An integrated genomic framework for Aeromonas genomic species delineation using average nucleotide identity, core-genome phylogeny and digital DNA–DNA hybridisation
Alex Chen Lu, Ruochen Wu, Ruiting Lan, Li Zhang · 2026
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Description
Alex Chen Lu, Ruochen Wu, Ruiting Lan, and Li Zhang build in 2026 a genome-based system for drawing species lines inside Aeromonas. This genus of water bacteria blurs together under older tests. Its members' biochemical profiles overlap so much that naming species has stayed contentious.
Scanning more than four thousand genomes, the team compared whole-genome similarity scores against family trees built from core genes. They also tested digital DNA matching. Common cutoffs split the genus into too many unsupported groups; a slightly lower threshold matched the trees. Their calibrated framework gives labs a defensible rule for saying where one Aeromonas species ends and another begins.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Alex Chen Lu, Ruochen Wu, Ruiting Lan, Li Zhang |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 41 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |