Updating the 97% identity threshold for 16S ribosomal RNA OTUs

Bioinformatics

Volumn 34, Issue 14, 2018, Pages 2371-2375

  Edgar, Robert C ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RNA 16S;

ALGORITHM; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETICS; MICROFLORA; PROCEDURES; RNA GENE; SOFTWARE;

ALGORITHMS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; GENES, RRNA; MICROBIOTA; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SOFTWARE;

EID: 85045531983     PISSN: 13674803     EISSN: 14602059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bioinformatics/bty113     Document Type: Article

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