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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Language: | English |
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BMC
2012-12-01
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Series: | BMC Microbiology |
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Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/12/302 |