A curated consensus sequence for all of the DNA in the genome (all of the chromosomes) of a species of organism. Because the reference genome is created as the synthesis of a...

A clone is a group of identical cells (e.g. bacteria) that share a common ancestry, meaning they are derived from the same cell.

Number of target organisms present in a defined volume/weight/area of a sample

When the totality of a population or sub-population, on which the data are reported, is included.

how sequencing works in most NGS methods, a single library fragment is amplified and copied in a physically isolated location.

An analytical method, agreed upon as the best method for a certain analyte in a certain matrix, to which alternative methods shoul be compared. The standard culture procedures...

a container that is designed and intended to be secure against the entry of hazards

A pure strain of bacteria which has been seperated from a mixed bacterial culture

are measures of a drugs minimum inhibitory concentration distribution that separate bacterial populations into those representative of a wild type population, and those with...

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the presence or introduction of a hazard

consist of a fixed set of conserved species specific genes

Base calling is the process of algorithmically deciding the incorporated nucleotide from the signal intensities that are detected during sequencing process.

When the totality of a population or sub-population, on which the data are reported, is included.

the presence or introduction of a hazard

consist of a fixed set of conserved species specific genes. Better definition: Strain differentiation by determining the number different alleles in a predefined set of loci...

A set of uniformly applied criteria for determining whether an individual should be identified as having a particular disease, injury, or other health condition. In...

Perfect reference standard, i.e. sensitivity and specificity 100%