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CABRI Guidelines for Catalogue Production
Guidelines prepared for CABRI by BCCM, CBS, CERDIC, DSMZ, ECACC, HGMP, INRC, MSDN
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| Data input & authentication | Flat file preparation | Flat file submission |
RDS for bacteria & archaea
RDS for bacteria and archaea: MDS + the following fields.
| Field | Field label | Contents |
| Serovar | Serovar | Should contain: the serovar name and author.
Required for some medically important species. Does not apply to all strains. |
| Other names | Other_names | Should contain: names used for the strain in the past (not synonyms) that may still be in use.
Does not apply to all strains. |
| Isolated from | Isolated_from | Should contain: name of substrate or host from which the strain was isolated. |
| Geographic origin | Geographic_origin | Should contain: name of country where strain originated from, followed by details on location. |
| Mutant | Mutant | Should contain: type of mutant if strain is a mutant strain. |
| Genotype | Genotype | Should contain: names of chromosomal markers of the strain.
Especially recommended for strains of species for which many genetically modified strains exist. Does not apply to all strains. |
| Literature | Literature | Should contain: reference to publication in which the strain is described.
Especially recommended for type strains. |
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