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Exclusivity offers a sound yet practical species criterion for bacteria despite abundant gene flow
BACKGROUND: The question of whether bacterial species objectively exist has long divided microbiologists. A major source of contention stems from the fact that bacteria regularly engage in horizontal gene transfer (HGT), making it difficult to ascertain relatedness and draw boundaries between taxa....
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2018
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6171291/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30285620 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12864-018-5099-6 |