Recent advances in understanding enteric pathogenic Escherichia coli
Although Escherichia coli can be an innocuous resident of the gastrointestinal tract, it also
has the pathogenic capacity to cause significant diarrheal and extraintestinal diseases …
has the pathogenic capacity to cause significant diarrheal and extraintestinal diseases …
MLST revisited: the gene-by-gene approach to bacterial genomics
Multilocus sequence ty** (MLST) was proposed in 1998 as a portable sequence-based
method for identifying clonal relationships among bacteria. Today, in the whole-genome era …
method for identifying clonal relationships among bacteria. Today, in the whole-genome era …
A robust framework for microbial archaeology
Microbial archaeology is flourishing in the era of high-throughput sequencing, revealing the
agents behind devastating historical plagues, identifying the cryptic movements of …
agents behind devastating historical plagues, identifying the cryptic movements of …
Cronobacter spp. as emerging causes of healthcare-associated infection
Background Until recently, members of the Cronobacter genus (formerly known as
Enterobacter sakazakii) were a relatively unknown cause of nosocomial infections …
Enterobacter sakazakii) were a relatively unknown cause of nosocomial infections …
BacWGSTdb, a database for genoty** and source tracking bacterial pathogens
Whole genome sequencing has become one of the routine methods in molecular
epidemiological practice. In this study, we present BacWGSTdb (http://bacdb …
epidemiological practice. In this study, we present BacWGSTdb (http://bacdb …
Development and evaluation of a core genome multilocus ty** scheme for whole-genome sequence-based ty** of Acinetobacter baumannii
PG Higgins, K Prior, D Harmsen, H Seifert - PLoS One, 2017 - journals.plos.org
We have employed whole genome sequencing to define and evaluate a core genome
multilocus sequence ty** (cgMLST) scheme for Acinetobacter baumannii. To define a core …
multilocus sequence ty** (cgMLST) scheme for Acinetobacter baumannii. To define a core …
Food-Borne Vibrio parahaemolyticus in China: Prevalence, Antibiotic Susceptibility, and Genetic Characterization
Y Li, T ** from metagenomic samples
Metagenomic characterization of microbial communities has the potential to become a tool
to identify pathogens in human samples. However, software tools able to extract strain-level …
to identify pathogens in human samples. However, software tools able to extract strain-level …