Emendation of Rules 5b, 8, 15 and 22 of the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes to include the rank of phylum

Aharon Oren; David R Arahal; Ramon Rosselló-Móra; Iain C Sutcliffe; Edward R B Moore

doi:10.1099/ijsem.0.004851

Emendation of Rules 5b, 8, 15 and 22 of the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes to include the rank of phylum

Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 2021 Jun;71(6). doi: 10.1099/ijsem.0.004851.

Authors

Aharon Oren¹, David R Arahal², Ramon Rosselló-Móra³, Iain C Sutcliffe⁴, Edward R B Moore⁵

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Life Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, The Edmond J. Safra Campus, 9190401 Jerusalem, Israel.
² Departamento de Microbiología y Ecología and Colección Española de Cultivos Tipo (CECT), Universitat de València, 46100, Burjassot (Valencia), Spain.
³ Grup de Microbiologia Marina, IMEDEA (CSIC-UIB), C/Miquel Marques 21, 07190 Esporles, Illes Balears, Spain.
⁴ Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne NE1 8ST, UK.
⁵ Department of Infectious Disease, and Culture Collection University of Gothenburg, Institute for Biomedicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, P.O. Box 7193, SE0492 34, Gothenburg, Sweden.

PMID: 34161220
DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.004851

Abstract

Following the International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes electronic discussion and vote on proposals to include the rank of phylum in the rules of the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes, we here announce the results of the ballot. We also present draft versions of the emended Rules 5b, 8, 15 and 22, based on the outcome of the ballot, to be included in the proposal for the preparation of a new revision of the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes.

MeSH terms

Phylogeny*
Prokaryotic Cells / classification*
Terminology as Topic