Hybridization among diverging lineages is common in nature. Genomic data provide a
special opportunity to characterize the history of hybridization and the genetic basis of …

Detection of somatic mutations holds great potential in cancer treatment and has been a
very active research field in the past few years, especially since the breakthrough of the next …

Background Recent developments in third-gen long read sequencing and diploid-aware
assemblers have resulted in the rapid release of numerous reference-quality assemblies for …

Since its introduction in 1997, the purpose of Food Microbiology: Fundamentals and
Frontiers has been to serve as an advanced reference that explores the breadth and depth …

Whole-genome sequencing (WGS) of bacterial isolates has become standard practice in
many laboratories. Applications for WGS analysis include phylogeography and molecular …

Next-generation sequencing (NGS) provides a broad investigation of the genome, and it is
being readily applied for the diagnosis of disease-associated genetic features. However, the …

The Bacillus cereus group, also known as B. cereus sensu lato (sl), is a species complex
that contains numerous closely related lineages, which vary in their ability to cause illness in …

Whole-genome sequencing (WGS) has emerged as a powerful tool for comparing bacterial
isolates in outbreak detection and investigation. Here we demonstrate that WGS performed …

The Escherichia coli sequence type (ST) 131 C2/H30Rx clade with the bla CTX-M-15 gene
had been most responsible for the global dissemination of extended-spectrum β-lactamase …

As we are approaching the twentieth anniversary of PulseNet, a network of public health and
regulatory laboratories that has changed the landscape of foodborne illness surveillance …