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Briefings in Bioinformatics Advance Access published online on April 24, 2006
Briefings in Bioinformatics, doi:10.1093/bib/bbl005
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© The Author 2006. Published by Oxford University Press. For Permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oxfordjournals.org

Original Papers

Computational aspects of systematic biology

Timothy G. Lilburn, Scott H. Harrison, James R. Cole, and George M. Garrity *

* To whom correspondence should be addressed.
George M. Garrity, E-mail: garrity{at}msu.edu


  Abstract

We review the resources available to systematic biologists who wish to use computers to build classifications. Algorithm development is in an early stage, and only a few examples of integrated applications for systematic biology are available. The availability of data is crucial if systematic biology is to enter the computer age.

Keywords: taxonomy; nomenclature; databases; semantics; persistent identifiers.

T. G. Lilburn, PhD, is a research scientist in the Department of Bacteriology at the American Type Culture Collection in Manassas, VA.

Scott H. Harrison is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics at Michigan State University.

James R. Cole, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Center for Microbial Ecology and manager of the Ribosomal Database Project (RDP-II).

G. M. Garrity, ScD, is a professor in the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics at Michigan State University and Editor-in-Chief of Bergey's Manual Trust.


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