The Validation and Implications of Using Whole Genome Sequencing as a Replacement for Traditional Serotyping for a National Salmonella Reference Laboratory

The Validation and Implications of Using Whole Genome Sequencing as a Replacement for Traditional Serotyping for a National Salmonella Reference Laboratory

Salmonella serotyping remains the gold-standard tool for the classification of Salmonella isolates and forms the basis of Canada’s national surveillance program for this priority foodborne pathogen. Public health officials have been increasingly looking toward whole genome sequencing (WGS) to provid...

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Main Authors: Chris A. Yachison, Catherine Yoshida, James Robertson, John H. E. Nash, Peter Kruczkiewicz, Eduardo N. Taboada, Matthew Walker, Aleisha Reimer, Sara Christianson, Anil Nichani, The PulseNet Canada Steering Committee, Celine Nadon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Salmonella enterica
whole genome sequencing
serotyping
serovars
surveillance
phenotype prediction
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2017.01044/full

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