rRNA operon improves species-level classification of bacteria and microbial community analysis compared to 16S rRNA

ABSTRACT Precise identification of species is fundamental in microbial genomics and is crucial for understanding the microbial communities. While the 16S rRNA gene, particularly its V3-V4 regions, has been extensively employed for microbial identification, however has limitations in achieving specie...

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Main Authors: Sohyoung Won, Seoae Cho, Heebal Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2024-11-01
Series:Microbiology Spectrum
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Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.00931-24