Whole Genome Sequencing—Implications for Infection Prevention and Outbreak Investigations
- 9 March 2017
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Springer Nature in Current Infectious Disease Reports
- Vol. 19 (4) , 15
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11908-017-0570-0
Abstract
Whole genome sequencing (WGS) is a laboratory method that has emerged as a promising tool for epidemiologic investigations.Keywords
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