Coverage evaluation of universal bacterial primers using the metagenomic datasets

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The coverage of universal primers for the bacterial 16S rRNA gene plays a crucial role in the correct understanding of microbial community structure. However, existing studies on primer coverage are limited by the lack of appropriate...

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Main Authors: Mao Dan-Ping, Zhou Quan, Chen Chong-Yu, Quan Zhe-Xue
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-05-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/12/66