New online! Average nucleotide identity — the backbone of modern ecological genomics

The average nucleotide identity (ANI) underpins how we map microbial diversity, compare species, and connect genomes to ecology. I wrote a short piece reflecting on the discovery and significance of this metric (and really enjoyed digging into the context and story behind it!) #microsky 🧬

Welcome @ecologicalgenomics.bsky.social – we are excited to read and share your news here! 😀👉🦠🌊🔬

Hello, world! 👋 We are the Ecological Genomics group at the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology 🌊🧬🔬 Our group officially started in April 2025, and we’ll be using this space to share updates about our research, team, and publications. Stay tuned! 🚀 🔗 www.mpi-bremen.de/en/ERC-Resea...