MicrobiologybioRxiv
Towards estimating the number of strains that make up a natural bacterial population
T. Viver, R. E. Conrad, L. M. Rodriguez-R…·R. Rossello-Mora
The paper estimates the number of strains in a natural bacterial population using genomic and metagenomic data, finding up to 5,500 to 11,000 genomovars in one pond.
DOI 10.1038/s41467-023-44622-z