Direct Whole-Genome Sequencing of Cutaneous Strains of Haemophilus ducreyi

Autor: Michael Marks, Maria Fookes, Josef Wagner, Rosanna Ghinai, Oliver Sokana, Yaw-Adu Sarkodie, Anthony W. Solomon, David C.W. Mabey, Nicholas R. Thomson
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 24, Iss 4, Pp 786-789 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI: 10.3201/eid2404.171726
Popis: Haemophilus ducreyi, which causes chancroid, has emerged as a cause of pediatric skin disease. Isolation of H. ducreyi in low-income settings is challenging, limiting phylogenetic investigation. Next-generation sequencing demonstrates that cutaneous strains arise from class I and II H. ducreyi clades and that class II may represent a distinct subspecies.
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