Etiqueta: Genomics

20 de febrero: A primer on metagenomics.

Wooley, J. C. J., Godzik, A., & Friedberg, I. (2010). A primer on metagenomics. PLoS computational biology, 6(2), e1000667. doi:10.1371/journal.pcbi.1000667 Metagenomics is a discipline that enables the genomic study of uncultured microorganisms. Faster, cheaper sequencing technologies and the ability to sequence uncultured microbes sampled directly from their habitats are expanding and transforming our view of…
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18 de Febrero: Prokaryotic taxonomy and phylogeny in the genomic era: advancements and challenges ahead.

Konstantinidis, K. T., & Tiedje, J. M. (2007). Prokaryotic taxonomy and phylogeny in the genomic era: advancements and challenges ahead. Current opinion in microbiology, 10(5), 504–9. doi:10.1016/j.mib.2007.08.006 Advancing prokaryotic taxonomy constitutes a contemporary academic challenge as well as practical necessity. Genome sequencing has greatly facilitated the evaluation of the current taxonomic system and the development…
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