WASHINGTON, Sept. 5, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- ChunLab, a
leader in the field of bioinformatics for bacterial taxonomy and
microbiome, released the beta version of TrueBacTM ID
system, the world's first genome-based cloud solution for
bacterial identification, targeting over 12,000 species.
Accurate bacterial identification has been a scientific
cornerstone for a variety of microbiological disciplines, including
clinical and industrial microbiology. The recent introduction of
genomics to modern bacterial taxonomy has provided an opportunity
for quality-control and diagnostics of infectious agents with
unprecedented accuracy and taxonomic resolution.
Using the scientifically sound algorithm and manually curated
reference database, the TrueBac ID system can identify the
largest number of species with far more accuracy and precision
currently offered by existing broad-spectrum diagnostics solutions,
including MALDI-TOF MS systems. In a recent evaluation study,
TrueBac ID was able to accurately identify 34 out of 36 clinical
isolates (94.4%) that had not been identified by the three most
popular commercially available MALDI-TOF MS systems (Ha et al.
2019; Ann Lab Med 39: 530-536;
doi.org/10.3343/alm.2019.39.6.530).
The system offers the ability to receive a full identification
report within three or 30 minutes by simply uploading a genome
assembly or raw shotgun sequencing data, as FASTQ files,
respectively. The report comprises fully resolved taxonomic
classification, along with the profiles of antimicrobial resistance
and virulence genes to facilitate correct diagnosis and appropriate
therapy.
The superior accuracy, precision and comprehensiveness of the
reference database make TrueBacTM ID an ideal
system for microbial identification and diagnosis for clinical and
industrial applications where the accuracy is of prime importance.
Using ChunLab's new cloud service, microbiologists can now identify
over 12,000 species, including difficult to speciate genera like
Acinetobacter or Lactobacillus, with high precision
and confidence. It's a method of choice, particularly in
situations where MALDI-TOF MS systems fail to identify species.
"The advent of next-generation sequencing (NGS) and data-driven
diagnostics has the potential to revolutionize clinical diagnostics
and infection control, and to that end, TrueBacTM ID
solution is a step forward in adopting this technology in routine
clinical applications," said Prof. Dongeun
Yong, MD, PhD at Department of Laboratory Medicine,
Yonsei University College of Medicine,
South Korea.
The service, available at http://www.TrueBacID.com, is provided
freely for all users until the end of 2019. In 2020, ChunLab plans
to add additional functions including 'strain-typing' to expand its
application to hospital infection control and management.
About ChunLab, Inc.:
ChunLab has been serving the microbiology community for 10 years
by providing a state-of-the-art bioinformatics solution and highly
curated databases, which are of premium value for scientists,
regulatory bodies and clinicians. ChunLab's EzBioCloud database
(https://www.ezbiocloud.net) is one of the most used bioinformatics
services with >8,000 citations. For more information, please
contact us at info@chunlab.com.
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