Microbe Analysis
Pathogens may be prokaryotic (archaea or bacteria), single-celled Eukarya or viruses. Prokaryotic genomes have typically been easier to sequence due to smaller genome size compared to Eukarya. Due to this, there is a bias in reporting pathogenic bacterial behaviour. More recently there have been increased efforts to sequence Eukarya genomes and more will be underway in the future. Regardless of this bias in reporting, many of the dynamic genomic events are similar across all the types of pathogen organisms.
Pathogenomics does not focus exclusively on understanding pathogen-host interaction. Insight of individual or cooperative pathogen behaviour provides knowledge into the development or inheritance of pathogen virulence factors. Through a deeper understanding of the small subunits that cause infection, it may be able possible to develop novel therapeutics that are efficient and cost effective.
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