Chimera alert! The threat of chimeric sequences causing inaccurate taxonomic classification of phytoplasma strains
B. Tiwarekar, K. Kirdat, S. Sathe, X. Foissac, A. Yadav
This study identifies chimeric 16S rRNA gene sequences in phytoplasma strains using ChimeraSlayer and UCHIME, highlighting their threat to accurate taxonomic classification.
bioRxiv · Apr 10, 2023 · PreprintMicrobiology