Whole genome sequencing of Streptococcus pneumoniae: development, evaluation and verification of targets for serogroup and serotype prediction using an automated pipeline

Streptococcus pneumoniae typically express one of 92 serologically distinct capsule polysaccharide (cps) types (serotypes). Some of these serotypes are closely related to each other; using the commercially available typing antisera, these are assigned to common serogroups containing types that show...

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Main Authors: Georgia Kapatai, Carmen L. Sheppard, Ali Al-Shahib, David J. Litt, Anthony P. Underwood, Timothy G. Harrison, Norman K. Fry
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2016-09-01
Series:PeerJ
Subjects:
WGS
Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/2477.pdf

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