Biology & Life Sciences

Genomics of Emerging Infectious Diseases

Published May 24, 2018 Curated Collections

This collection of essays, perspectives, and reviews from six PLOS journals provides insights into how genomics can revolutionize our understanding of emerging infectious disease. Produced with support from Google.

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Reviews

Editorial

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10.1371/journal.pbio.1000224

PLOS Biology Genomics of Emerging Infectious Disease: A PLoS Collection
October 26, 2009 Jonathan A. Eisen, Catriona J. MacCallum

Essay

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10.1371/journal.pmed.1000142

PLOS Medicine Molecular Genomic Approaches to Infectious Diseases in Resource-Limited Settings
October 26, 2009 Josefina Coloma, Eva Harris

Perspectives

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10.1371/journal.pcbi.1000530

PLOS Computational Biology The Role of Medical Structural Genomics in Discovering New Drugs for Infectious Diseases
October 26, 2009 Wesley C. Van Voorhis, Wim G. J. Hol, Peter J. Myler, Lance J. Stewart
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10.1371/journal.pcbi.1000481

PLOS Computational Biology Computational Resources in Infectious Disease: Limitations and Challenges
October 26, 2009 Eva C. Berglund, Björn Nystedt, Siv G. E. Andersson
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10.1371/journal.pcbi.1000505

PLOS Computational Biology Discovering the Phylodynamics of RNA Viruses
October 26, 2009 Edward C. Holmes, Bryan T. Grenfell
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PLOS Biology The Role of Genomics in the Identification, Prediction, and Prevention of Biological Threats
October 26, 2009 W. Florian Fricke, David A. Rasko, Jacques Ravel
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PLOS Biology Can an Infectious Disease Genomics Project Predict and Prevent the Next Pandemic?
October 26, 2009 Rajesh Gupta, Mark H. Michalski, Frank R. Rijsberman

Reviews

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10.1371/journal.pgen.1000612

PLOS Genetics The Key Role of Genomics in Modern Vaccine and Drug Design for Emerging Infectious Diseases
October 26, 2009 Kate L. Seib, Gordon Dougan, Rino Rappuoli
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10.1371/journal.pgen.1000627

PLOS Genetics Toward the Use of Genomics to Study Microevolutionary Change in Bacteria
October 26, 2009 Daniel Falush
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10.1371/journal.ppat.1000557

PLOS Pathogens The Application of Genomics to Emerging Zoonotic Viral Diseases
October 26, 2009 Bart L. Haagmans, Arno C. Andeweg, Albert D. M. E. Osterhaus
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10.1371/journal.ppat.1000566

PLOS Pathogens The Role of Genomics in Tracking the Evolution of Influenza A Virus
October 26, 2009 Alice Carolyn McHardy, Ben Adams
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10.1371/journal.ppat.1000600

PLOS Pathogens The Past and Future of Tuberculosis Research
October 26, 2009 Iñaki Comas, Sebastien Gagneux
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10.1371/journal.ppat.1000544

PLOS Pathogens Helicobacter pylori‘s Unconventional Role in Health and Disease
October 26, 2009 Marion S. Dorer, Sarah Talarico, Nina R. Salama
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10.1371/journal.pntd.0000538

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases Helminth Genomics: The Implications for Human Health
October 26, 2009 Paul J. Brindley, Makedonka Mitreva, Elodie Ghedin, Sara Lustigman

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Audio Interview

with Jonathan Eisen, Siv Andersson, Raj Gupta, led by Kirsten Sanford (22 minutes; 10 MB)

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