Defining bacterial species in the genomic era: insights from the genus <it>Acinetobacter</it>

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Microbial taxonomy remains a conservative discipline, relying on phenotypic information derived from growth in pure culture and techniques that are time-consuming and difficult to standardize, particularly when compared to the ease o...

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Main Authors: Chan Jacqueline Z-M, Halachev Mihail R, Loman Nicholas J, Constantinidou Chrystala, Pallen Mark J
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-12-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/12/302