Research Data Management Case Study - The World vs E.Coli

Making the case for Research Data Management - Case Study - The World vs E.Coli

Researchers joining forces to sequence bacterial genomes

During the 2011 E.coli outbreak, the release of the bacterial genome in the public domain allowed researchers to reach conclusions quickly and effectively. The strain was tracked to a seed shipment from 2009 and the crow-sourced analysis received high media attention.