Microbial community resemblance methods differ in their ability to detect biologically relevant patterns

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PyrosequencingMicrobial population biologyBiologyMetagenomicsScale (ratio)Beta diversityRange (aeronautics)Community structureComputational biologyEcologyBiodiversityCartographyGeneticsGeographyGeneBacteria

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Year: 2010
Type: article
Volume: 7
Issue: 10
Pages: 813-819
Citations: 282
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                                    Justin Kuczynski, 
                                
                                    Zongzhi Liu, 
                                
                                    Catherine Lozupone
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2010). 
                            Microbial community resemblance methods differ in their ability to detect biologically relevant patterns. 
                            Nature Methods
                            , 7
                            (10)
                            , 813-819.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/nmeth.1499
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/nmeth.1499