Description
Qualify a supplied microbial taxon code by its explicit authority and version.
Microbiology records distinguish experimental roles, unread plates, detected/nondetected results and reporting limits. Logarithmic and linear count-like quantities use different scales, while dilution fractions describe explicit mathematical factors. None of these labels or local conversions verifies an organism, assay, culture condition or safe laboratory procedure.
Qualify a supplied microbial taxon code by its explicit authority and version.
When to use this tool
Use Microbe Taxonomy Authority Version Key when you already have taxonCode, authority, version and need to qualify a supplied microbial taxon code by its explicit authority and version.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter taxonCode, authority, version. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read token. Use the output convention below.
Enter taxonCode, authority, version using the field constraints below. Encode these values, in exactly that order, as a JSON array and return the serialized array as text in token. String values are preserved without trimming or external terminology lookup.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| taxonCode | Taxon Code | Required. Text; minimum UTF-16 length 1; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
| authority | Authority | Required. Text; minimum UTF-16 length 1; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
| version | Version | Required. Text; minimum UTF-16 length 1; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| token | Token | Required. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
{
"input": {
"taxonCode": "T17",
"authority": "Taxonomy A",
"version": "v2"
},
"output": {
"token": "[\"T17\",\"Taxonomy A\",\"v2\"]"
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- The result records supplied values without taxonomy lookup. Sources and asserted relationships are not independently authenticated.
- Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Review actual laboratory observations, control records, reporting basis and the complete analytical method for substantive interpretation. Keep unread and censored states distinct from exact results; supplied dilution or log conversions do not validate the underlying assay.
References
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