title: Proposals that the International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes establish a public database of validly published names and that the Bacteriological Code be amended to change the prescription for citation of validly published names.
abstract: It is proposed that the International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes formally maintain a readily accessible database of validly published names and that Rule 33b of the International Code of Nomenclature of Bacteria be revised to allow a new, abbreviated, format as the sole method by which authors indicate validation of previously published names.
authors.affiliation: Box 31425, Milford, Auckland, New Zealand.
authors.forename: D R W
authors.initials: DRW
authors.lastname: Watson
authors.affiliation: Landcare Research, Private Bag 92 170, Auckland, New Zealand.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Young
mesh_terms: D001105:Archaea / Q000145:classification*; D001419:Bacteria / Q000145:classification*; D002965:Classification / Q000379:methods*; D016208:Databases, Factual; D009626:Terminology as Topic