This month's Genome Watch looks at how whole-genome sequencing (WGS) can be used to track the source of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection and to investigate the transition and adaptation of this opportunistic pathogen from the environment to the human host.
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Salter, S. Keeping an eye on P. aeruginosa. Nat Rev Microbiol 13, 69 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrmicro3422
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