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GUIDELINES FOR CATALOGUE PRODUCTION

RDS for bacteria & archea

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.


Guidelines prepared for CABRI by BCCM, CBS, CERDIC, DSMZ, ECACC, HGMP, INRC, MSDN
Update: March 2000
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