Molecular phylogeny: pitfalls and progress.

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Molecular phylogeny: pitfalls and progress.

International microbiology : the official journal of the Spanish Society for Microbiology - 1 Mar 2000

Moreira D, Philippe H

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Molecular phylogeny based on nucleotide or amino acid sequence comparison has become a widespread tool for general taxonomy and evolutionary analyses. It seems the only means to establish a natural classification of microorganisms, since their phenotypic traits are not always consistent with genealogy. After an optimistic period during which comprehensive microbial evolutionary pictures appeared, the discovery of...

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Artifacts
Classification
Evolution, Molecular
Genetics, Microbial
Models, Biological
Mutation
Phylogeny
Prokaryotic Cells
Selection, Genetic
Sequence Homology

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PMID: 10963328

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