Global Microbial Identifier Initiative : Meeting Report

The genomic epidemiological database for global identification of microorganisms or global identifier of microorganisms is a platform for storing whole genome sequencing (WGS) data of microorganisms, for the identification of relevant genes and for the comparison of genomes to detect outbreaks and emerging pathogens. The database approaches the unambiguous 'Global Identifier' for microorganisms that microbiologist always have looked for, and which makes personalized treatment possible as well as real-time systems for global surveillance of microorganisms general and infectious diseases in specific.