Defining pathogenic bacterial species in the genomic era
Actual definitions of bacterial species are limited due to the current criteria of definition and the use of restrictive genetic tools. The 16S rRNA sequence, for example, has been widely used as a marker for phylogenetic analyses; however, its use often leads to misleading species definitions. Acco...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2011-01-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Microbiology |
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| Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2010.00151/full |