Abstract
Next-generation sequencing has ushered in a new era of microbial genomics, enabling the detailed historical and geographical tracing of bacteria. This is helping to shape our understanding of bacterial evolution.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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Review
MeSH terms
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Bacterial Infections / epidemiology*
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Bacterial Infections / microbiology
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Bacterial Typing Techniques
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Cross Infection / microbiology
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Genome, Bacterial*
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Genomics / methods
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Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / genetics
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Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / pathogenicity
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Mutation
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Phylogeography*
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Recombination, Genetic
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Selection, Genetic*
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Streptococcus / genetics
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Streptococcus / pathogenicity
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Vibrio cholerae / genetics
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Vibrio cholerae / pathogenicity
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Yersinia pestis / genetics
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Yersinia pestis / pathogenicity