Visualization-assisted binning of metagenome assemblies reveals potential new pathogenic profiles in idiopathic travelers’ diarrhea

Visualization-assisted binning of metagenome assemblies reveals potential new pathogenic profiles in idiopathic travelers’ diarrhea

Abstract Background Travelers’ diarrhea (TD) is often caused by enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli, enteroaggregative E. coli, other bacterial pathogens, Norovirus, and occasionally parasites. Nevertheless, standard diagnostic methods fail to identify pathogens in more than 40% of TD patients. It is p...

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Main Authors: Qiyun Zhu, Christopher L. Dupont, Marcus B. Jones, Kevin M. Pham, Zhi-Dong Jiang, Herbert L. DuPont, Sarah K. Highlander
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-11-01
Series:Microbiome
Subjects:
Travelers’ diarrhea
Virulence factor
Escherichia coli
TM7
crAssphage
Strain-level
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40168-018-0579-0

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