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Rapid comparative genomic analysis for clinical microbiology: the Francisella tularensis paradigm.
Genome research - 1 May 2008
La Scola Bernard, Elkarkouri Khalid, Li Wenjun, Wahab Tara, Fournous Ghislain, Rolain Jean-Marc, Biswas Silpak, Drancourt Michel, Robert Catherine, Audic Stéphane, Löfdahl Sven, Raoult Didier
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It is critical to avoid delays in detecting strain manipulations, such as the addition/deletion of a gene or modification of genes for increased virulence or antibiotic resistance, using genome analysis during an epidemic outbreak or a bioterrorist attack. Our objective was to evaluate the efficiency of genome analysis in such an emergency context by using contigs produced by pyrosequencing without time-consuming...
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