Bioinformatics and microbial taxonomy experts introduce the challenges of defining bacterial species in an era of rapidly ...

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I would like to report an issue encountered with the classify.seqs command in Mothur version 1.48.3, using the SILVA v138.2 database (Full-length sequences and taxonomy references). We use the ...

Hello, I was finally able to run kraken2 with GTDB and NCBI fungal genome database however I ran this process separately due to RAM issues. Now, the issue is I want to combine kraken2 reports from ...

There are two main types of bacteria, and these categories reflect the microbes' biology and their vulnerability to different antibiotics. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

Abstract: Identification and classification of bacterial genera and species are very important for medical prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. However, due to microbial diversity and high ...

Clinical bacteriology relies on the ability to identify cultured isolates. However, unknown isolates are common in hospital settings. Now, researchers at the University of Basel, have established a ...

BASEL, Switzerland — Hospitals have become breeding grounds for new species of germs. A recent study by a team from the University of Basel in Switzerland has identified more than 30 previously ...