The wording and examples given in Rule 47a of the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes are misleading

B. J. Tindall

doi:10.1099/ijsem.0.001441

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The wording and examples given in Rule 47a of the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes are misleading

B. J. Tindall¹
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Affiliations: ¹ Leibniz-Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH, Inhoffenstraße 7B, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany
Correspondence B. J. Tindall [email protected]
Published: 01 November 2016 https://doi.org/10.1099/ijsem.0.001441

Abstract

Rule 47a of the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes contains wording that is misleading. The examples given also give the wrong impression with regards the role of genus names in determining the priority of names at a higher taxonomic rank.

Received: 23/06/2016
Accepted: 22/08/2016
Published Online: 01/11/2016

Keyword(s): inappropriate wording , misleading examples and Rule 47a

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Parker C. T., Tindall B. J., Garrity G. M. 2015; International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol Published Ahead of Print: 20 November, 2015 [View Article][PubMed]
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