Closed Genome Sequences of 28 Foodborne Pathogens from the CFSAN Verification Set, Determined by a Combination of Long and Short Reads.

Foodborne pathogens have been implicated in illnesses worldwide. Here, we report the complete closed genome sequences of 28 bacterial strains belonging to 18 different species. These genomes belong to known foodborne pathogens.

Draft Whole-Genome Sequences of 51 Campylobacter jejuni and 12 Campylobacter coli Clinical Isolates from Chile.

species are the leading cause of gastroenteritis worldwide and an emerging threat in developing countries. Here, we report the draft whole-genome sequences of 51 and 12 strains isolated from patients with gastroenteritis in Santiago, Chile.

Draft Genome Sequences of 57 Salmonella enterica Strains from Selected U.S. Swine Feed Mills.

The number of Salmonella infection cases linked to pork products has increased. Pathogen presence in the feed mill environment is one of the many potential transmission routes into the food production chain. Here, we describe the draft genome sequences of 57 Salmonella enterica isolates from selected U.

In-depth comparative analysis of Illumina MiSeq run metrics: Development of a wet-lab quality assessment tool.

Whole genome sequencing of bacterial isolates has become a daily task in many laboratories, generating incredible amounts of data. However, data acquisition is not an end in itself; the goal is to acquire high-quality data useful for understanding genetic relationships. Having a method that could rapidly determine which of the many available run metrics are the most important indicators of overall run quality and having a way to monitor these during a given sequencing run would be extremely helpful to this effect.

Draft Genome Sequences of 510 Strains from Food Isolates and Human Listeriosis Cases from Northern Italy.

Listeriosis outbreaks are frequently multistate/multicountry outbreaks, underlining the importance of molecular typing data for several diverse and well-characterized isolates. Large-scale whole-genome sequencing studies on isolates from non-U.S.

Draft Genome Sequences of 64 Serotype Enteritidis Isolates Obtained from Wild Mice.

serotype Enteritidis is a foodborne pathogen of global concern, because it is frequently isolated from foods and patients. Draft genome sequences are reported here for 64  Enteritidis strains isolated from the intestines and spleens of mice caught live on chicken farms in the U.S.

The role of dystroglycan in PDGF-BB-dependent migration of activated hepatic stellate cells/myofibroblasts.

Hepatic stellate cells are embedded in the loose connective tissue matrix within the space of Disse. This extracellular matrix contains several basement membrane components including laminin, but its composition changes during liver injury because of the production of extracellular matrix components found in scar tissue. These changes in extracellular matrix composition and in cell-extracellular matrix interactions may play a key role in hepatic stellate cell transdifferentiation.