Whole-Genome Sequencing of Shiga Toxin-Producing <i>Escherichia coli</i> for Characterization and Outbreak Investigation

Whole-Genome Sequencing of Shiga Toxin-Producing <i>Escherichia coli</i> for Characterization and Outbreak Investigation

Shiga toxin-producing <i>Escherichia coli</i> (STEC) causes high frequencies of foodborne infections worldwide and has been linked to numerous outbreaks each year. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) has been the gold standard for surveillance until the recent transition to whole-gen...

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Main Authors: Heather M. Blankenship, Stephen E. Dietrich, Elizabeth Burgess, Jason Wholehan, Marty Soehnlen, Shannon D. Manning
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-05-01
Series:Microorganisms
Subjects:
Shiga toxin
<i>Escherichia coli</i>
outbreak
genome sequencing
phylogenetics
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/11/5/1298

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