Whole genome sequencing and metagenomics for outbreak investigation, source attribution and risk assessment of food‐borne microorganisms

Whole genome sequencing and metagenomics for outbreak investigation, source attribution and risk assessment of food‐borne microorganisms

Abstract This Opinion considers the application of whole genome sequencing (WGS) and metagenomics for outbreak investigation, source attribution and risk assessment of food‐borne pathogens. WGS offers the highest level of bacterial strain discrimination for food‐borne outbreak investigation and sour...

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Main Authors: EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards (EFSA BIOHAZ Panel), Kostas Koutsoumanis, Ana Allende, Avelino Alvarez‐Ordóñez, Declan Bolton, Sara Bover‐Cid, Marianne Chemaly, Robert Davies, Alessandra De Cesare, Friederike Hilbert, Roland Lindqvist, Maarten Nauta, Luisa Peixe, Giuseppe Ru, Marion Simmons, Panagiotis Skandamis, Elisabetta Suffredini, Claire Jenkins, Burkhard Malorny, Ana Sofia Ribeiro Duarte, Mia Torpdahl, Maria Teresa da Silva Felício, Beatriz Guerra, Mirko Rossi, Lieve Herman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-12-01
Series:EFSA Journal
Subjects:
whole genome sequencing
metagenomics
microbial risk assessment
source attribution
antimicrobial resistance
typing of food‐borne pathogens
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2019.5898

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https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2019.5898

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