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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...

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AP

Jul 19, 2020

Thank you very much for this course through which i learnt basic handling of bioinformatics tools and concepts of WGS. This will help me a lot while pursuing my PhD research work in my field.

MB

Jun 9, 2019

Excellent course with a wealth of information about tools and applications of whole genome sequencing. Presented in a very lucid and interesting manner, very crispy and simplified course.

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By Linh D Á

Oct 9, 2021

Now I have a background on whole genome sequencing, which means how I know to solve data from WGS. Thanks to DTU's course for giving me NGS knowledge in a simply way.

By Ana V U B

Dec 17, 2017

I loved the course. I lerned how to use different tools to understant a DNA information, with a lot of practical exercises. I can wait the course of metagenomics.

By Rasmib N

Jan 20, 2023

Very Good Course!!! All the tutors were awesome and easy to understand. Overall the course met my needs. I am very happy and satisfied!!. Thank You coursera!!!

By ASIM U R

May 19, 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.

By S.Nipun

Jul 6, 2020

Very well structured and conducted .A very good course for hands on experience of bioinformatic online tools for Whole Genome sequencing of bacterial genomes.

By Valeria O M

Jun 3, 2018

Me gustaron los video que van directo al fundamento de cada herramienta, y lo mejor es que el curso también se enfoca en la aplicación de lo enseñado. Gracias

By Sanjana V

Mar 31, 2020

The instructors are very efficient and helped me learn with full understanding and made me proficient to use the tools and databases.

Thank you very much ;)

By Ferdinand A

Dec 27, 2021

I have learnt a lot through this wonderful topic. It had enabled me to understand the whole process of genome sequencing and different ways of processing.

By Arnav P

Feb 2, 2024

It was a nice course and very informative. Perfect for someone who wishes to explore the use of bioinformatics and shape up dry lab skills related to AMR

By David P

Apr 21, 2020

Excellent beginner course for WGS. The topics of the course are very interesting and well curated. The speakers are fluent and clear during the lessons.

By Tan P W

Feb 23, 2021

The course was super fun and enjoyable. I am able to follow each module and proceed through the quizzes with ease. Thank you for creating this course!

By Kulumanali G ]

Jun 20, 2020

It is a very wonderful and informative lecture & thank you so much Coursera & DTU for your amazing presentations. I am very grateful for this course.

By Nidhi p

Jun 8, 2020

This course content is very informative. It gives both theoretical as well as practical knowledge of Whole Genome Sequencing. MCQ's are well designed.

By Akhmad S

Dec 7, 2022

Finally i finished this course. I have enjoys with this course. All lecturer here are so communicative. Thanks for Technical University of Denmark.

By Selin D

Aug 14, 2022

It was an excellent course to improve myself and gain new bioinformatic skills. Lectures were so helpful to review my knowledge. Thank you so much.

By Hiren B

Feb 10, 2022

Well organized course. I have learnt many new things. Liked all the instructors. Thanks to Ms. Shiny for her enthusiastic lectures. Thank you all.

By Vanessa L

Jan 14, 2018

This is a very interesting course, it's practical and simple to follow and I've learned a lot about whole genome sequencing and its techniques.

By Hussen E A

Aug 20, 2020

I found the course very interesting but I am not happy that the certificate was not sent to my email. please send it to my institutional email.

By Eduardo A

Feb 20, 2023

An interesting and useful course. CSI presentation was a little bit stressing with the constant changes of screen. Anyway, thanks for helping.

By Hussen E A

Aug 19, 2020

The course is very relevant for animal science professionals, however, you should offer the certificate while applicants finishing the course.

By nur i

Jan 13, 2023

materinya diberikan secara lugas dan mudah dimengerti dan yang terpenting dapat diaplikasikan. belajar jadi menyenangkan. Terimakasih untuk

By A. K K D

Aug 1, 2020

This helped me a lot to improve my knowledge in WGS and last especially like to thank Dr. Pimlapas Leekitcharoenphon for her superb teaching

By Dr. R K G

Jul 20, 2020

An advanced, most relevant, balanced theory and practical weightage, a course with Crystal clear guidelines/instructions. Great experience.

By Fran S

Feb 2, 2022

An entertaining and enjoyable course, with theoretical and practical content with which the subject in question is learned. 100% satisfied

By Lakshmi T

Dec 8, 2021

Thank you so much for great resources and teaching. I greatly appreciate your help in supporting the scientists in analyzing the NGS data.