title: A beginner's guide to phylogenetics.
abstract: Metagenomics and the development of high throughput next generation sequencing capabilities have forced significant development in the field of phylogenetics: the study of the evolutionary relatedness of the planet's inhabitants. Herein, I review the major tree-building strategies, challenges and opportunities which exist in this rapidly expanding field of evolutionary biology.
authors.forename: Roy D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Sleator
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics*; D005075:Biological Evolution; D002965:Classification / Q000379:methods*; D005823:Genetics; D056186:Metagenomics; D010802:Phylogeny