title: Single cell genomics of bacterial pathogens: outlook for infectious disease research.
abstract: Genomic sequencing from single cells is a powerful tool in microbiology and holds great promise for infectious disease research. Vast numbers of uncultivable species and pathogens that persist at low abundance in environmental reservoirs are now accessible for genomic analysis.
authors.affiliation: School of Dentistry, Department of Periodontics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195 USA ; J. Craig Venter Institute, Capricorn Lane, La Jolla, CA 92037 USA.
authors.forename: Jeffrey S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: McLean
authors.affiliation: J. Craig Venter Institute, Capricorn Lane, La Jolla, CA 92037 USA.
authors.forename: Roger S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Lasken