Evidence for horizontal transmission and recirculation of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli in the beef production chain in South Africa using whole genome sequencing

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Onyeka, L.O. (Libby)
Adesiyun, Abiodun Adewale
Ismail, Arshad
Allam, Mushal
Keddy, Karen H.
Thompson, P.N. (Peter N.)

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MDPI

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This article belongs to the special issue titled 'Molecular Epidemiology of Pathogenic Agents'.
DATA AVAILABILITY STATEMENT: The data presented in this study are openly available in [National Center for Biotechnology Information] at https://account.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?back_url=https://dataview. ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/, reference number [PRJNA706921], accessed on 20 July 2024.

Keywords

Horizontal transmission, Multilocus sequence typing, Serogenotype, Antimicrobial resistance genes, SDG-03: Good health and well-being, SDG-12: Responsible consumption and production, South Africa (SA), Whole genome sequencing (WGS)

Sustainable Development Goals

SDG-03:Good heatlh and well-being
SDG-12:Responsible consumption and production

Citation

Onyeka, L.O.; Adesiyun, A.A.; Ismail, A.; Allam, M.; Keddy, K.H.; Thompson, P.N. Evidence for Horizontal Transmission and Recirculation of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli in the Beef Production Chain in South Africa Using Whole Genome Sequencing. Pathogens 2024, 13, 732. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens13090732.