How conserved are the conserved 16S-rRNA regions?

The 16S rRNA gene has been used as master key for studying prokaryotic diversity in almost every environment. Despite the claim of several researchers to have the best universal primers, the reality is that no primer has been demonstrated to be truly universal. This suggests that conserved regions o...

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Main Authors: Marcel Martinez-Porchas, Enrique Villalpando-Canchola, Luis Enrique Ortiz Suarez, Francisco Vargas-Albores
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2017-02-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/3036.pdf