Metagenomics uncovers gaps in amplicon-based detection of microbial diversity

Nature Microbiology

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2016, Pages

  Eloe Fadrosh, Emiley A ^a   Ivanova, Natalia N ^a   Woyke, Tanja ^a   Kyrpides, Nikos C ^a  

^a DOE JOINT GENOME INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA; RNA 16S;

ARCHAEON; BACTERIUM; BIODIVERSITY; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA SEQUENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; GENETICS; METAGENOME; METAGENOMICS; PHYLOGENY; PROCEDURES;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA; BIODIVERSITY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; METAGENOME; METAGENOMICS; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 84978941037     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20585276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/NMICROBIOL.2015.32     Document Type: Article

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