Uncultivated microbes in need of their own taxonomy

KT Konstantinidis, R Rosselló-Móra… - The ISME journal, 2017 - academic.oup.com
The great majority of microbial species remains uncultured, severely limiting their taxonomic
characterization and thus communication among scientists. Although Candidatus was …

Pseudomonas genomes: diverse and adaptable

MW Silby, C Winstanley, SAC Godfrey… - FEMS microbiology …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Members of the genus Pseudomonas inhabit a wide variety of environments, which is
reflected in their versatile metabolic capacity and broad potential for adaptation to fluctuating …

High throughput ANI analysis of 90K prokaryotic genomes reveals clear species boundaries

C Jain, LM Rodriguez-R, AM Phillippy… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
A fundamental question in microbiology is whether there is continuum of genetic diversity
among genomes, or clear species boundaries prevail instead. Whole-genome similarity …

The variability of the 16S rRNA gene in bacterial genomes and its consequences for bacterial community analyses

T Větrovský, P Baldrian - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
16S ribosomal RNA currently represents the most important target of study in bacterial
ecology. Its use for the description of bacterial diversity is, however, limited by the presence …

Microbiology, genomics, and clinical significance of the Pseudomonas fluorescens species complex, an unappreciated colonizer of humans

BS Scales, RP Dickson, JJ LiPuma… - Clinical microbiology …, 2014 - Am Soc Microbiol
Pseudomonas fluorescens is not generally considered a bacterial pathogen in humans;
however, multiple culture-based and culture-independent studies have identified it at low …

Microbial genomic taxonomy.

CC Thompson, L Vidal, V Salazar… - Trends in the …, 2021 - cabidigitallibrary.org
This book chapter argues for an open-access catalogue of taxonomic descriptions with
prototypes; diagnostic tables; and links to culture collections, to genome and gene …

A catalog of reference genomes from the human microbiome

Human Microbiome Jumpstart Reference Strains … - Science, 2010 - science.org
The human microbiome refers to the community of microorganisms, including prokaryotes,
viruses, and microbial eukaryotes, that populate the human body. The National Institutes of …

DNA sequence‐based analysis of the Pseudomonas species

M Mulet, J Lalucat… - Environmental …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Partial sequences of four core 'housekee**'genes (16S rRNA, gyrB, rpoB and rpoD) of the
type strains of 107 Pseudomonas species were analysed in order to obtain a …

The active microbial diversity drives ecosystem multifunctionality and is physiologically related to carbon availability in Mediterranean semi‐arid soils

F Bastida, IF Torres, JL Moreno, P Baldrian… - Molecular …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Biogeochemical processes and ecosystemic functions are mostly driven by soil microbial
communities. However, most methods focus on evaluating the total microbial community and …

Prokaryotic taxonomy and phylogeny in the genomic era: advancements and challenges ahead

KT Konstantinidis, JM Tiedje - Current opinion in microbiology, 2007 - Elsevier
Advancing prokaryotic taxonomy constitutes a contemporary academic challenge as well as
practical necessity. Genome sequencing has greatly facilitated the evaluation of the current …