ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 23418 First edition 2022-06 Microbiology of the food chain Whole genome sequencing for typing and genomic characterization of bacteria General requirements and guidance Microbiologie de la chaine alimentaire- Séquencage de génome entier pour le typage et la caractérisation genomique des bacteries - Exigences génerales et recommandations Reference number IS0 23418:2022(E) ISO @IS02022 IS0 23418:2022(E) COPYRIGHT PROTECTED DOCUMENT @ISO2022 All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, or required in the context of its implementation, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized otherwise in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, or posting on the internet or an intranet, withoutpriorwrittenpermission.Permission can berequestedfrom eitherIso at theaddress below orIso'smemberbodyinthecountryoftherequester. ISO copyright office CP 401 · Ch. de Blandonnet 8 CH-1214 Vernier, Geneva Phone: +4122 749 0111 Email: [email protected] Website: www.iso.org Published in Switzerland ii @ IS0 2022 - All rights reserved