Proposal to amend rule 61 of the International Code of Nomenclature of Bacteria (1990 revision).
It is proposed to modify the Note of rule 61 as follows: 'The liberty of correcting a name or epithet under Rules 61, 62a and 62b must be used with reserve especially i) if the change affects the first syllable and above all the first letter of the name or epithet, and ii) if a name or epithet is cited in the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names.'
Laboratoire de Bactériologie, Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire, 23 chemin des Capelles, France. j.euzeby@envt.fr
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