Toward a unified taxonomy for bacterial strains
New essay in PLOS Biology explores the Life Identification Number system — a cgMLST‑based framework for stable, high‑resolution strain classification and global epidemiological tracking.
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Unified bacterial strain taxonomies are needed for coherent communication of findings in microbiological research. This Essay provides an overview of a novel bacterial strain taxonomy and describes ho...