Proposals to revise the Statutes of the International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes

David R. Arahal; Markus Göker; Richard L. Hahnke; Célia M. Manaia; Edward R.B. Moore; Aharon Oren; Iain C. Sutcliffe; Stefano Ventura

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Proposals to revise the Statutes of the International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes

David R. Arahal¹, Markus Göker², Richard L. Hahnke³, Célia M. Manaia⁴, Edward R.B. Moore⁵, Aharon Oren⁶, Iain C. Sutcliffe⁷ and Stefano Ventura⁸
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Affiliations: ¹ Departamento de Microbiología y Ecología, Universitat de València, 46100 Burjassot (Valencia), Spain ² Leibniz Institute DSMZ – German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Department of Bioinformatics and Databases, Inhoffenstrasse 7B, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany ³ Leibniz Institute DSMZ – German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Department of Microorganisms, Inhoffenstrasse 7B, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany ⁴ Universidade Católica Portuguesa, CBQF – Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina – Laboratório Associado, Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Rua Diogo Botelho 1327, 4169-005 Porto, Portugal 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 ⁶ Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, The Institute of Life Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Edmond J. Safra Campus, Jerusalem 9190401, Israel ⁷ Northumbria University, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 8ST, UK ⁸ IRET-CNR, Research Institute on Terrestrial Ecosystems, National Research Council, Via Madonna del Piano 10, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, and NBCF, National Biodiversity Future Center, Palermo, Italy
*Correspondence: Aharon Oren, [email protected]
Published: 05 March 2024 https://doi.org/10.1099/ijsem.0.006291

Abstract

The International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes serves to administer the rules of prokaryotic nomenclature via the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes, ensures the publication of the International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, and works to represent the interests of the microbiological disciplines regarding prokaryotic nomenclature. The functions and mechanisms of operation of the International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes (ICSP) are defined in its Statutes, which were last revised in 2019. As members of the 2020–2023 and the 2023–2026 ICSP Executive Board and the Judicial Commission, we propose here some further revisions to help improve the clarity and functionality of the Statutes.

Received: 09/01/2024
Accepted: 28/02/2024
Published Online: 05/03/2024

Keyword(s): ICSP , International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes , statutes and taxonomy

Funding

This study was supported by the:

NBFC, Italian National Biodiversity Future Center (Award CN00000033)
- Principle Award Recipient: StefanoVentura

This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License. This article was made open access via a Publish and Read agreement between the Microbiology Society and the corresponding author’s institution.

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References

Oren A, Arahal DR, Göker M, Moore ERB, Rossello-Mora R et al. International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes. Prokaryotic Code (2022 Revision). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:005585 [View Article] [PubMed]
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