Whole-Genome Sequencing Gaining Traction in Public Health, Outbreak Surveillance

Jun 10, 2018

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ATLANTA (GenomeWeb) – Whether or not whole-genome sequencing is ready to be applied to public health questions may no longer be up for debate, according to speakers at the ASM Microbe 2018 meeting here.

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Whole-Genome Sequencing Gaining Traction in Public Health, Outbreak Surveillance

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