Marinobacter nauticus (Baumann et al. 1972) comb. nov. arising from instances of synonymy and the incorrect interpretation of the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes.

Marinobacter nauticus (Baumann et al. 1972) comb. nov. arising from instances of synonymy and the incorrect interpretation of the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes.
Arch Microbiol. 2019 Nov 23;:
Authors: Tindall BJ
Abstract
Studies on Pseudomonas nautica Baumann et al. 1972 (Approved Lists 1980) and Marinobacter hydrocarbonoclasticus Gauthier et al. 1992 have shown that they should be treated as heterotypic synonyms. As a consequence, they have been treated as belonging to a single species, Marinobacter hydrocarbonoclasticus Gauthier et al. 1992. This interpretation of the International Code of Nomenclature of Bacteria/Prokaryotes is, however, based on a fundamental flaw in the interpretation of the wording of Rule 15 as documented in the 1975 and 1990 revisions where the wording has been partially corrected in the 2008 revision. A key aspect of the incorrect interpretation is that the nomenclatural type of a taxon, in this case Marinobacter hydrocarbonoclasticus Gauthier et al. 1992 (the nomenclatural type of the Marinobacter Gauthier et al. 1992) must be used instead of recognising the priority of the epithet in Pseudomonas nautica Baumann et al. 1972 (Approved Lists 1980), with the creation of a new combination Marinobacter nauticus (Baumann et al. 1972). It is now clear that there is no justification for that interpretation and it is necessary to create a new combination, Marinobacter nauticus (Baumann et al. 1972...

Source: Archives of Microbiology - November 22, 2019 Category: Microbiology Authors: Tindall BJ Tags: Arch Microbiol Source Type: research