Prospective Genomic Characterization of the German Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O104:H4 Outbreak by Rapid Next Generation Sequencing Technology

Alexander Mellmann; Dag Harmsen; Craig A. Cummings; Emily B. Zentz; Shana R. Leopold; Alain Rico; Karola Prior; Rafael Szczepanowski; Yongmei Ji; Wenlan Zhang; Stephen F. McLaughlin; John K. Henkhaus; Benjamin Leopold; Martina Bielaszewska; Rita Prager; Pius M. Brzoska; Richard L. Moore; Simone Guenther; Jonathan M. Rothberg; Helge Karch

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0022751

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Prospective Genomic Characterization of the German Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O104:H4 Outbreak by Rapid Next Generation Sequencing Technology

Alexander Mellmann ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Alexander Mellmann, Dag Harmsen, Craig A. Cummings

Affiliation Institute of Hygiene, University Münster, Münster, Germany
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Dag Harmsen ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Alexander Mellmann, Dag Harmsen, Craig A. Cummings

* E-mail: dharmsen@uni-muenster.de

Affiliation Department of Periodontology, University Münster, Münster, Germany
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Craig A. Cummings ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Alexander Mellmann, Dag Harmsen, Craig A. Cummings

Affiliation Life Technologies, Foster City, California, United States of America
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Emily B. Zentz,

Affiliation OpGen, Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States of America
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Shana R. Leopold,

Affiliation Institute of Hygiene, University Münster, Münster, Germany
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Alain Rico,

Affiliation Life Technologies, Darmstadt, Germany
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Karola Prior,

Affiliation Department of Periodontology, University Münster, Münster, Germany
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Rafael Szczepanowski,

Affiliation Department of Periodontology, University Münster, Münster, Germany
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Yongmei Ji,

Affiliation Life Technologies, Foster City, California, United States of America
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Wenlan Zhang,

Affiliation Institute of Hygiene, University Münster, Münster, Germany
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Stephen F. McLaughlin,

Affiliation Life Technologies, Foster City, California, United States of America
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John K. Henkhaus,

Affiliation OpGen, Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States of America
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Benjamin Leopold,

Affiliation Institute of Hygiene, University Münster, Münster, Germany
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Martina Bielaszewska,

Affiliation Institute of Hygiene, University Münster, Münster, Germany
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Rita Prager,

Affiliation Robert Koch Institute, Wernigerode Branch, Wernigerode, Germany
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Pius M. Brzoska,

Affiliation Life Technologies, Foster City, California, United States of America
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Richard L. Moore,

Affiliation OpGen, Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States of America
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Simone Guenther,

Affiliation Life Technologies, Darmstadt, Germany
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Jonathan M. Rothberg,

Affiliation Ion Torrent by Life Technologies, Guilford, Connecticut, United States of America
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Helge Karch

Affiliation Institute of Hygiene, University Münster, Münster, Germany
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Prospective Genomic Characterization of the German Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O104:H4 Outbreak by Rapid Next Generation Sequencing Technology

Alexander Mellmann,
Dag Harmsen,
Craig A. Cummings,
Emily B. Zentz,
Shana R. Leopold,
Alain Rico,
Karola Prior,
Rafael Szczepanowski,
Yongmei Ji,
Wenlan Zhang

Published: July 20, 2011
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0022751

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Publisher's Note: Error in Figure 1

Posted by PLOS_ONE_Group on 02 Aug 2011 at 22:29 GMT

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http://plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0022751#pone-0022751-g001

The June 2nd slot on the timeline in Figure 1 should read: 6:45 am LT & UKM announced completion of LB226692 sequencing." Here is the link the correct Figure 1: http://www.plosone.org/corrections/pone.0022751.g001.cn.tif

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Publisher's Note: Error in Figure 1

Posted by PLOS_ONE_Group on 02 Aug 2011 at 22:29 GMT