Bacterial genomic sequencing service development

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  Bacterial genomic sequencing service development - use of metagenomics to obtain increased pathogen typing data

• IRAS ID

  195410

• Contact name

  Vicki Chalker

• Contact email

  vicki.chalker@phe.gov.uk

• Sponsor organisation

  Public Health England

• Duration of Study in the UK

  3 years, 0 months, 1 days

• Research summary

  We are proposing to use surplus specimens from patients received for reference bacterial pathogen confirmation for metagenomics - this will enable obtaining more molecular information from the specimens than is possible from current methodologies. For example, for molecular typing of Legionella species - through metagenomics - it is theoretically possible to obtain sequence data of more genes from the infecting bacterial pathogen. This information is to be used for service development and improvements offered by the national bacterial reference department.

• REC name

  North of Scotland Research Ethics Committee 2

• REC reference

  16/NS/0014

• Date of REC Opinion

  25 Jan 2016

• REC opinion

  Favourable Opinion