Development and Validation of a Reference Data Set for Assigning Staphylococcus Species Based on Next-Generation Sequencing of the 16S-23S rRNA Region

Many members of the Staphylococcus genus are clinically relevant opportunistic pathogens that warrant accurate and rapid identification for targeted therapy. The aim of this study was to develop a careful assignment scheme for staphylococcal species based on next-generation sequencing (NGS) of the 1...

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Main Authors: Maja Kosecka-Strojek, Artur J. Sabat, Viktoria Akkerboom, Karsten Becker, Evert van Zanten, Guido Wisselink, Jacek Miedzobrodzki, Anna M. D. (Mirjam) Kooistra-Smid, Alexander W. Friedrich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Subjects:
NGS
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fcimb.2019.00278/full