title: Should we alter the way that authorship of a subspecies name that is automatically created under Rule 40d of the Bacteriological Code is cited?
abstract: Rule 40d of the International Code of Nomenclature of Bacteria governs the way subspecies names are to be automatically created if they contain the type of the corresponding species. The way that authorship is to be cited is also covered by this Rule, but in its present form may not be helpful. Due consideration should be given to altering the way such subspecies names are cited.
authors.affiliation: Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH, Inhoffenstrasse 7B, Braunschweig, Germany. bti@dsmz.de
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Tindall
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Garrity
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000145:classification*; D013045:Species Specificity; D009626:Terminology as Topic