100K Genome Project

Not to be confused with the 100,000 Genomes Project run by Genomics England.

The 100K Genome Project was launched in July 2012. It aims to sequence the genomes of 100,000 infectious microorganisms and eventually speed up the diagnosis of foodborne illnesses.

The 100K Genome Project is a public-private collaborative project to sequence the genomes of 100,000 infectious microorganisms. The 100K Genome Project will provide a roadmap for developing tests to identify pathogens and trace their origins more quickly.

Partners announced at the launch of the project were UC Davis, Agilent Technologies, and the US Food and Drug Administration, with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the US Department of Agriculture noted as collaborators.

The 100K Genome Project will conduct high-throughput next-generation sequencing (NGS) to investigate the genomes of targeted microorganisms, with whole genome sequencing to be carried out on a small number of microorganisms for use as a reference genome. Most bacterial strains will be sequenced and assembled as draft genomes.

This strategy is intended to identify sets of genetic biomarkers associated with certain important pathogen traits. This five-year microbial pathogen project will result in a free, public database with the sequence information for each pathogen's genome. The completed gene sequences will be stored in the National Institutes of Health (NIH)'s National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)'s public database. Using the database, scientists will be able to develop new methods of controlling disease-causing bacteria in the food chain.

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