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ArticleFrontiers in microbiology2019

Validation of a Bioinformatics Workflow for Routine Analysis of Whole-Genome Sequencing Data and Related Challenges for Pathogen Typing in a European National Reference Center:

Bert Bogaerts, Raf Winand, Qiang Fu, Julien Van Braekel, Pieter-Jan Ceyssens, Wesley Mattheus, Sophie Bertrand, Sigrid C J De Keersmaecker, Nancy H C Roosens, Kevin Vanneste

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Article in Frontiers in microbiology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 41 papers.

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10 authors.

Bert BogaertsTransversal Activities in Applied Genomics, Sciensano, Brussels, Belgium.
Raf WinandTransversal Activities in Applied Genomics, Sciensano, Brussels, Belgium.
Qiang FuTransversal Activities in Applied Genomics, Sciensano, Brussels, Belgium.
Julien Van BraekelTransversal Activities in Applied Genomics, Sciensano, Brussels, Belgium.
Pieter-Jan CeyssensBacterial Diseases, Sciensano, Brussels, Belgium.
Wesley MattheusBacterial Diseases, Sciensano, Brussels, Belgium.
Sophie BertrandBacterial Diseases, Sciensano, Brussels, Belgium.
Sigrid C J De KeersmaeckerTransversal Activities in Applied Genomics, Sciensano, Brussels, Belgium.
Nancy H C RoosensTransversal Activities in Applied Genomics, Sciensano, Brussels, Belgium.
Kevin VannesteTransversal Activities in Applied Genomics, Sciensano, Brussels, Belgium.

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Wellcome Trust
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Abstract

Despite being a well-established research method, the use of whole-genome sequencing (WGS) for routine molecular typing and pathogen characterization remains a substantial challenge due to the required bioinformatics resources and/or expertise. Moreover, many national reference laboratories and centers, as well as other laboratories working under a quality system, require extensive validation to demonstrate that employed methods are "fit-for-purpose" and provide high-quality results. A harmonized framework with guidelines for the validation of WGS workflows does currently, however, not exist yet, despite several recent case studies highlighting the urgent need thereof. We present a validation strategy focusing specifically on the exhaustive characterization of the bioinformatics analysis of a WGS workflow designed to replace conventionally employed molecular typing methods for microbial isolates in a representative small-scale laboratory, using the pathogen

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national reference centerNeisseria meningitidispublic healthvalidationwhole-genome sequencing

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