Welcome to the MicrobeNet Tutorial Videos

APHL (Association of Public Health Laboratories) and CDC collaborated to provide a series of short, interactive videos that help users learn how to navigate MicrobeNet's different modules and features. Following a brief introduction, you will be taken to a menu that provides users access to three videos describing the different modules of MicrobeNet.

 

Video Descriptions

• Introduction to MicrobeNet
  Run time: 3 minutes

  Provides a short introduction​ of MicrobeNet and demonstrates where to find and how to access the different modules and features.

• ​​​ Mass Spectromy: Identifying Pathogens from MALDI-TOF Data
  Run time: 6 minutes
  

  In this video, the user will learn how to use MicrobeNet's MALDI-TOF database to retroactively identify samples from a Real-Time Classification Run.

• Sequencing Analysis: Identifying Pathogens from 16S Sequencing
  Run time: 6 minutes

  This video will show you several ways to input or upload single or multiple 16S sequence files to search against MicrobeNet's curated database.

• Phenotypic Testing: Identifying Pathogens from Phenotypic Testing
  Run time: 6 minutes
  

  MicrobeNet can help you identify pathogens faster using results from biochemical tests. This video will teach you how to create customized panels of biochemical tests and input your results to help you identify rare species.