OraSure Technologies’ Subsidiary Diversigen Launches Metatranscriptomic Sequencing and Analysis Services for Gut Microbiome Samples
31 Marzo 2022 - 1:05PM
OraSure Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: OSUR), a global leader in
point-of-care and home diagnostic testing and sample collection
technologies, announced today that its’ Diversigen subsidiary has
launched a new service to provide metatranscriptomic sequencing and
analysis of gut microbiome samples.
“This is an exciting service as
metatranscriptomics helps researchers understand gene expression
and gain insights regarding both function and mechanism,” said
Kathleen Weber, President, Molecular Solutions for OraSure
Technologies. “Changes in the function of the gut microbial
community can be associated with disease onset and aging, as well
as the effectiveness of interventions such as pharmaceuticals and
diet. We strongly believe that better understanding these
connections will help drive further understanding and innovation
with our customers.”
The metatranscriptomic services will generate a
microbial community’s gene expression profile to inform customers
about the interactions between an individual and their microbiome
and will provide a holistic picture of a sample’s microbial
functions and expression levels. Diversigen's team of scientists
has optimized extraction methods to ensure successful recovery of
microbial mRNA, evaluated and confirmed reproducible library
preparation and sequencing approaches, and created a curated
database with more than 190,000 genomes, representing 31,000
species of microbes, to allow profiling of gene expressions,
pathways, and functional categories not possible with metagenomics
or amplicon sequencing.
Researchers in the pharmaceutical, biotechnical,
academic, and consumer products fields are the anticipated
customers for these new services.
About OraSure
TechnologiesOraSure Technologies empowers the global
community to improve health and wellness by providing access to
accurate, essential information. OraSure, together with its
wholly-owned subsidiaries, DNA Genotek, Diversigen, and Novosanis,
provides its customers with end-to-end solutions that encompass
tools, services and diagnostics. The OraSure family of companies is
a leader in the development, manufacture, and distribution of rapid
diagnostic tests, sample collection and stabilization devices, and
molecular services solutions designed to discover and detect
critical medical conditions. OraSure’s portfolio of products is
sold globally to clinical laboratories, hospitals, physician’s
offices, clinics, public health and community-based organizations,
research institutions, government agencies, pharma, commercial
entities and direct to consumers. For more information on OraSure
Technologies, please visit www.orasure.com.
About DiversigenDiversigen,
Inc. is a subsidiary of OraSure Technologies Inc. Diversigen and
CoreBiome, Inc. (also an OraSure subsidiary), came together to
create one company under the Diversigen brand that is powering
microbiome discovery through sequencing, analysis, and consulting
services geared toward the study of the microbiome of living
organisms and environments. Diversigen provides consultative
end-to-end solutions for sequencing, bioinformatics, and
statistical analysis for the study of the microbiome of living
organisms and environments. Diversigen, Inc. operates a
state-of-the-art CLIA and CAP accredited laboratory deploying a
variety of techniques to extract high quality nucleic acids from a
multitude of sample types for subsequent metagenomics analysis.
Diversigen’s flexible sequencing and computing capacity, combined
with ongoing improvements in analytic tools and their applications,
allows for customized project-specific strategies. For more
information, visit www.diversigen.com or contact
info@diversigen.com.
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