Clinical Microbiology Newsletter
Volume 31, Issue 1 , Pages 1-5, 1 January 2009

Bacterial Nomenclature: How Organisms are Named and Renamed and Renamed

  • Alice S. Weissfeld, Ph.D.

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    • Corresponding Author InformationMailing Address: Alice S. Weissfeld, Ph.D., Microbiology Specialists Incorporated, 8911 Interchange Dr., Houston, TX 77054. Tel.: 713-663-6888. Fax: 713-663-7722

Microbiology Specialists Incorporated, Houston, Texas

Abstract 

When children are born, many parents buy a book of names and pick one, and that name carries the child throughout life. However, this is not the case with bacteria. This article examines the process by which bacteria are named and includes tables of the present name and previous designation(s) for bacteria of medical relevance to clinical microbiologists.

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PII: S0196-4399(08)00063-9

doi:10.1016/j.clinmicnews.2008.12.001

Clinical Microbiology Newsletter
Volume 31, Issue 1 , Pages 1-5, 1 January 2009

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