5 Result(s)
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Open AccessPopulation genomics and antimicrobial resistance dynamics of Escherichia coli in wastewater and river environments
Aquatic environments are key niches for the emergence, evolution and dissemination of antimicrobial resistance. However, the population diversity and the genetic elements that drive the dynamics of resistant b...
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Epidemic of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in Europe is driven by nosocomial spread
Public health interventions to control the current epidemic of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae rely on a comprehensive understanding of its emergence and spread over a wide range of geographical scales...
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Gene exchange drives the ecological success of a multi-host bacterial pathogen
The capacity for some pathogens to jump into different host-species populations is a major threat to public health and food security. Staphylococcus aureus is a multi-host bacterial pathogen responsible for impor...
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Species Mash-up
This month's Genome Watch describes how Mash can be used to tackle comparisons between large amounts of genomic and metagenomic sequence data for taxonomic applications.
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Open AccessAssigning strains to bacterial species via the internet
Methods for assigning strains to bacterial species are cumbersome and no longer fit for purpose. The concatenated sequences of multiple house-kee** genes have been shown to be able to define and circumscribe...
