1) Thermo Fisher Scientific developed improvements to targeted and whole genome sequencing workflows that dramatically decrease overall time from sample to data/answer. 2) For a targeted bacterial identification panel, sequencing and analysis can now be completed in approximately 6.5 hours compared to standard times of 2.5 hours for sequencing and 1 hour for analysis. 3) For whole genome sequencing of bacterial isolates, the entire workflow from library preparation to data can now be finished in approximately 11 hours, compared to standard times of 1.5-3.5 hours for library prep, 2-7 hours for sequencing, and 1 hour for analysis.