A New Genomics-Driven Taxonomy of Bacteria and Archaea [electronic resource] : Are We There Yet?

• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 574.87 [Unassigned]
• Thông tin xuất bản: Washington, D.C. : Oak Ridge, Tenn. : United States. Dept. of Energy. Office of Science ; Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy, 2016
• Mô tả vật lý: Size: p. 1956-1963 : , digital, PDF file.
• Bộ sưu tập: Metadata
• ID: 260860
• Chủ đề: 1. 60 applied life sciences; 2. 96 knowledge management and preservation; 3. 99 general and miscellaneous; 4. Archaea; 5. Bactera; 6. Classification; 7. Genome; 8. Taxonomy

Tóm tắt

Taxonomy is often criticized for being too conservative and too slow and having limited relevance because it has not taken into consideration the latest methods and findings. Yet the cumulative work product of its practitioners underpins contemporary microbiology and serves as a principal means of shaping and referencing knowledge. Here, using methods drawn from the field of exploratory data analysis, this minireview examines the current state of the field as it transitions from a taxonomy based on 16S rRNA gene sequences to one based on whole-genome sequences and tests the validity of some commonly held beliefs.