Abstract
Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) is the “gold standard” for molecular subtyping and has significant applications in disease monitoring and control programs. This chapter discusses the advantages of PFGE in light of developing technologies such as whole-genome sequencing.
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Besser, J. (2015). Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis for Disease Monitoring and Control. In: Jordan, K., Dalmasso, M. (eds) Pulse Field Gel Electrophoresis. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 1301. Humana Press, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2599-5_1
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