Metagenomics, infectious disease diagnostics, and outbreak investigations: Sequence first, ask questions later?

JAMA

Volumn 309, Issue 14, 2013, Pages 1531-1532

  Relman, David A ^a,b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER CONCISUS; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; DIARRHEA; DNA SEQUENCE; EDITORIAL; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; INFECTION; METAGENOMICS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIAL GENETICS; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; POPULATION ABUNDANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SHIGA TOXIN PRODUCING ESCHERICHIA COLI; VIRULENCE;

EID: 84875965874     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2013.3678     Document Type: Editorial

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