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Bacterial strain typing in the genomic era.
FEMS microbiology reviews - 1 Sept 2009
Li Wenjun, Raoult Didier, Fournier Pierre-Edouard
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Bacterial strain typing, or identifying bacteria at the strain level, is particularly important for diagnosis, treatment, and epidemiological surveillance of bacterial infections. This is especially the case for bacteria exhibiting high levels of antibiotic resistance or virulence, and those involved in nosocomial or pandemic infections. Strain typing also has applications in studying bacterial population...
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