The analysis of E. coli samples from the outbreak, which began in May, occurred rapidly enough to inform the physicians treating people who were infected, and assisted epidemiologists as they raced to trace the source of the pathogen.
Researchers said the breakthrough may be the first time that such a comprehensive scientific analysis of an emerging pathogen took place in the first days and weeks of an outbreak.
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