title: Misunderstanding the Bacteriological Code.
abstract: The Bacteriological Code contains Principles and Rules governing the naming of prokaryotic taxa. However, interpretation of the Code is not always easy, nor is the dynamic link between the names of taxa and a particular taxonomic opinion always fully appreciated.
authors.affiliation: DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen, Braunschweig, Germany. bti@dsmz.de
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Tindall
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000145:classification*; D009626:Terminology as Topic