New paper of interest on “Phylotags”– High-resolution phylogenetic microbial...
This seems like it could be of interest to microbial community researchers: The ISME Journal – High-resolution phylogenetic microbial community profiling Abstract (with bolding by me) Over the past...
View ArticleMethod of interest: precision sequencing of near full 16S rRNA genes on a...
Definitely worth checking this one (from Burke and Darling) out if you do microbial diversity studies … Background The bacterial 16S rRNA gene has historically been used in defining bacterial taxonomy...
View ArticleWanted – recommended service providers for microbial sequencing (genomes,...
In January 2014 I wrote this post about “microbiome” sequencing services. I have gotten many outside requests for the following information — what places (companies, Universities, government agencies,...
View ArticleFungal diversity surveys not using ITS amplicons
I was at a meeting a few weeks ago where the topic of fungal diversity surveys was discussed and many people there commented on how ITS based surveys (one of the main approaches for culture independent...
View ArticleWhat kind of DNA lingers on ATM keypads? Your food, your skin microbes…and...
Amidst the November/December holiday chaos, myself and co-authors were proud to witness the publication of a neat new paper focused on ATM keypads in New York City. Yes, just like all other surfaces in...
View ArticlePaper of interest comparing taxonomies of SILVA, RDP, Greengenes, NCBI and OTT
Just a quick post here. There is a paper of interest I thought I would call attention to: Source: SILVA, RDP, Greengenes, NCBI and OTT — how do these taxonomies compare? | BMC Genomics by Monika...
View ArticleRetroblogging 1990s seminars by Mitch Sogin on rRNA gene sequencing &...
A while back I posted scans of some seminars from a while back here and I thought I would restart this activity (which I call retroblogging). I (and I hope some others) find it really interest to go...
View ArticleNice title, nice paper: Microbiome Datasets Are Compositional: And This Is...
This seems like it is a must read for anyone working on microbiomes: Frontiers | Microbiome Datasets Are Compositional: And This Is Not Optional | Microbiology Gloor GB, Macklaim JM, Pawlowsky-Glahn V...
View ArticleImportant paper for those doing PCR based microbiome studies on challenges in...
rRNA gene copy number variation is still an issue in microbiome studies
View ArticleNew #openaccess paper of interest: Airplane Cabin Microbiome
New paper of interest: The Airplane Cabin Microbiome | SpringerLink Abstract: Serving over three billion passengers annually, air travel serves as a conduit for infectious disease spread, including...
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