丹麦的一天:从临床环境中对大肠杆菌分离物的基于全基因组序列的分析

Ana Rita Rebelo1, Valeria Bortolaia1, Pimlapas Leekitcharoenphon1

  • 1Technical University of Denmark, National Food Institute, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark.

概括

全基因组测序 (WGS) 有效地表征临床大肠杆菌,识别抗菌素耐药性 (AMR) 和跟踪菌株. 这种方法有助于诊断和监测临床微生物学.

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