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Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 60 (2010), 249-266; DOI  10.1099/ijs.0.016949-0
© 2010 International Union of Microbiological Societies

Notes on the characterization of prokaryote strains for taxonomic purposes

B. J. Tindall1, R. Rosselló-Móra2, H.-J. Busse3, W. Ludwig4 and P. Kämpfer5

1 DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH, Inhoffenstraße 7B, D-38124 Braunschweig, Germany
2 Grup de Microbiologia Marina, Departament d'Ecologia I Recursos Marins, IMEDEA (CSIC-UIB), C/Miquel Marqués 21, E-07190, Esporles, Spain
3 Institut für Bakteriologie, Mykologie und Hygiene, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Veterinärplatz 1, A-1210 Vienna, Austria
4 Lehrstuhl für Mikrobiologie, Technische Universität München, Am Hochanger 4, D-85354 Freising-Weihenstephan, Germany
5 Institut für Angewandte Mikrobiologie, Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 26-32 (IFZ), D-35392 Giessen, Germany

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Brian J. Tindall
bti{at}dsmz.de

Taxonomy relies on three key elements: characterization, classification and nomenclature. All three elements are dynamic fields, but each step depends on the one which precedes it. Thus, the nomenclature of a group of organisms depends on the way they are classified, and the classification (among other elements) depends on the information gathered as a result of characterization. While nomenclature is governed by the Bacteriological Code, the classification and characterization of prokaryotes is an area that is not formally regulated and one in which numerous changes have taken place in the last 50 years. The purpose of the present article is to outline the key elements in the way that prokaryotes are characterized, with a view to providing an overview of some of the pitfalls commonly encountered in taxonomic papers.

Abbreviations: AFLP, amplified fragment-length polymorphism; DDH, DNA–DNA hybridization; LPS, lipopolysaccharides; MLSA, multilocus sequence analysis; MLST, multilocus sequence typing




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