Towards a genome-based reclassification of the genus Lactobacillus

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2019, Pages

  Wittouck, Stijn ^a   Wuyts, Sander ^a   Lebeer, Sarah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LACTOBACILLUS;

BACTERIAL GENOME; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; GENOMICS; LACTOBACILLUS; PHYLOGENY;

GENOME, BACTERIAL; GENOMICS; LACTOBACILLUS; PHYLOGENY;

EID: 85060390282     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02155-18     Document Type: Letter

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