Today, host- and environment-associated microbial communities like those living in the human gut, skin, soil, and water are more and more studied in terms of their functional capacity and activity. For the latter, metatranscriptomics is the method for profiling active …
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Ocean Harvest Technology produces seaweed-based functional feed ingredients for animals. Together with BaseClear, the company is now investigating the effects of its seaweed blend on the animal microbiome and health. “On the market you hear a lot of claims about …
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The Avans University of Applied Sciences in Breda collaborated with BaseClear in an Enabling Technology Hotel (ETH) project for the whole genome sequencing of colistin-resistant bacteria. By combining short-read (Illumina) and long-read (Nanopore) sequencing technologies, the partners succeeded in revealing …
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The Center for Human Drug Research (CHDR) in Leiden is collaborating with BaseClear for microbiome analysis of the skin and the gut in the context of clinical trials. “BaseClear is a partner for us in with regard to technical, scientific …
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Variant detection is an important application of next-generation sequencing experiments. It involves the alignment of sequence reads to a reference and the detection of mutations and other minor variations. While this process may sound simple, in practice many steps and …
Read more While the European (EFSA) and American (FDA) regulatory bodies have established guidelines for the approval of novel microbial strains in food and feed applications, these guidelines are often changed and in some cases are difficult to interpret, making it challenging …
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Obtaining regulatory approval to use microorganisms as food additive or production strain can be challenging. Applying the regulatory guidelines and rules to the genomic data generated when analysing these microbial strains often presents both technical and interpretation challenges. This article …
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The rapid advancement in the genomics field opened new possibilities in biomarker and vaccine development. The availability of genomic data of pathogens increases the opportunities for the identification of novel vaccine candidates and allows one to move from a conventional …
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Nature contains a wealth of genes, enzymes, metabolites and other biomolecules that might be interesting for new applications. They might be useful, for example, as food ingredients, as enzymes in detergents, as drugs or antibiotics or as biofuel. Such unknown …
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Next-Generation sequencing technology is becoming indispensable for many food manufacturers and labs, as it helps them perform safer, faster and more affordable food safety and quality control programs. However, there are still many food companies that are not familiar with …
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A manufacturer of bottled juices for consumption noticed debris in juice bottles as well as a sour, bad odor. Attempts to obtain microbial isolates from the juices for root cause analysis failed. The manufacturer contacted BaseClear to identify the microorganisms that may …
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A Salmonella detection at several production sites in different countries forced a large multinational to perform a root cause analysis. Fast results were essential to limit damages and preventing an outbreak. BaseClear’s strain typing team reported results within 48 hours, minimizing the financial consequences …
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