Summary
?Microorganism taxonomic names may change from time to time. One of the primary reasons for these changes is advances in science e.g. application of molecular techniques to compare the nucleic acid similarities among organisms, which may result in:
?An organism previously assigned to a particular taxon (e.g. Genus) is found to be significantly unrelated to other members of the taxon on a molecular basis
?Reassessing the taxonomic groupings originally established based on phenotypic characteristics
?Proposal to reassign the organism to a different taxon--either a new taxon or an existing one
?Requirement for a name change
Requested:
Feedback on proposed changes
Requested by:
Farzaneh Ashrafi, Suzanne Santamaria
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