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Published on: September 15, 2020
Ten species comprise half of the bacteriology literature, leaving most species unstudied
1Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Abstract:
Microbiology research has historically focused on a few species of model organisms. Our bibliographic analysis finds extreme bias in the distribution of bacteriology research across species, with half of all papers referencing only ten species and 74% of all known species remaining unstudied. Microbiologists will need to broaden their perspective and embrace complexity to develop a complete understanding of the microbial world.
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