Global population structure and genotyping framework for genomic surveillance of the major dysentery pathogen, Shigella sonnei

Whole genome sequencing is increasingly being adopted for Shigella sonnei outbreak investigation and surveillance, but there is no global classification standard. Here, the authors develop and validate a genomic framework implemented using open-source software, and demonstrate its application using...

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Main Authors: Jane Hawkey, Kalani Paranagama, Kate S. Baker, Rebecca J. Bengtsson, François-Xavier Weill, Nicholas R. Thomson, Stephen Baker, Louise Cerdeira, Zamin Iqbal, Martin Hunt, Danielle J. Ingle, Timothy J. Dallman, Claire Jenkins, Deborah A. Williamson, Kathryn E. Holt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-05-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-22700-4