Methodology for Whole-Genome Sequencing of Methicillin-Resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> Isolates in a Routine Hospital Microbiology Laboratory
Raven, KE; Blane, B; Leek, D; Churcher, C; Kokko-Gonzales, P; Pugazhendhi, D; Fraser, L; Betley, J; Parkhill, J
; Peacock, SJ and
(2019)
Methodology for Whole-Genome Sequencing of Methicillin-Resistant
<i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>
Isolates in a Routine Hospital Microbiology Laboratory.
Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 57 (6).
ISSN 0095-1137
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.00180-19
There is growing evidence for the value of bacterial whole-genome sequencing in hospital outbreak investigations. Our aim was to develop methods that support efficient and accurate low-throughput clinical sequencing of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates.
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Date Deposited | 18 Mar 2019 17:11 |
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7069-5958