Table 3.

Instrument Categories. The real-time PCR instrument types were based on throughput and portability, and the sequencing instruments were based on sequencing platform generation.

Category	Instrument Type	Definition	Example
Real-time PCR	High-throughput instruments	Platforms with 96-well format or greater	ABI 7500 Fast, Bio-Rad CFX96, QuantStudio™
	Lower throughput instruments	Platforms with less than 96-well format	Cepheid GeneXpert
	“Point of Use” instruments	Platforms with potential use in doctor’s office, clinic, etc.	Abbott ID Now, BioFire Film Array
	Ruggedized instruments	Platforms designed to MIL-810 STD	Idaho Technologies Razor, RAPID
	Hand-held, portable instruments	Platforms used in field-forward or mobile laboratory	Biomeme Franklin
Sequencing	Capillary electrophoresis platforms	First generation sequencing platforms	Sanger Sequencing
	Next-generation sequencing platforms	Second generation sequencing platforms	Illumina MiSeq, 454, Ion Torrent
	Nanopore sequencing platforms	Third generation sequencing platforms	Oxford Nanopore Technologies Prometheon, GridION, MinION
	“Point of Use” platforms	Platforms with consolidated function, consummables	Oxford Nanopore Technologies MK1C, Illumina iSeq