MLVA as a Tool for Public Health Surveillance of Human Salmonella Typhimurium: Prospective Study in Belgium and Evaluation of MLVA Loci Stability

Véronique Wuyts; Wesley Mattheus; Guillaume De Laminne de Bex; Christa Wildemauwe; Nancy H. C. Roosens; Kathleen Marchal; Sigrid C. J. De Keersmaecker; Sophie Bertrand

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0084055

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MLVA as a Tool for Public Health Surveillance of Human Salmonella Typhimurium: Prospective Study in Belgium and Evaluation of MLVA Loci Stability

Véronique Wuyts,

Affiliations Department of Microbial and Molecular Systems, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, Platform Biotechnology and Molecular Biology, Scientific Institute of Public Health (WIVISP), Brussels, Belgium
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Wesley Mattheus,

Affiliation National Reference Centre for Salmonella and Shigella, Bacterial Diseases Division, Communicable and Infectious Diseases, Scientific Institute of Public Health (WIV-ISP), Brussels, Belgium
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Guillaume De Laminne de Bex,

Affiliation National Reference Centre for Salmonella and Shigella, Bacterial Diseases Division, Communicable and Infectious Diseases, Scientific Institute of Public Health (WIV-ISP), Brussels, Belgium
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Christa Wildemauwe,

Affiliation National Reference Centre for Salmonella and Shigella, Bacterial Diseases Division, Communicable and Infectious Diseases, Scientific Institute of Public Health (WIV-ISP), Brussels, Belgium
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Nancy H. C. Roosens,

Affiliation Platform Biotechnology and Molecular Biology, Scientific Institute of Public Health (WIVISP), Brussels, Belgium
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Kathleen Marchal,

Affiliations Department of Microbial and Molecular Systems, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, Gent, Belgium, Department of Information Technology, Ghent University, IMinds, Gent, Belgium
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Sigrid C. J. De Keersmaecker ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Sigrid C. J. De Keersmaecker, Sophie Bertrand

Affiliation Platform Biotechnology and Molecular Biology, Scientific Institute of Public Health (WIVISP), Brussels, Belgium
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Sophie Bertrand

Contributed equally to this work with: Sigrid C. J. De Keersmaecker, Sophie Bertrand

* E-mail: sophie.bertrand@wiv-isp.be

Affiliation National Reference Centre for Salmonella and Shigella, Bacterial Diseases Division, Communicable and Infectious Diseases, Scientific Institute of Public Health (WIV-ISP), Brussels, Belgium
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MLVA as a Tool for Public Health Surveillance of Human Salmonella Typhimurium: Prospective Study in Belgium and Evaluation of MLVA Loci Stability

Véronique Wuyts,
Wesley Mattheus,
Guillaume De Laminne de Bex,
Christa Wildemauwe,
Nancy H. C. Roosens,
Kathleen Marchal,
Sigrid C. J. De Keersmaecker,
Sophie Bertrand

Published: December 31, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0084055

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