IDENTIFICATION OF BACTERIA AND SPORES

摘要

Bacteria can be identified by analyzing a data stream that is obtained by processing a sample containing the bacteria, where the data stream has been abstracted to produce a sample vector that characterizes the data stream in a predetermined vector space containing at least one diagnostic cluster, the diagnostic cluster being associated with bacteria of known type, and by determining whether the sample vector rests with the diagnostic cluster, and if the sample rests within the diagnostic cluster, an indication that the bacteria are of the known type can be provided. Similarly, spores can be identified by analyzing a data stream that is obtained by processing a sample containing the spores, where the data stream has been abstracted to produce a sample vector that characterizes the data stream in a predetermined vector space containing at least one diagnostic cluster, the diagnostic cluster being associated with spores of known type, and by determining whether the sample vector rests with the diagnostic cluster, and if the sample rests within the diagnostic cluster, an indication that the spores are of the known type can be provided.