Genomics also plays a key role in food safety by helping to monitor and prevent outbreaks within the food chain. The Gastrointestinal Bacteria Reference Unit (GBRU) at UKHSA pioneered the first service for genome-based surveillance and tracking of bacterial variants causing gastrointestinal infections. This marked an early shift from traditional laboratory methods to genomic analysis.
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