What’s in a name? Fit-for-purpose bacterial nomenclature

Holden, N. (Participant)

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Invited speaker to a conference organised by the Microbiology Society as a focused meeting on microbial taxonomy

Period	26 Sept 2023
Event type	Conference
Location	Glasgow, United KingdomShow on map

Keywords

taxonomy
phylogenetics
bacteria
fungi
nomenclature
microbiomes

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The Microbiology Society is delighted to be delivering What’s in a Name? Fit-for-purpose bacterial nomenclature as part of its Focused Meetings programme in 2023. Rapid and economical DNA sequencing has led to an unprecedented upheaval in bacterial nomenclature. The impact of such rapid changes on practical aspects of Microbiology can be perceived as being inconvenient and, in relation to infectious disease diagnosis, potentially dangerous. The aim of this meeting is to highlight the potential impact of nomenclature changes on the various disciplines of practical Microbiology including Plant Pathology, Food Security, Industrial Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. This meeting seeks to foster a mutual exchange of perspectives between the communities of specialist taxonomists, phylogeneticists and practical Microbiologists with a view to stimulating ongoing dialogue. Topics will include the impact of nomenclature change proposals on selected aspects of practical Bacteriology; an explanation of the intricate and highly necessary rules of bacterial nomenclature, which sometimes appear unfathomable to the non-specialist; genome-based phylogenomics and how this fits with the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes. In addition, a half-day optional Phylogenomics Methods Workshop will be held at the University of Strathclyde. There will be opportunities for offered oral and poster presentations and for participation in round-table discussions.

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