Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) is a comprehensive method not only for humans but for any species analysis of its entire genome, such as agricultural livestock, plants or disease-related microbes.

Whole Exom Sequencing (WES) is one of the most widely used targeted sequencing techniques, method of examining the exome (the protein-coding region of the genome).

WES is a cost effective alternative to WGS, as the exome represents less than 2% of the genome, but 85% of disease-related variants are found in the coding region.

RNA sequencing provides high-resolution insight into gene expression profiles. Transcript isoforms, gene fusions, single nucleotide variants can be detected with an untargeted approach.

Sequencing of small RNAs may provide insight into post- transcriptional regulation and gene silencing, isoforms as well as various micro-RNA and small non-coding RNA molecules.

16S rRNA is found in all bacteria and archaea, making it a cost-effective ideal target for these organisms sequence-based identification.

Complete (shotgun) metagenomic sequencing provides information on all organisms without bias about the entire genome. With this application information on the taxonomic classification and relative abundance of living organisms can be obtained without isolation and culture.