Multilocus sequence analysis (MLSA) in prokaryotic taxonomy

Systematic and Applied Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 237-245

  Glaeser, Stefanie P ^a   Kämpfer, Peter ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

MLSA; MLST; Phylogeny; Resolution; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

RNA 16S; BACTERIAL DNA;

CALCULATION; DNA DNA HYBRIDIZATION; GENE; GENOME; GENOTYPE; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROKARYOTE; REVIEW; TAXONOMY; BACTERIUM; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROKARYOTA;

BACTERIA; DNA, BACTERIAL; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S;

EID: 84983143193     PISSN: 07232020     EISSN: 16180984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.syapm.2015.03.007     Document Type: Review

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