Australian Pathogen Genomics Program

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Genomes Contributed/Sequenced

Salmonella enterica

21,387

As of Monday, 10 February 2025

Shigella species

4,612

As of Monday,10 February 2025

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

7,506

As of Monday, 10 February 2025

Escherichia coli

5,471

As of Monday, 10 February 2025

Invasive group A streptococcal disease

5,657

As of Monday, 10 February 2025

Invasive pneumococcal disease

3,375

As of Monday, 10 February 2025

Candida auris

57

As of Monday, 10 February 2025

SARS-CoV-2

269,838

As of Monday, 10 February 2025

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News & Events

Stay up to date with the latest news with AusPathoGen.

November 7, 2025
AusPathoGen at ANZERN: strengthening enteric disease genomics across Australia and New Zealand
New genomics insights strengthen foodborne disease tracking across Australasia
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February 10, 2023
AusTrakka surpasses 200,000 sequences of SARS-CoV-2
Find out more about the significance of this milestone
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April 28, 2022
Associate Professor Torsten Seemann wins WHO Western Pacific Region Innovation Challenge for the creation of AusTrakka
University of Melbourne Associate Professor Torsten Seemann has won the World Health O
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Our Partners

The Australian Pathogen Genomics Program is made possible through national and international partnerships that bring together expertise from across academic, industry, government and public health sectors.

University of Melbourne

Academic Partners

Doherty Institute

Academic Partners

Australian National University

Academic Partners

The University of Sydney

Academic Partners

Queensland Health Forensic and Scientific Services

Academic Partners

University of New South Wales

Academic Partners

University of Technology Sydney

Academic Partners

The University of Queensland

Academic Partners

University of Tasmania

Academic Partners

Menzies School of Health and Research

Academic Partners

Microbiological Diagnostic Unit Public Health Laboratory 

CDGN Public Health and Affiliated Laboratories

Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory 

CDGN Public Health and Affiliated Laboratories

Institute of Clinical Pathology and Medical Research (ICPMR), Westmead Hospital

CDGN Public Health and Affiliated Laboratories

NSW Health Pathology Randwick, Prince of Wales Hospital

CDGN Public Health and Affiliated Laboratories

Serology, Virology and OTDS Laboratories (SAViD), Prince of Wales Hospital

CDGN Public Health and Affiliated Laboratories

Forensic and Scientific Services (Queensland)

CDGN Public Health and Affiliated Laboratories

Pathology Queensland

CDGN Public Health and Affiliated Laboratories

SA Pathology

CDGN Public Health and Affiliated Laboratories

PathWest

CDGN Public Health and Affiliated Laboratories

Royal Darwin Hospital

CDGN Public Health and Affiliated Laboratories

Royal Hobart Hospital

CDGN Public Health and Affiliated Laboratories

ACT Pathology

CDGN Public Health and Affiliated Laboratories

Sullivan Nicolaides Pathology

CDGN Public Health and Affiliated Laboratories

Institute of Environmental Science and Research (ESR), NZ

CDGN Public Health and Affiliated Laboratories

Department of Health, Australian Capital Territory

Public Health Units

Department of Health, New South Wales

Public Health Units

Department of Health, Northern Territory

Public Health Units

Department of Health, Queensland

Public Health Units

Department of Health, South Australia

Public Health Units

Department of Health, Tasmania

Public Health Units

Department of Health, Victoria

Public Health Units

Department of Health, Western Australia

Public Health Units

Australian Health Protection Principal Committee (AHPPC)

National Committee Groups

Public Health Laboratory Network (PHLN)

National Committee Groups

Communicable Diseases Network Australia (CDNA)

National Committee Groups

Communicable Diseases Genomics Network (CDGN)

National Committee Groups

OzFoodNet

National Committee Groups

National Tuberculosis Advisory Committee (NTAC)

National Committee Groups

Interim Australian Centre for Disease Control, Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care

Australian Government Agencies

Food Standards Australia New Zealand

Australian Government Agencies

Therapeutic Goods Administration Australia

Australian Government Agencies

Illumina

Industry Partners

AusTrakka

National Partners

Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia (RCPA)

National Partners

Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia Quality Assurance Programs (RCPAQAP)

National Partners

Singapore National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID)

International Partners

US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

International Partners

World Health Organization

International Partners
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