Chimeric 16S rDNA sequences of diverse origin are accumulating in the public databases Hugenholtz, Philip and Huber, Thomas,, 53, 289-293 (2003), doi = https://doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.02441-0, publicationName = Microbiology Society, issn = 1466-5026, abstract= A significant number of chimeric 16S rDNA sequences of diverse origin were identified in the public databases by partial treeing analysis. This suggests that chimeric sequences, representing phylogenetically novel non-existent organisms, are routinely being overlooked in molecular phylogenetic surveys despite a general awareness of PCR-generated artefacts amongst researchers., language=, type=