The field of cultivation-independent microbiome analysis has
developed rapidly and is at the threshold of major advances in
read-length, accuracy and rigor through application of standards. This
webcast will discuss new sequencing methods, including those
generating synthetic long reads, with a focus on their relevance for
microbial community analysis.
However, difficulties associated
with low biomass – particularly background contamination – and with
high non-microbial host nucleic acids, remain. The speaker will
address practical approaches to high host and low microbial biomass
issues, fundamental concerns related to PCR-amplification bias, and
how to transition to alternate approaches for analyzing complex
microbial communities.
Learn about:
Dr. Stefan J. Green
Associate Director
RRC - Genome Research Division
University of Illinois at Chicago
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