Abstract The recent Ebola and Zika epidemics demonstrate the need for the continuous
surveillance, rapid diagnosis and real-time tracking of emerging infectious diseases. Fast …

Background With the efficiency and the decreasing cost of next-generation sequencing, the
technology is being rapidly introduced into clinical and public health laboratory practice …

The virulence factor database (VFDB, http://www. mgc. ac. cn/VFs/) is devoted to providing
the scientific community with a comprehensive warehouse and online platform for …

ABSTRACT Extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli (ExPEC) is the leading cause in
humans of urinary tract infection and bacteremia. The previously published web tool …

Background Antibiotic resistance is a major health problem, as drugs that were once highly
effective no longer cure bacterial infections. WGS has previously been shown to be an …

Abstract Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) combined with powerful bioinformatic
approaches are revolutionising food microbiology. Whole genome sequencing (WGS) of …

Large-scale genome sequencing and the increasingly massive use of high-throughput
approaches produce a vast amount of new information that completely transforms our …

Outbreaks of multidrug-resistant bacteria present a frequent threat to vulnerable patient
populations in hospitals around the world. Intensive care unit (ICU) patients are particularly …

Emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) pose an increasingly significant global burden, driven
by urbanization, population explosion, global travel, changes in human behavior, and …

The provisional molecular approach, proposed by EFSA in 2013, for the pathogenicity
assessment of Shiga toxin‐producing Escherichia coli (STEC) has been reviewed. Analysis …