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Interpreting Whole-Genome Sequence Analyses of Foodborne Bacteria for Regulatory Applications and Outbreak Investigations by Pightling, Arthur W, Pettengill, James B, Luo, Yan, Baugher, Joseph D, Rand, Hugh, Strain, Errol

“…Whole-genome sequence (WGS) analysis has revolutionized the food safety industry by enabling high-resolution typing of foodborne bacteria. Higher resolving…”
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Choice of reference sequence and assembler for alignment of Listeria monocytogenes short-read sequence data greatly influences rates of error in SNP analyses by Pightling, Arthur W, Petronella, Nicholas, Pagotto, Franco

“…The wide availability of whole-genome sequencing (WGS) and an abundance of open-source software have made detection of single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs)…”
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Using Evolutionary Analyses to Refine Whole-Genome Sequence Match Criteria by Pightling, Arthur W., Rand, Hugh, Pettengill, James

“…Whole-genome sequence databases continue to grow. Collection times between samples are also growing, providing both a challenge for comparing recently…”
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Within-species contamination of bacterial whole-genome sequence data has a greater influence on clustering analyses than between-species contamination by Pightling, Arthur W, Pettengill, James B, Wang, Yu, Rand, Hugh, Strain, Errol

“…Although it is assumed that contamination in bacterial whole-genome sequencing causes errors, the influences of contamination on clustering analyses, such as…”
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An expanded inventory of conserved meiotic genes provides evidence for sex in Trichomonas vaginalis by Malik, Shehre-Banoo, Pightling, Arthur W, Stefaniak, Lauren M, Schurko, Andrew M, Logsdon, Jr, John M

“…Meiosis is a defining feature of eukaryotes but its phylogenetic distribution has not been broadly determined, especially among eukaryotic microorganisms (i.e…”
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Real-Time Pathogen Detection in the Era of Whole-Genome Sequencing and Big Data: Comparison of k-mer and Site-Based Methods for Inferring the Genetic Distances among Tens of Thousands of Salmonella Samples by Pettengill, James B, Pightling, Arthur W, Baugher, Joseph D, Rand, Hugh, Strain, Errol

“…The adoption of whole-genome sequencing within the public health realm for molecular characterization of bacterial pathogens has been followed by an increased…”
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The Listeria monocytogenes Core-Genome Sequence Typer (LmCGST): a bioinformatic pipeline for molecular characterization with next-generation sequence data by Pightling, Arthur W, Petronella, Nicholas, Pagotto, Franco

“…Next-generation sequencing provides a powerful means of molecular characterization. However, methods such as single-nucleotide polymorphism detection or…”
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Genomic diversity of Salmonella enterica isolated from papaya samples collected during multiple outbreaks in 2017 by Pightling, Arthur W, Pettengill, James, Luo, Yan, Strain, Errol, Rand, Hugh

“…In 2017, the US Food and Drug Administration investigated the sources of multiple outbreaks of salmonellosis. Epidemiologic and traceback investigations…”
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Choice of reference-guided sequence assembler and SNP caller for analysis of Listeria monocytogenes short-read sequence data greatly influences rates of error by Pightling, Arthur W, Petronella, Nicholas, Pagotto, Franco

“…The influences that different programs and conditions have on error rates of single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) analyses are poorly understood. Using…”
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Genome Sequence of Listeria monocytogenes Strain HPB5415, Collected during a 2008 Listeriosis Outbreak in Canada by Pightling, Arthur W, Pagotto, Franco

“…Listeria monocytogenes strain HPB5415-isolated from deli meat-was found in 2008 to have the same pulsed-field gel electrophoresis patterns as a clinical strain…”
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Draft Genome Sequence of Cronobacter sakazakii Clonal Complex 45 Strain HPB5174, Isolated from a Powdered Infant Formula Facility in Ireland by Pightling, Arthur W, Pagotto, Franco

