Multi locus variable-number tandem repeat (MLVA) typing tools improved the surveillance of Salmonella enteritidis: a 6 years retrospective study.

Surveillance of Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Enteritidis is generally considered to benefit from molecular techniques like multiple-locus variable-number of tandem repeats analysis (MLVA), which allow early detection and confinement of outbreaks. Here, a surveillance study, including...

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Main Authors: Sophie Bertrand, Guillaume De Lamine de Bex, Christa Wildemauwe, Octavie Lunguya, Marie France Phoba, Benedikt Ley, Jan Jacobs, Raymond Vanhoof, Wesley Mattheus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0117950