Onyeka, L.O. (Libby)Adesiyun, Abiodun AdewaleIsmail, ArshadAllam, MushalKeddy, Karen H.Thompson, P.N. (Peter N.)2025-04-092025-04-092024-09Onyeka, L.O.; Adesiyun, A.A.; Ismail, A.; Allam, M.; Keddy, K.H.; Thompson, P.N. Evidence for Horizontal Transmission and Recirculation of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli in the Beef Production Chain in South Africa Using Whole Genome Sequencing. Pathogens 2024, 13, 732. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens13090732.2076-0817 (online)10.3390/pathogens13090732http://hdl.handle.net/2263/101930This article belongs to the special issue titled 'Molecular Epidemiology of Pathogenic Agents'.DATA AVAILABILITY STATEMENT: The data presented in this study are openly available in [National Center for Biotechnology Information] at https://account.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?back_url=https://dataview. ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/, reference number [PRJNA706921], accessed on 20 July 2024.Please read abstract in article.en© 2024 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an Open Access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by/ 4.0/).Horizontal transmissionMultilocus sequence typingSerogenotypeAntimicrobial resistance genesSDG-03: Good health and well-beingSDG-12: Responsible consumption and productionSouth Africa (SA)Whole genome sequencing (WGS)Article