A Systematics for Discovering the Fundamental Units of Bacterial Diversity
Cohan F, Perry E. A Systematics for Discovering the Fundamental Units of Bacterial Diversity. Current Biology 2007, 17: r373-r386. PMID: 17502094, DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2007.03.032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBacterial diversityHistory of coexistenceBacterial evolutionBacterial systematistsMicrobial worldSpecies unitsBacterial systematicsEvolutionary dynamicsDNA sequencesBiological diversityFundamental unitTremendous diversitySequence clustersBacterial speciesEvolutionary propertiesEvolutionary theoryMolecular techniquesDiversitySpeciesSystematistsDistinct groupsSystematicsPlantsSequenceMicrobiologists