The G+ C content of a genome is frequently used in taxonomic descriptions of species and
genera. In the past it has been determined using conventional, indirect methods, but it is …

Currently, bacterial taxonomy relies on a polyphasic approach based on the combination of
phenotypic and genotypic characteristics. However, the current situation is paradoxical in …

Following a request from the European Commission, EFSA developed an updated scientific
guidance to assist applicants in the preparation of applications for food enzymes. This …

The application of phylogenetic taxonomic procedures led to improvements in the
classification of bacteria assigned to the phylum Actinobacteria but even so there remains a …

Antibiotic resistance is spreading faster than the introduction of new compounds into clinical
practice, causing a public health crisis. Most antibiotics were produced by screening soil …

Background For the last 25 years species delimitation in prokaryotes (Archaea and Bacteria)
was to a large extent based on DNA-DNA hybridization (DDH), a tedious lab procedure …

Motivation Bacterial and archaeal viruses are crucial for global biogeochemical cycles and
might well be game-changing therapeutic agents in the fight against multi-resistant …

Abstract Marine Rhodobacteraceae (Alphaproteobacteria) are key players of
biogeochemical cycling, comprise up to 30% of bacterial communities in pelagic …

The pragmatic species concept for Bacteria and Archaea is ultimately based on DNA-DNA
hybridization (DDH). While enabling the taxonomist, in principle, to obtain an estimate of the …

Leptospirosis, caused by spirochetes of the genus Leptospira, is a globally widespread,
neglected and emerging zoonotic disease. While whole genome analysis of individual …