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This course will cover the topic of Whole genome sequencing (WGS) of bacterial genomes which is becoming more and more relevant for the medical sector. WGS technology and applications are high on international political agenda, as the classical methods are being replaced by WGS technology and therefore bioinformatic tools are extremely important for allowing the people working in this sector to be able to analyze the data and obtain results that can be interpreted and used for different purposes. The course will give the learners a basis to understand and be acquainted with WGS applications in surveillance of bacteria including species identification, typing and characterization of antimicrobial resistance and virulence traits as well as plasmid characterization. It will also give the opportunity to learners to learn about online tools and what they can be used for through demonstrations on how to use some of these tools and exercises to be solved by learners with use of freely available WGS analysis tools . By the end of this course you should be able to: 1. Describe the general Principles in typing of Bacteria 2. Give examples of the applications of Whole Genome Sequencing to Surveillance of bacterial pathogens and antimicrobial resistance 3. Apply genomic tools for sub-typing and surveillance 4. Define the concept of Next-Generation Sequencing and describe the sequencing data from NGS 5. Describe how to do de novo assembly from raw reads to contigs 6. Enumerate the methods behind the tools for species identification, MLST typing and resistance gene detection 7. Apply the tools for species identification, MLST typing and resistance gene detection in real cases of other bacterial and pathogen genomes. 8. Describe the methods behind the tools for Salmonella and E.coli typing, plasmid replicon detection and plasmid typing 9. Utilize the tools for Salmonella and E.coli typing, plasmid replicon detection and plasmid typing in real cases of other bacterial and pathogen genomes. 10. Explain the concept and be able to use the integrated bacterial analysis pipeline for batch analysis and typing of genomic data 11. Demonstrate how to construct phylogenetic tree based on SNPs 12. Apply the phylogenetic tool to construct phylogenetic trees and explain the relatedness of bacterial or pathogen strains 13. Describe how to create your own sequence database 14. Utilize the MyDbFinder tool to detect genetic markers of interest from whole genome sequencing...

Top reviews

AR

May 18, 2023

Excellent course for students who don't know much about sequencing and its analysis. It's very easy and very understandable for students new to bioinformatics.

SP

Sep 30, 2018

This course helped me a lot in determining bacterial typing. Just one question, in some quizzes I got some answers wrong so is there any way of knowing the right answer.

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By Rohit D

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Dec 2, 2023

this course provides a good knowledge of bacteria genome study and its analysis by Insilico tools.

By Godwins N

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Apr 13, 2023

I was hooked all the way. Now I know how to perform antibiotic resistance surveillance...Thank you

By Kathya A O

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Jul 11, 2020

Definitely gained a lot more than i expected! It was very helpful and I would really recommend it.

By Anushka J

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Apr 16, 2020

the experience of learning this course was amazing. the faculties explained everything very well.

By MUTSHIENE D E

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Mar 29, 2019

Great and very insightful course. It really shed light on many aspects on whole genome sequencing

By Josue D C C

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Oct 3, 2018

Excelente curso, brinda una gran cantidad de herramientas muy útiles para realizar investigación.

By Asdren Z

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Jul 24, 2022

Excellent. It helped me understand a lot of things related to Whole Genome Sequencing. Thank you

By Hamza A D

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Nov 9, 2018

I like this course very much! The instructors were really helpful in getting their point across.

By Kerly R

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Aug 20, 2021

Muchas gracias por su contenido valioso para realizar proyectos de investigación bioinformático

By Mohammed Y

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Aug 19, 2020

This was an awesome exposure. I would like to learn more about metagenomics in the next course.

By Carlos A M V

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Jul 15, 2021

A really great option to learn how to use web tools for genomic analysis. It is well explained

By siwar f

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Aug 21, 2023

Un cours concis et très utile pour les débutants en bio-informatique. Je recommande vivement!

By Uroosa T

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Dec 2, 2022

it was much informative and guiding in a real sense. glad to avail this precious opportunity.

By Jaswandi

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May 31, 2020

Excellent course with easy to understand explanation and illustration from the instructors.

By Sonali S

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Aug 2, 2019

Coursera gave me confidence and information about latest knowledge. Many thanks to coursera

By Jana M

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Dec 15, 2018

Great course, but very challenging. You need to be advanced in biology to do this course.

By WAI K L

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Nov 27, 2018

Great course that help student to understand the application for non computing scientist.

By John A T L

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Jun 4, 2020

It is an amazing course, very educational, clear, and helps to put concepts in practice.

By Dwayne P

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Sep 3, 2017

Excellent, had so much fun doing the course. Thank you DTU team, you guys are amazing.

By Ibnu A

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Mar 26, 2025

Finally, I understand the step by step of bacterial genomic analysis using CGE tools.

By Gajanan T

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Sep 25, 2020

Thank you so much, this course is very informative and helpful in my academic carrier

By J K . S

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Feb 11, 2018

FANTASTIC COURSE...!!!! HELPED ME TO DEVELOP INTEREST IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY .

By Manikandan M

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Oct 15, 2017

GOOD ONE TO GET KNOWLEDGE ABOUT WHOLE GENOME SEQUENCING AND BACTERIAL SUB TYPING