Prospective Genomic Characterization of the German Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O104:H4 Outbre...
Prospective Genomic Characterization of the German Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O104:H4 Outbreak by Rapid Next Generation Sequencing Technology
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Mellmann, Alexander , Harmsen, Dag , Cummings, Craig A. , Zentz, Emily B. , Leopold, Shana R. , Rico, Alain , Prior, Karola , Szczepanowski, Rafael , Ji, Yongmei , Zhang, Wenlan , McLaughlin, Stephen F. , Henkhaus, John K. , Leopold, Benjamin , Bielaszewska, Martina , Prager, Rita , Brzoska, Pius M. , Moore, Richard L. , Guenther, Simone , Rothberg, Jonathan M. and Karch, Helge
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United States: Public Library of Science
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An ongoing outbreak of exceptionally virulent Shiga toxin (Stx)-producing Escherichia coli O104:H4 centered in Germany, has caused over 830 cases of hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) and 46 deaths since May 2011. Serotype O104:H4, which has not been detected in animals, has rarely been associated with HUS in the past. To prospectively elucidate the u...
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Prospective Genomic Characterization of the German Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O104:H4 Outbreak by Rapid Next Generation Sequencing Technology
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Harmsen, Dag
Cummings, Craig A.
Zentz, Emily B.
Leopold, Shana R.
Rico, Alain
Prior, Karola
Szczepanowski, Rafael
Ji, Yongmei
Zhang, Wenlan
McLaughlin, Stephen F.
Henkhaus, John K.
Leopold, Benjamin
Bielaszewska, Martina
Prager, Rita
Brzoska, Pius M.
Moore, Richard L.
Guenther, Simone
Rothberg, Jonathan M.
Karch, Helge
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TN_cdi_plos_journals_1306361328
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_1306361328
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1932-6203
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1932-6203
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10.1371/journal.pone.0022751
