Real-Time Whole-Genome Sequencing for Routine Typing, Surveillance, and Outbreak Detection of Verotoxigenic Escherichia coli

Joensen, Katrine; Scheutz, Flemming; Lund, Ole; Hasman, Henrik; Sommer Kaas, Rolf; Møller Nielsen, Eva; M. Aarestrup, Frank

doi:10.1128/jcm.03617-13

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Real-Time Whole-Genome Sequencing for Routine Typing, Surveillance, and Outbreak Detection of Verotoxigenic Escherichia coli

Published in Journal of Clinical Microbiology • Feb 27, 2014

Authors:

Katrine Joensen

Flemming Scheutz

Ole Lund

Abstract

Fast and accurate identification and typing of pathogens are essential for effective surveillance and outbreak detection. The current routine procedure is based on a variety of techniques, making the procedure laborious, time-consuming, and expensive. With whole-genome sequencing (WGS) becoming chea...

Subject

Verocytotoxin

VTEC

Multilocus sequence typing

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