title: How many 16S-based studies should be included in a metagenomic conference? It may be a matter of etymology.
abstract: The word 'metagenomic' is one of the most used words in environmental microbiology especially in recent years, yet sometimes it is a little overused. Can studies targeting a single gene be considered 'metagenomic'? It is more controversial than once thought, maybe a possible solution may come from an etymological analysis of the word.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Science and Technology, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Bolzano, Italy.
authors.forename: Alfonso
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Esposito
authors.forename: Matthias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kirschberg
mesh_terms: D003226:Congresses as Topic; D004783:Environmental Microbiology; D056186:Metagenomics / Q000379:methods*; D009626:Terminology as Topic
keywords: metagenetics; metagenomics; nomenclature