) and (5.4-10kb)
a) Illumina sequencing