Improved taxonomic assignment of rumen bacterial 16S rRNA sequences using a revised SILVA taxonomic framework

The taxonomy and associated nomenclature of many taxa of rumen bacteria are poorly defined within databases of 16S rRNA genes. This lack of resolution results in inadequate definition of microbial community structures, with large parts of the community designated as incertae sedis, unclassified, or...

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Main Authors: Gemma Henderson, Pelin Yilmaz, Sandeep Kumar, Robert J. Forster, William J. Kelly, Sinead C. Leahy, Le Luo Guan, Peter H. Janssen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2019-03-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/6496.pdf