Analyses of clonality and the evolution of bacterial pathogens.

Abstract excerpt

The existence of bacterial clones was evident in early phenotypic studies that recognised high levels of similarity in geographically and temporally separated isolates. Multilocus sequence typing (MLST) has become the most common method for genetically characterizing clones of several bacterial pathogens, allowing the tracking of hypervirulent/antibiotic-resistant lineages. MLST has also been used to examine the...

Topics

Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.

• Share to Evolution, Molecular
• Share to Algorithms
• Share to Bacterial Typing Techniques