Led astray by 16S rRNA: phylogenomics reaffirms the monophyly of Methylobacterium and lack of support for Methylorubrum as a genus Abstract. Although the 16S (and 18S) rRNA gene has been an essential tool in classifying prokaryotes, using a single locus to revise bacteria taxonomy can

Stop relying only on #16S for bacteria taxonomy! Our last paper revoking #Methylorubrum as a genus and reinstating #Methylobacterium is out in the #ISMEjournal!

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