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Whole-Genome Sequencing in Epidemiology of Campylobacter jejuni Infections.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 May 2017
Llarena Ann-Katrin, Taboada Eduardo, Rossi Mirko
Abstract excerpt
This review describes the current state of knowledge regarding the application of whole-genome sequencing (WGS) in the epidemiology of Campylobacter jejuni, the leading cause of bacterial gastroenteritis worldwide. We describe how WGS has increased our understanding of the evolutionary and epidemiological dynamics of this pathogen and how WGS has the potential to improve surveillance and outbreak detection. We...
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