Murray R G, Schleifer K H
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada.
Int J Syst Bacteriol. 1994 Jan;44(1):174-6. doi: 10.1099/00207713-44-1-174.
The problem that the proposal for recording the properties of putative taxa of procaryotes attempts to redress arises because the International Code of Nomenclature of Bacteria is not able to provide sensible regulation of nomenclature for new taxa defined by very limited data, such as a nucleotide sequence for a small portion of the genome. The constructors of the original code (1957) and the Judicial Commission considering the 1976 and 1990 revisions did not foresee or act upon the possibilities for molecular description and typification of procaryotes that were not yet cultivable. As a result, formal names are being proposed for uncultivated procaryotes whose uniqueness is defined only by very limited characteristics, such as differences in a molecular sequence. As the editors of two journals concerned with the systematics of procaryotes, we recognize that the problem will increase as the available technology gains wider use and becomes easier to apply. Accordingly, this note is presented in advance of discussions by the International Committee on Systematic Bacteriology at the forthcoming congress (July 1994) so that there may be discussions and reaction by colleagues.
关于记录原核生物假定分类单元属性的提议试图纠正的问题出现了，因为《国际细菌命名法规》无法为依据非常有限的数据（例如基因组一小部分的核苷酸序列）定义的新分类单元提供合理的命名规范。原始法规（1957年）的制定者以及考虑1976年和1990年修订案的司法委员会，都没有预见到尚未培养的原核生物的分子描述和典型化的可能性，也未就此采取行动。结果，对于仅由非常有限的特征（如分子序列差异）定义其独特性的未培养原核生物，正在提议赋予其正式名称。作为两份关注原核生物系统学的期刊的编辑，我们认识到随着现有技术得到更广泛应用且更易于操作，这个问题将会加剧。因此，本说明在即将召开的大会（1994年7月）上国际系统细菌学委员会进行讨论之前提交，以便同事们能够进行讨论并作出反应。
