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Valid publication of names of prokaryotes according to the rules of nomenclature: past history and current practice

¹ DSMZ – Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH, Inhoffenstrasse 7b, D-38124 Braunschweig, Germany
² Institut für Angewandte Mikrobiologie, Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 26-32, D-35392 Giessen, Germany
³ Société de Bactériologie Systématique et Vétérinaire (SBSV) and École Nationale Vétérinaire de Toulouse (ENVT), 23 Chemin des Capelles, BP 87614, 31076 Toulouse Cedex 3, France
⁴ The Institute of Life Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 91904 Jerusalem, Israel

Correspondence
Brian J. Tindall
email address can be found at
www.dsmz.de

It is now 30 years since the concept of valid publication was introduced into prokaryote systematics in such a way that a system of registration/indexing was integrated. Despite the success of this system and the introduction of the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names, accompanied by a new starting date in prokaryote nomenclature, there is a need to review both the historical aspects and current practices so that the current generation of prokaryote systematists have an up-to-date overview of some of the key elements.

Technical terms used in the Bacteriological Code are marked in bold text.

Names of Cyanobacteria/cyanophytes are currently not covered by the Bacteriological Code.

B. J. Tindall is Chairman of the ICSP Judicial Commission, P. Kämpfer is Editor of the IJSEM, J. P. Euzéby is List Editor of the IJSEM and A. Oren is Chairman of the ICSP.

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