The use of genomic DNA sequences as type material for valid publication of bacterial species names will have severe implications for clinical microbiology and related disciplines

Magne Bisgaard (1) , Henrik Christensen (2) , Dominique Clermont (3) , Lenie Dijkshoorn (4) , J Michael Janda (5, 5) , Edward R.B. Moore (6) , Alexandr Nemec (7) , Niels Nørskov-Lauritsen (8) , Jörg Overmann (9, 10, 11) , Frans A.G. Reubsaet (12)

1 Bisgaard Consulting
2 Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
3 CIP - Collection de l'Institut Pasteur
4 LUMC - Leiden University Medical Center
5 Kern County Public Health Laboratory [Bakersfield]
6 GU - Göteborgs Universitet = University of Gothenburg
7 Laboratory of Bacterial Genetics
8 Department of Clinical Microbiology
9 DSMZ - Leibniz-Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH / Leibniz Institute DSMZ-German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures
10 DZIF - German Center for Infection Research - partner site Hannover-Braunschweig
11 Braunschweig University of Technology
12 RIVM - National Institute for Public Health and the Environment [Bilthoven]

Domaines: Sciences de l'environnement; Sciences du Vivant [q-bio]

Magne Bisgaard, Henrik Christensen, Dominique Clermont, Lenie Dijkshoorn, J Michael Janda, et al.. The use of genomic DNA sequences as type material for valid publication of bacterial species names will have severe implications for clinical microbiology and related disciplines. Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, 2019, 95 (1), pp.102-103. ⟨10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2019.03.007⟩. ⟨pasteur-03259883⟩