Identification and/or characterization of a microbial agent using taxonomic hierarchical classification
US8666673B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 14, 2010 |
| Grant date | Mar 4, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 10, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2021/6421
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for identification and/or characterization of a microbial agent present in a sample includes a step of analytical test data (e.g., obtaining intrinsic fluorescence values over a range of emission wavelengths) from the microbial agent. The analytical test data is transformed thereby minimizing strain to strain variations within an organism group. With the aid of a programmed computer, a multi-level classification algorithm coded as a set of processing instructions operates on the transformed analytic test data. The multiple levels correspond to different levels in a taxonomic hierarchy for microbial agents suspected of being in the sample.
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