FDA’s GenomeTrakr – Pushing Back the Frontiers of Outbreak Response
Channel: U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Date: 2015-03-20

FDA is spearheading the use of whole genome sequencing to aid in the fight against outbreaks of foodborne illnesses by identifying the DNA fingerprint left by disease-causing bacteria.  GenomeTrakr is a global database of these genome sequences, which FDA coordinates with other state and federal laboratories,  and has made publicly available.