Global population structure and genotyping framework for genomic surveillance of the major dysentery pathogen, Shigella sonnei

Autor: Jane Hawkey, Kalani Paranagama, Kate S. Baker, Rebecca J. Bengtsson, François-Xavier Weill, Nicholas R. Thomson, Stephen Baker, Louise Cerdeira, Zamin Iqbal, Martin Hunt, Danielle J. Ingle, Timothy J. Dallman, Claire Jenkins, Deborah A. Williamson, Kathryn E. Holt
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Nature Communications, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-22700-4
Popis: Whole genome sequencing is increasingly being adopted for Shigella sonnei outbreak investigation and surveillance, but there is no global classification standard. Here, the authors develop and validate a genomic framework implemented using open-source software, and demonstrate its application using surveillance data.
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