Etiqueta: Taxonomy

27 de febrero: Reference databases for taxonomic assignment in metagenomics.

Santamaria, M., Fosso, B., Consiglio, A., De Caro, G., Grillo, G., Licciulli, F., Liuni, S., et al. (2012). Reference databases for taxonomic assignment in metagenomics. Briefings in bioinformatics, 13(6), 682–695. doi:10.1093/bib/bbs036   Metagenomics is providing an unprecedented access to the environmental microbial diversity. The amplicon-based metagenomics approach involves the PCR-targeted sequencing of a genetic locus…
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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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