The List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) was acquired in
November 2019 by the DSMZ and was relaunched using an entirely new production system …

The classification of life forms into a hierarchical system (taxonomy) and the application of
names to this hierarchy (nomenclature) is at a turning point in microbiology. The …

Microbial systematics is heavily influenced by genome-based methods and challenged by
an ever increasing number of taxon names and associated sequences in public data …

The class Alphaproteobacteria is comprised of a diverse assemblage of Gram-negative
bacteria that includes organisms of varying morphologies, physiologies and habitat …

Although considerable progress has been made in recent years regarding the classification
of bacteria assigned to the phylum Bacteroidetes, there remains a need to further clarify …

The introduction of genomics is profoundly changing current bacterial taxonomy.
Phylogenomics provides accurate methods for delineating species and allows us to infer the …

Bacillus species are promising agent for the biological control of postharvest diseases. This
study investigated the bio-control efficiency of Bacillus halotolerans KLBC XJ-5 against grey …

The study of microbial communities is hampered by the large fraction of still unknown
bacteria. However, many of these species have been isolated, yet lack a validly published …

The field of microbial taxonomy is dynamic, aiming to provide a stable and contemporary
classification system for prokaryotes. Traditionally, reliance on phenotypic characteristics …

Although the interaction between prokaryotic and eukaryotic microorganisms is crucial for
the functioning of ecosystems, information about the processes driving microbial interactions …