The Problem with ‘Microbiome’

The term “microbiome” is currently applied predominantly to assemblages of organisms with 16S rRNA genes. In this context, “microbiome” is a misnomer that has been conferred a wide-ranging primacy over terms for community members lacking such genes, e.g., mycobiome, eukaryome, and virome, yet these...

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Main Authors: Stuart P. Donachie, Claire J. Fraser, Ethan C. Hill, Marguerite A. Butler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-03-01
Series:Diversity
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/13/4/138