@article{mbs:/content/journal/ijsem/10.1099/00207713-29-3-265, author = "Lapage, S. P.", title = "Proposal of Enterobacteraceae nom. nov. as a Substitute for the Illegitimate but Conserved Name Enterobacteriaceae Rahn 1937: Request for an Opinion", journal= "International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology", year = "1979", volume = "29", number = "3", pages = "265-266", doi = "https://doi.org/10.1099/00207713-29-3-265", url = "https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/ijsem/10.1099/00207713-29-3-265", publisher = "Microbiology Society", issn = "1466-5034", type = "Journal Article", abstract = "Although the name Enterobacteriaceae Rahn 1937 was not formed in accordance with the rules of nomenclature, it was conserved by the Judicial Commission in 1958, with Escherichia Castellani and Chalmers 1919 as the type genus. However, the Judicial Commission recently agreed that exceptions to the formation of names of taxa between subclass and genus would not be accepted. Hence, it is here proposed that the Judicial Commission issue an Opinion changing the type genus of this family from Escherichia to Enterobacter Hormaeche and Edwards 1960 and the family name from Enterobacteriaceae to Enterobacteraceae nom. nov.", }