Hiding in Plain Sight: Mining Bacterial Species Records for Phenotypic Trait Information

ABSTRACT Cultivation in the laboratory is essential for understanding the phenotypic characteristics and environmental preferences of bacteria. However, basic phenotypic information is not readily accessible. Here, we compiled phenotypic and environmental tolerance information for >5,000 bacteria...

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Main Authors: Albert Barberán, Hildamarie Caceres Velazquez, Stuart Jones, Noah Fierer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2017-08-01
Series:mSphere
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Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mSphere.00237-17