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Clonal Complexes in Biomedical Ontologies

Year: 2009

Type: preprint

Abstract: An accurate classification of bacteria is essential for the proper identification of patient infections and subsequent treatment decisions. Multi-Locus Se-quence Typing (MLST) is a genetic technique for bacterial classification. MLST classifications are used to cluster bacteria into clonal complexes. Importantly, clonal complexes can serve as a biological species concept for bacteria, facilitating an otherwise difficult taxonomic classification. In this paper, we argue for the inclusion of terms relating to clonal complexes in biomedical ontologies.

Source: Nature Precedings

DOI: 10.1038/npre.2009.3476.1

Authors: Albert Goldfain, Lindsay Cowell, Barry Smith

Institutions: Duke Medical Center, University at Buffalo, State University of New York

Language: English

Topic: Biomedical Text Mining and Ontologies

Subfield: Molecular Biology

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

Funders: National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Awards: Immune System Biological Networks:Case Study Improved Data Integration & Analysis, G9000014473