This is a popular press article about how scientists define microbial species. Topics covered include a brief history of microbial classification, challenges presented by recent genomic data, and recommendations from a recent report by American Academy of Microbiology. There are also links to news stories on related topics.
Subject: Biology:Microbiology:Methods of Microbiology , Biology, Molecular Biology, Microbiology, Microbiology:Methods of Microbiology :Molecular Methods, Biology:Diversity, Evolution, Evolution:Patterns Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Collection, Overview/Reference Work, Scientific Resources Grade Level: Informal, High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14)Keywords: species concept, microbial species, genomics, classification,
