Table 1. Incorrect taxonomic annotation of Pseudoalteromonadaceae in Vibrionales as published in peer reviewed literature.
| Search term queries | Greengenes + Vibrionales + Pseudoalteromonadaceae | Greengenes + Vibrionalesa | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| All papers fitting search criteria | 22 | 63 | 85 |
| Papers confirmed using Greengenes versions 13_5 or 13_8 with known taxonomy errors | 14 | 41 | 55 |
| Papers explicitly stating taxonomic mismatch (in text or supplemental material)b | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Papers stating correct assignment or using earlier version of Greengenes | 7 | 10 | 17 |
| Papers using Greengenes but with no information on database version. | 1 | 12 | 13 |
Notes:
Search was conducted between March 23 and 28, 2018 using Google Scholar. Search results included in the analysis were peer-reviewed papers published between 2013 and 2018 that were accessible in English and used a 16S rRNA gene next-generation sequencing approach.
a
Counts do not include papers appearing in the “Greengenes + Vibrionales + Pseudoalteromonadaceae” search.
b
These papers are also included in the tally for papers using Greengenes 13_5 or 13_8.