How does GIDEON identify organisms in the Microbiology module?
GIDEON generates a ranked ID list for bacteria based on the occurrence of phenotypic tests times the likelihood for each relative taxon in clinical material [“prior prevalence”]. Phenotypic data used for ID are taken from Bergey’s Manual and other standard tests, J Clin Microbiol. Int J Syst Evolut Microbiol, and other relevant journals. To generate a listing of phenotypic tests used by GIDEON for any taxa, click Characterize, scroll to the organism of interest, click on it’s name, and click on phenotype. In the comparison module, blank spaces for any given reaction indicate lack of data.
