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Opinion: the species problem, can we achieve a universal concept?

Systematic and applied microbiology - 1 Sept 2003

Rosselló-Mora Ramon

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One of the so called 'species problems' is that no universal concept exists. There is a tendency among microbiologists to criticize the hitherto devised concept. It is considered by some researchers as being too conservative and not suitable to be compared with those for eukaryotes. However, such...

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PMID: 14529174
DOI: 10.1078/072320203322497347

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