Stephen Kania, PhD

Stephen Kania received his Master’s degree in microbiology from Washington State University in the Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology. He earned his PhD in veterinary infectious diseases from the University of Florida and joined the faculty of the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine in 1992. He has combined his interests in molecular […]

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The Importance of Next-Generation Sequencing in Avian Veterinary Medicine

Effective treatment of diseases requires accurate diagnose, and infectious diseases in avian medicine present special diagnostic challenges. Molecular diagnostic tools, such as DNA sequencing, are available to aid the urgent medical need to detect and identify all culprits that cause infections. Next-generation DNA sequencing offers the ability to diagnose infections using microbial DNA as the analyte, thus bypassing culture testing along with its deficiencies. This article briefly explains this useful laboratory technique as well as its applications in avian medicine…