Rapid MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry strain typing during a large outbreak of Shiga-Toxigenic Escherichia coli.

<h4>Background</h4>In 2011 northern Germany experienced a large outbreak of Shiga-Toxigenic Escherichia coli O104:H4. The large amount of samples sent to microbiology laboratories for epidemiological assessment highlighted the importance of fast and inexpensive typing procedures. We have...

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Main Authors: Martin Christner, Maria Trusch, Holger Rohde, Marcel Kwiatkowski, Hartmut Schlüter, Manuel Wolters, Martin Aepfelbacher, Moritz Hentschke
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/74157a1548d746fab3bd06e451d39486
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