They are very useful to detect bacterial food born gastroenteritis, disease outbreaks and food poisoning. Subtyping of pathogens are handy tools in laboratory and diagnostic medicine which offer rapid identification and diagnosis of suspected pathogens, i.e., employing molecular signatures such as CRISPRs, etc.
There are similar methods/kits available or being employed in rapid diagnosis of Rotavirus diarrhoea like for example rapid ELISA.