%0 Journal Article %A Tindall, B. J. %T Are the concepts of legitimate and illegitimate names necessary under the current International Code of Nomenclature of Bacteria? A proposal to make changes to the Code %D 2008 %J International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, %V 58 %N 8 %P 1979-1986 %@ 1466-5034 %R https://doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.2008/006239-0 %I Microbiology Society, %X The International Code of Nomenclature of Bacteria (the Code) has retained the concept of legitimate and illegitimate names, despite the fact that the principle underlying valid publication of a name could easily dispense with this concept. Furthermore, changes in wording to the Code are proposed that would help to clarify the issue of names that contravene the Code. %U https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/ijsem/10.1099/ijs.0.2008/006239-0