A pilot study of rapid whole-genome sequencing for the investigation of a Legionella outbreak

OBJECTIVES: Epidemiological investigations of Legionnaires’ disease outbreaks rely on the rapid identification and typing of clinical and environmental Legionella isolates in order to identify and control the source of infection. Rapid bacterial whole-genome sequencing (WGS) is an emerging technolog...

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Main Authors: Reuter, Sandra, Harrison, Timothy G, Köser, Claudio U, Ellington, Matthew J, Smith, Geoffrey P, Parkhill, Julian, Peacock, Sharon J, Bentley, Stephen D, Török, M Estée
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2013
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Infectious Diseases
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3553392/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23306006
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2012-002175
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