The primary application for DTS lies in identification of pathogenic viruses in cancer. It can also be used to identify viral pathogens in non-cancer related disease. Future clinical applications could include the use of DTS on a routine basis in individuals. DTS could also apply to agriculture, identifying pathogens that have an effect on output. Computation<unk>  was already used in a metagenomics study that associated viral infection by IAPV with colony collapse disorder in honey bees. Advantages *Requires no prior knowledge about pathogen sequence. *Can identify previously unassociated, potentially treatable pathogens. *Uses already available molecular methods and resources. Disadvantages *Identifies the presence of pathogen but does not establish causal link to disease. See Koch's postulate and Bradford-Hill criteria. *Must have a highly reliable, complete reference<unk>  for the organism being studied. *Lack of foreign sequence identification cannot entirely exclude a pathogenic foreign body.
Digital transcriptome subtraction
Yeast expression platform
Next-generation matrix
Electrochemical aptamer-based biosensors
Kozak consensus sequence
Triage tag
Epigenomics
Micropore particle technology