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Validation strategy of a bioinformatics whole genome sequencing workflow for Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli using a reference collection extensively characterized with conventional methods
Kathleen Marchal; Nancy Roosens; Sigrid C.J. De Keersmaecker; Kevin Vanneste Source: Microbial Genomics, Volume 7, Issue 3 (2021) Abstract: Whole genome sequencing (WGS) enables complete characterization of ...
Staphylococcal enterotoxin gene cluster: prediction of enterotoxin (SEG and SEI) production and of the source of food poisoning based on Saβ typing.
staphylococcal enterotoxin production, particularly enterotoxin G (SEG) and enterotoxin I (SEI). For this purpose whole genome sequences of 75 strains from different origins (food poisoning outbreaks, human, and ...
A Practical Method to Implement Strain-Level Metagenomics-Based Foodborne Outbreak Investigation and Source Tracking in Routine.
Sigrid C.J. De Keersmaecker Source: Microorganisms, Volume 8, Issue 8 (2020) Keywords: food surveillance Metagenomics outbreak SNP analysis STEC whole genome Abstract: The management of a foodborne ...
Use of Whole Genome Sequencing Data for a First in Silico Specificity Evaluation of the RT-qPCR Assays Used for SARS-CoV-2 Detection.
Keersmaecker Source: Int J Mol Sci, Volume 21, Issue 15 (2020) Keywords: Betacoronavirus Coronavirus Infections Databases, Genetic Genome, Viral Humans Open Reading Frames Pandemics Pneumonia, Viral ...
Towards a unified classification for human respiratory syncytial virus genotypes.
Keywords: classification Human Respiratory Syncytial Virus Abstract: Since the first human respiratory syncytial virus (HRSV) genotype classification in 1998, inconsistent conclusions have been drawn ...
Human challenge trial workshop: Focus on quality requirements for challenge agents, Langen, Germany, October 22, 2019.
Keywords: Biological Products Drug Development Human Experimentation Humans vaccines whole genome sequencing Abstract: Controlled human infection models can be helpful to study pathogenesis and immune ...
Phylogeography of Human and Animal Strains: Genetic Fingerprinting of Q Fever in Belgium.
reservoirs. To determine the relationship between animal and human strains, Multiple Locus Variable-number Tandem Repeat Analysis (MLVA) (n=146), Single-Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP) (n=92) and Whole Genome ...
Development of a genoserotyping system for the identification of Salmonella serotypes
infect humans, but also animals which are its main reservoir. Humans are mostly infected through the consumption of animal-derived food products. Besides its impact on public health, another major concern ...
Next-Generation Sequencing: An Eye-Opener for the Surveillance of Antiviral Resistance in Influenza
influenza, which is one of the leading causes of human morbidity and mortality worldwide. After vaccination, antivirals are the second line of defense against influenza. The use of currently available ...
The genome as individual property or common good. Conceptualization of the genome within a citizen forum
Publication Type: Conference Paper Authors: Chloé Mayeur; Wannes Van Hoof Source: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS, SPRINGERNATURE CAMPUS, 4 CRINAN ST, LONDON, N1 9XW, ENGLAND, Volume 28, Issue ...