The species concept for prokaryotes
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- 1 January 2001
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in FEMS Microbiology Reviews
- Vol. 25 (1) , 39-67
Abstract
The species concept is a recurrent controversial issue that preoccupies philosophers as well as biologists of all disciplines. Prokaryotic species coKeywords
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