Proposed minimal standards for the use of genome data for the taxonomy of prokaryotes

作者：Jongsik Chun, Aharon Oren, António Ventosa, Henrik Christensen, David R. Arahal, Milton S. da Costa, Alejandro P. Rooney, Hana Yi, Xue-Wei Xu, Sofie E. De Meyer, Martha E. Trujillo · 发表于：INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY · 年份：2018 · DOI：10.1099/ijsem.0.002516 · 被引用次数：3165 · 研究领域：Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies、Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology、Actinomycetales infections and treatment

Advancement of DNA sequencing technology allows the routine use of genome sequences in the various fields of microbiology. The information held in genome sequences proved to provide objective and reliable means in the taxonomy of prokaryotes. Here, we describe the minimal standards for the quality of genome sequences and how they can be applied for taxonomic purposes.