International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes

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The International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes (ICNP) or Prokaryotic Code, formerly the International Code of Nomenclature of Bacteria (ICNB) or Bacteriological Code (BC), governs the

nomenclature codes of biology
.

Originally the

International Code of Botanical Nomenclature dealt with bacteria, and this kept references to bacteria until these were eliminated at the 1975 International Botanical Congress
. An early Code for the nomenclature of bacteria was approved at the 4th International Congress for Microbiology in 1947, but was later discarded.

The latest version to be printed in book form is the 1990 Revision,[3] but the book does not represent the current rules. The 2008 and 2022 Revisions have been published in the International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology (IJSEM).[2] Rules are maintained by the International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes (ICSP; formerly the International Committee on Systematic Bacteriology, ICSB).

The baseline for bacterial names is the Approved Lists[4] with a starting point of 1980. New bacterial names are reviewed by the ICSP as being in conformity with the Rules of Nomenclature and published in the IJSEM.

Cyanobacteria

Since 1975, most bacteria were covered under the bacteriological code. However, cyanobacteria were still covered by the botanical code. Starting in 1999, cyanobacteria were covered by both the botanical and bacteriological codes. This situation has caused nomenclatural problems for the cyanobacteria.[5][6] By 2020, there were three proposals for how to resolve the situation:

  1. Exclude cyanobacteria from the bacteriological code.[7]
  2. Apply the bacteriological code to all cyanobacteria.[8]
  3. Treat valid publication under the botanical code as valid publication under the bacteriological code.[9]

In 2021, the ICSP held a formal vote on the three proposals and the third option was chosen.[10]

Type strain

Main article: Type (biology)

Since 2001, when a new bacterial or archaeal species is described, a type strain must be designated.

Belgian Coordinated Collections of Microorganisms.[13][14] When a prokaryotic species cannot be cultivated in the laboratory (and therefore cannot be deposited in a culture collection), it may be given a provisional candidatus name, but is not considered validly published.[15]

Versions

See also

References

  1. ^ "Home". the-icsp.org.
  2. ^ a b P. H. A. Sneath, 2003. A short history of the Bacteriological Code URL Archived 2012-05-24 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Lapage, S. P.; Sneath, P. H. A.; Lessel, E. F.; Skerman, V. B. D.; Seeliger, H. P. R.; Clark, W. A. (March 5, 1992). "Rules of Nomenclature with Recommendations". ASM Press – via ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.
  4. ASM Press
  5. PMID 21097637
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  6. S2CID 23489558
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  7. PMID 24408952
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  8. PMID 25505344
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  9. S2CID 220270571
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  10. S2CID 236884663
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  11. ^ a b Prokaryotic Code (2008 Revision), Rule 18a.
  12. ^ Prokaryotic Code (2008 Revision), Rule 30.
  13. ^ Euzéby JP, Parte AC. "Escherichia coli". List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN). Retrieved June 21, 2022.
  14. ^ Reimer LC, Sardà Carbasse J, Koblitz J, Ebeling C, Podstawka A, Overmann J. "Escherichia coli U5/41". BacDive. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
  15. ^ Prokaryotic Code (2008 Revision), Appendix 11.

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