The Transformation of Reference Microbiology Methods and Surveillance for Salmonella With the Use of Whole Genome Sequencing in England and Wales

• Main Authors: Marie Anne Chattaway (Author), Timothy J. Dallman (Author), Lesley Larkin (Author), Satheesh Nair (Author), Jacquelyn McCormick (Author), Amy Mikhail (Author), Hassan Hartman (Author), Gauri Godbole (Author), David Powell (Author), Martin Day (Author), Robert Smith (Author), Kathie Grant (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2019-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The use of whole genome sequencing (WGS) as a method for supporting outbreak investigations, studying Salmonella microbial populations and improving understanding of pathogenicity has been well-described (1-3). However, performing WGS on a discrete dataset does not pose the same challenges as implem...