The family Enterobacteriaceae has undergone significant morphogenetic changes in its
more than 85-year history, particularly during the past 2 decades (2000 to 2020). The …

In this paper the Judicial Commission provides general guidance for interpreting the
International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes (ICNP) and specific assistance to …

Several species of mycoplasmas and ureaplasmas are now well-known human pathogens
responsible for a broad array of conditions involving the respiratory and urogenital tracts of …

Opinion 123 places the epithet of the name Aeromonas punctata on the list of rejected
epithets and clarifies the citation of authors of selected names within the genus Aeromonas …

Opinion 112 denies the request to place Seliberia Aristovskaya and Parinkina 1963
(Approved Lists 1980) on the list of rejected names because the information provided is …

Abstract Purpose of Review Among the non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM),
Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) is the leading cause of pulmonary disease in …

Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae is associated with respiratory disease in wild and domestic
Caprinae globally, with wide variation in disease outcomes within and between host …

Microbial taxonomy, which deals with the identification, classification, and nomenclature of
microorganisms, forms the foundation of all microbiology (1–3). This “point” article …

Mollicutes are a diverse class of bacteria with a variety of unique characteristics that have
allowed them to adapt to a range of hosts and often evade routine cultivation techniques …

Knowledge of novel prokaryotic taxon discovery and nomenclature revisions is of
importance to clinical microbiology laboratory practice, infectious disease epidemiology, and …