title: How are gene sequence analyses modifying bacterial taxonomy? The case of Klebsiella.
abstract: Bacterial names are continually being changed in order to more adequately describe natural groups (the units of microbial diversity) and their relationships. The problems in Klebsiella taxonomy are illustrative and common to other bacterial genera. Like other bacteria, Klebsiella spp. were isolated long ago, when methods to identify and classify bacteria were limited. However, recently developed molecular approaches have led to taxonomical revisions in several cases or to sound proposals of novel species.
authors.affiliation: Genomic Science Center, National University of México (UNAM), Cuernavaca, Mexico.
authors.forename: Julio
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Martínez
authors.forename: Lucía
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Martínez
authors.forename: Monica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rosenblueth
authors.forename: Jesús
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: Esperanza
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Martínez-Romero
mesh_terms: D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004755:Enterobacteriaceae / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D007709:Klebsiella / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000472:pathogenicity; D007710:Klebsiella Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D010802:Phylogeny; D010944:Plants / Q000382:microbiology; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial