Tracing Meliodosis Back to the Source: Using Whole-Genome Sequencing To Investigate an Outbreak
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Evan McRobb, Derek S. Sarovich, Erin P. Price, Mirjam Kaestli, Mark Mayo, Paul Keim, Bart J. Currie Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia; Center for Microbial Genetics and Genomics, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona, USA; Department of Infectious Diseases and Northern Territory Medical Program, Royal Darwin Hospital, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
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