The IWBBIO 2013 (International Work-Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedical Engineering) was held in Spain on 18-20 March. It seeks to provide a discussion forum for scientists, engineers, educators and students about the latest ideas and realizations in the foundations, theory, models and applications for interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research encompassing disciplines of computer science, mathematics, statistics, biology, bioinformatics, and biomedicine. Further articles from the IWBBIO 2013 conference were published as a supplement to Theoretical Biology and Medical Modelling.
Clinical detection of human probiotics and human pathogenic bacteria by using a novel high-throughput platform based on next generation sequencing
The human body plays host to a vast array of bacteria, found in oral cavities, skin, gastrointestinal tract and the vagina. Some bacteria are harmful while others are beneficial to the host. Despite the availa...