Microbial malaise: How can we classify the microbiome?

Trends in Microbiology

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 671-679

  Beiko, Robert G ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

16S ribosomal RNA gene; Clostridium; Genomes; Microbiome; Operational taxonomic units; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

RNA 16S;

16S RNA GENE; BACTERIAL GENOME; DNA SEQUENCE; ECOLOGY; GENETIC DATABASE; GENETIC TRAIT; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; MICROBIAL GENE; MICROBIAL GENOME; MICROBIOME; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPERATIONAL TAXONOMIC UNIT; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TAXONOMIC IDENTIFICATION; TAXONOMY; THEORETICAL STUDY; ACIDITHIOBACILLUS; BACTERIUM; CLASSIFICATION; CLOSTRIDIUM; GENETICS; GENOMICS; MICROBIAL GENETICS; MICROFLORA; PROCEDURES; TRENDS;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS; BACTERIA; CLASSIFICATION; CLOSTRIDIUM; DATABASES, GENETIC; GENETICS, MICROBIAL; GENOMICS; MICROBIOTA; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S;

EID: 84960361856     PISSN: 0966842X     EISSN: 18784380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2015.08.009     Document Type: Review

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