Proposed minimal standards for the use of genome data for the taxonomy of prokaryotes

Abstract

Advancement of DNA sequencing technology allows the routine use of genome sequences in the various fields of microbiology. The information held in genome sequences proved to provide objective and reliable means in the taxonomy of prokaryotes. Here, we describe the minimal standards for the quality of genome sequences and how they can be applied for taxonomic purposes.

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BiologyGenomeTaxonomy (biology)Computational biologyDNA sequencingEvolutionary biologyGeneticsDNAGeneEcology

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Year: 2018
Type: article
Volume: 68
Issue: 1
Pages: 461-466
Citations: 2909
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                                    Jongsik Chun, 
                                
                                    Aharon Oren, 
                                
                                    António Ventosa
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2018). 
                            Proposed minimal standards for the use of genome data for the taxonomy of prokaryotes. 
                            INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY
                            , 68
                            (1)
                            , 461-466.
                            https://doi.org/10.1099/ijsem.0.002516
                        

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DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.002516