refMLST: reference-based multilocus sequence typing enables universal bacterial typing
Abstract Background Commonly used approaches for genomic investigation of bacterial outbreaks, including SNP and gene-by-gene approaches, are limited by the requirement for background genomes and curated allele schemes, respectively. As a result, they only work on a select subset of known organisms,...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2024-08-01
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Series: | BMC Bioinformatics |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12859-024-05913-4 |