Abstract:Large, open-source DNA sequence databases have been generated, in part, through the collection of microbial pathogens from swabbing surfaces in built environments. Analyzing these data in aggregate through public health surveillance requires digitization of the complex, domain-specific metadata associated with swab site locations. However, the swab site location information is currently collected in a single, free-text ISOLATION SOURCE field promoting generation of poorly detailed descriptions with varying wor… Show more
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