MICROBIAL CHARACTERIZATION, IDENTIFICATION AND STRAIN TYPING

Description

DEFINITIONS The definitions listed here apply in the context of this SOP and may or may not be applicable in all other usage.

Culture- The growth of organisms such as bacteria and fungi in a nutrient medium, usually under controlled condition.

Microbial identification- The determination of which broad group (e.g. bacteria, yeast or mold) or narrow group (e.g. genus and/or species) to which a microbial isolate belongs.

Microbial characterization- Type of identification based on colony growth, cellular morphology, differential straining, and key diagnostic features to characterize a microbial isolate.

Strain- A specific isolate of a species that is maintained in pure culture and is characterized. The type strain is representative of the species that provides a reference for the species based on its historic isolation, characterization and deposition in recognized culture collections.