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, Diversity, Evolution, Evolution:Patterns, Biology:Microbiology, Microbiology:Methods of Microbiology , Methods of Microbiology :Molecular Methods, Biology:Molecular Biology Resource Type: Scientific Resources, Overview/Reference Work, Collection Grade Level: High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14), InformalKeywords: species concept, microbial species, genomics, classification,
