A Proposed Genus Boundary for the Prokaryotes Based on Genomic Insights

• Published in: Journal of bacteriology Vol. 196; no. 12; pp. 2210 - 2215
• Main Authors: Qin, Qi-Long, Xie, Bin-Bin, Zhang, Xi-Ying, Chen, Xiu-Lan, Zhou, Bai-Cheng, Zhou, Jizhong, Oren, Aharon, Zhang, Yu-Zhong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Society for Microbiology 01.06.2014
• Subjects: Archaea - classification; Archaea - genetics; Bacteria - classification; Bacteria - genetics; Bacteriology; Biochemistry; Evolution; Genetic Variation; Genomics; Genomics - methods; Genotype & phenotype; Phylogeny; Prokaryotes; Proteins; Taxonomy

Genomic information has already been applied to prokaryotic species definition and classification. However, the contribution of the genome sequence to prokaryotic genus delimitation has been less studied. To gain insights into genus definition for the prokaryotes, we attempted to reveal the genus-le...