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Albert Goldfain; Lindsay G. Cowell; Barry Smith. |
An accurate classification of bacteria is essential for the proper identification of patient infections and subsequent treatment decisions. Multi-Locus Se-quence Typing (MLST) is a genetic technique for bacterial classification. MLST classifications are used to cluster bacteria into clonal complexes. Importantly, clonal complexes can serve as a biological species concept for bacteria, facilitating an otherwise difficult taxonomic classification. In this paper, we argue for the inclusion of terms relating to clonal complexes in biomedical ontologies. |
Tipo: Manuscript |
Palavras-chave: Bioinformatics. |
Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://precedings.nature.com/documents/3476/version/1 |
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