"Typability: the ability of the method to produce an unambiguous result for all strains of a particular species"
[Detecting Pathogens in Food, T A McMeekin, Elsevier, Jun 23, 2003]
What is an example of an ambiougous result? For example, if a method tests the number of flagella of strains of a certain bacteria, is having no flagella [0] an ambiougous result?
Could typability mean the percentage of strains that have the character which is the test evaluating?
Typability is the ability of a method to effectively characterize organism(s) deeper than species level; possibly to subspecies and/or strain level without ambiguity. The method should be consistent even when handling large pool of organisms. Reliable methods with assured typability does not limit its focus on the anatomy of the organism as an organism with flagella can occasionally lose it, yet its identity remains (illustration: losing a leg does not stop a human from being human)
To distinguish among subspecies. Sometimes it refer to its source of collection e.g. ATCC refer to American Type Culture Collection.
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