Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria

Anton Hördt1, Marina García López1, Jan P. Meier‐Kolthoff1, Marcel Schleuning1, Lisa-Maria Weinhold1,2, Brian J. Tindall3, Sabine Gronow3, Nikos C. Kyrpides4, Tanja Woyke4, Markus Göker1
1Department of Bioinformatics, Leibniz Institute DSMZ – German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Brunswick, Germany
2Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czechia
3Department of Microorganisms, Leibniz Institute DSMZ – German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Brunswick, Germany
4Department of Energy, Joint Genome Institute, Berkeley, CA, United States

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