Laboratory Misidentifications Resulting from Taxonomic Changes to Bacillus cereus Group Species, 2018–2022

Whole-genome sequencing (WGS) is being applied increasingly to Bacillus cereus group species; however, misinterpretation of WGS results may have severe consequences. We report 3 cases, 1 of which was an outbreak, in which misinterpretation of B. cereus group WGS results hindered communication withi...

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Published in:	Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Authors:	Laura M. Carroll, Itumeleng Matle, Jasna Kovac, Rachel A. Cheng, Martin Wiedmann
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2022-09-01
Subjects:	anthrax Bacillus anthracis Bacillus cereus Bacillus paranthracis Bacillus tropicus bacteria
Online Access:	https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/28/9/22-0293_article