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Libra: Comparative Metagenomics With MapReduce
Libra is an algorithm for all-vs-all genome sequencing tool to identify problematic microbes. It handles large data sets with speed, accuracy and efficiency. Background: Most bioinformatics methods need a reference source of known genomes to ensure accurate measurements of depth and variance. Sequencing and comparing wholly unknown genomes with...
Published: 4/3/2023   |   Inventor(s): Bonnie Hurwitz, George Watts, Illyoung Choi, John Hartman
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Healthcare Portfolios, Technology Classifications > Life Sciences
Precise, Accurate Bacterial Identification System
This technology is a rapid, whole genome sequence analysis tool to determine the type of bacteria, resistance, and virulence that lacks biases introduced by culture-based methods. Background: The lack of accurate and precise methods to identify bacteria forces clinicians to use broad based antibiotic regimens. Unfortunately, only 20-40% of samples...
Published: 4/3/2023   |   Inventor(s): George Watts, Bonnie Hurwitz
Keywords(s): bacteria, clinical, database, infection, k-mer, sequencing
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Life Sciences, Technology Classifications > Life Sciences > Therapeutics