Consistent Metagenome-Derived Metrics Verify and Delineate Bacterial Species Boundaries

ABSTRACT Longstanding questions relate to the existence of naturally distinct bacterial species and genetic approaches to distinguish them. Bacterial genomes in public databases form distinct groups, but these databases are subject to isolation and deposition biases. To avoid these biases, we compar...

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Main Authors: Matthew R. Olm, Alexander Crits-Christoph, Spencer Diamond, Adi Lavy, Paula B. Matheus Carnevali, Jillian F. Banfield
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2020
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/2c7afcf53a52439f866eb17bd2dac88c
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