Whole genome sequencing (WGS) for food-borne pathogen surveillance and control - taking the pulse

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Jacob Moran-Gilad. Euro Surveill. 2017.

. 2017 Jun 8;22(23):30547.

doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2017.22.23.30547.

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Conflict of interest: None declared.

PulseNet International: Vision for the implementation of whole genome sequencing (WGS) for global food-borne disease surveillance.
Nadon C, Van Walle I, Gerner-Smidt P, Campos J, Chinen I, Concepcion-Acevedo J, Gilpin B, Smith AM, Man Kam K, Perez E, Trees E, Kubota K, Takkinen J, Nielsen EM, Carleton H; FWD-NEXT Expert Panel. Nadon C, et al. Euro Surveill. 2017 Jun 8;22(23):30544. doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2017.22.23.30544. Euro Surveill. 2017. PMID: 28662764 Free PMC article. Review.

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