The molecular characterization of infecious agents allows to better understand the diffusion dynamics within a population and to better identify the risk factors to consider for limiting pathogens transmission.
Sequence analysis using both Sanger and NGS approaches, allows to know the pathogen population structure and to deeply understand the host-pathogen interaction.

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• Prof. Tony L. Goldberg - (University of Wisconsin - Madison)