title: Taxonomic affiliation of new genomes should be verified using average nucleotide identity and multilocus phylogenetic analysis.
abstract: The average nucleotide identity (ANI) determines if two genomes belong to the same species. Using ANI, we detected mislabeled genomes and recommend verifying with ANI and multilocus phylogenetic analysis the species affiliations of the announced genomes. The slightly different results obtained with different ANI calculation software can potentially mislead taxonomic inferences.
authors.affiliation: Unitat de Microbiologia, Departament de Ciènces Médiques Bàsiques, Facultat de Medicina i Ciències de la Salut, IISPV, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Reus, Spain mariajose.figueras@urv.cat.
authors.forename: María José
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Figueras
authors.affiliation: Unitat de Microbiologia, Departament de Ciènces Médiques Bàsiques, Facultat de Medicina i Ciències de la Salut, IISPV, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Reus, Spain.
authors.forename: Roxana
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Beaz-Hidalgo
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, USA.
authors.forename: Mohammad J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Hossain
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, USA.
authors.forename: Mark R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Liles