“…Cronobacter sakazakii is a food-borne pathogenic bacterium that may cause severe illness in neonates and the elderly. We present the genome sequence of a rare…”
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Draft Genome Sequence of Listeria monocytogenes Strain LI0521 (syn. HPB7171), Isolated in 1983 during an Outbreak in Massachusetts Caused by Contaminated Cheese by Pightling, Arthur W, Lin, Min, Pagotto, Franco

“…Listeria monocytogenes, a pathogenic food-borne bacterium, is the causative agent of both sporadic and outbreak cases of human listeriosis. Here, we present…”
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Genome Sequence of the Listeria monocytogenes Food Isolate HPB913, Collected in Canada in 1993 by Pightling, Arthur W, Rand, Hugh, Strain, Errol, Pagotto, Franco

“…Listeria monocytogenes is a pathogenic bacterium of importance to public health and food safety agencies. We present the genome sequence of the serotype 1/2a…”
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Genome Sequence of Listeria monocytogenes Strain HPB2088 (Serotype 1/2a), an Environmental Isolate Collected in Canada in 1994 by Pightling, Arthur W, Rand, Hugh, Strain, Errol, Pagotto, Franco

“…Listeria monocytogenes is a foodborne pathogen that causes severe illness. Thus, ongoing efforts at real-time whole-genome sequencing are of utmost importance…”
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Draft Genome Sequences of Two Clostridium botulinum Group II (Nonproteolytic) Type B Strains (DB-2 and KAPB-3) by Petronella, Nicholas, Kenwell, Robyn, Pagotto, Franco, Pightling, Arthur W

“…Clostridium botulinum is important for food safety and studies of neurotoxins associated with human botulism. We present the draft genome sequences of two…”
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Extreme genome diversity in the hyper-prevalent parasitic eukaryote Blastocystis by Gentekaki, Eleni, Curtis, Bruce A, Stairs, Courtney W, Klimeš, Vladimír, Eliáš, Marek, Salas-Leiva, Dayana E, Herman, Emily K, Eme, Laura, Arias, Maria C, Henrissat, Bernard, Hilliou, Frédérique, Klute, Mary J, Suga, Hiroshi, Malik, Shehre-Banoo, Pightling, Arthur W, Kolisko, Martin, Rachubinski, Richard A, Schlacht, Alexander, Soanes, Darren M, Tsaousis, Anastasios D, Archibald, John M, Ball, Steven G, Dacks, Joel B, Clark, C Graham, van der Giezen, Mark, Roger, Andrew J

“…Blastocystis is the most prevalent eukaryotic microbe colonizing the human gut, infecting approximately 1 billion individuals worldwide. Although Blastocystis…”
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Choice of Reference Sequence and Assembler for Alignment of Listeria monocytogenes Short-Read Sequence Data Greatly Influences Rates of Error in SNP Analyses: e104579 by Pightling, Arthur W, Petronella, Nicholas, Pagotto, Franco

“…The wide availability of whole-genome sequencing (WGS) and an abundance of open-source software have made detection of single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs)…”
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Draft Genome Sequences of Two Clostridium botulinum Group II (Nonproteolytic) Type B Strains (DB-2 and KAPB-3) by Petronella, Nicholas, Kenwell, Robyn, Pagotto, Franco, Pightling, Arthur W.

“…Clostridium botulinum is important for food safety and studies of neurotoxins associated with human botulism. We present the draft genome sequences of two…”
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Correction: An Expanded Inventory of Conserved Meiotic Genes Provides Evidence for Sex in Trichomonas vaginalis by Malik, Shehre-Banoo, Pightling, Arthur W., Stefaniak, Lauren M., Schurko, Andrew M., Logsdon, John M.

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Correction: An Expanded Inventory of Conserved Meiotic Genes Provides Evidence for Sex in by Shehre-Banoo Malik, Arthur W. Pightling, Lauren M. Stefaniak, Andrew M. Schurko, John M. Logsdon

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