Microbial taxonomy in the post-genomic era: Rebuilding from scratch?

Microbial taxonomy should provide adequate descriptions of bacterial, archaeal, and eukaryotic microbial diversity in ecological, clinical, and industrial environments. Its cornerstone, the prokaryote species has been re-evaluated twice. It is time to revisit polyphasic taxonomy, its principles, and...

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Main Authors: Campeão, Mariana, Sawabe, Tomoo, Swings, Jean, Thompson, Cristiane C., Amaral, Gilda R., Edwards, Robert A., Polz, Martin F., Dutilh, Bas E., Ussery, David W., Thompson, Fabiano L., Polz, Martin F
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/104799
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9296-3733