Read and assembly metrics inconsequential for clinical utility of whole-genome sequencing in mapping outbreaks

Nature Biotechnology

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 592-594

  Harris, Simon R ^a   Torok M E ^b,c,d   Cartwright, Edward J P ^b,c,d   Quail, Michael A ^a   Peacock, Sharon J ^a,b,c,d   Parkhill, Julian ^a  

^a WELLCOME TRUST SANGER INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ACCURACY; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; DNA SEQUENCE; EPIDEMIC; GENE MAPPING; HIGH THROUGHPUT SEQUENCING; HUMAN; LETTER; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

HUMANS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 84880311024     PISSN: 10870156     EISSN: 15461696     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nbt.2616     Document Type: Letter

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