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The SILVA ribosomal RNA gene database project: improved data processin... 2007 2026 2013 2019 21.6k
  1. The SILVA ribosomal RNA gene database project: improved data processing and web-based tools (2012)
    Christian Quast, Elmar Pruesse et al. Nucleic Acids Research
  2. Evaluation of general 16S ribosomal RNA gene PCR primers for classical and next-generation sequencing-based diversity studies (2012)
    Anna Klindworth, Elmar Pruesse et al. Nucleic Acids Research
  3. SILVA: a comprehensive online resource for quality checked and aligned ribosomal RNA sequence data compatible with ARB (2007)
    Elmar Pruesse, Christian Quast et al. Nucleic Acids Research
  4. The SILVA and “All-species Living Tree Project (LTP)” taxonomic frameworks (2013)
    Pelin Yilmaz, Laura Wegener Parfrey et al. Nucleic Acids Research
  5. SINA: Accurate high-throughput multiple sequence alignment of ribosomal RNA genes (2012)
    Elmar Pruesse, Jörg Peplies et al. Bioinformatics
  6. Uniting the classification of cultured and uncultured bacteria and archaea using 16S rRNA gene sequences (2014)
    Pablo Yarza, Pelin Yilmaz et al. Nature Reviews Microbiology

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SINA: Accurate high-throughput multiple sequence alignment of ribosomal RNA genes
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The SILVA ribosomal RNA gene database project: improved data processing and web-based tools
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Author Peers

Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Elmar Pruesse 19293 15961 1610 5075 9 39.7k
Christian Quast 17438 14709 1505 4752 22 37.2k
Paul J. McMurdie 19107 12379 2344 6006 21 40.3k
Jörg Peplies 21340 17046 1755 5652 39 42.9k
Pablo Yarza 13575 11133 1122 3897 22 28.3k
Jan Gerken 11387 9273 1014 3512 7 24.8k
Pelin Yilmaz 13228 10947 1082 3803 39 27.8k
Donovan H. Parks 22687 19208 1461 5198 62 42.2k
Sarah L. Westcott 11583 9513 1150 3471 36 26.1k
Benjamin J. Callahan 12933 8298 1913 3869 42 27.3k
James R. Cole 15878 12770 1534 4598 88 34.9k

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