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 …

Taxonomy is an organizing principle of biology and is ideally based on evolutionary relationships
among organisms. Development of a robust bacterial taxonomy has been hindered by …

… the type strain of M. carouselicus indicating that prior to the GCF_004359525.1 assembly
being updated, an M. carouselicus strain was erroneously considered as the type strain for M. …

The Genome Taxonomy Database is a phylogenetically consistent, genome-based
taxonomy that provides rank-normalized classifications for ~150,000 bacterial and archaeal …

Challenges in cultivating microorganisms have limited the phylogenetic diversity of currently
available microbial genomes. This is being addressed by advances in sequencing …

The class Deltaproteobacteria comprises an ecologically and metabolically diverse group of
bacteria best known for dissimilatory sulphate reduction and predatory behaviour. Although …

The accrual of genomic data from both cultured and uncultured microorganisms provides
new opportunities to develop systematic taxonomies based on evolutionary relationships. …

Most prokaryotes are not available as pure cultures and therefore ineligible for naming under
the rules and recommendations of the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes (…

Over the last fifteen years, genomics has become fully integrated into prokaryotic systematics.
The genomes of most type strains have been sequenced, genome sequence similarity is …

Efficient response to the pandemic through the mobilization of the larger scientific community
is challenged by the limited reusability of the available primary genomic data. Here, the …