title: Proposal to change Recommendation 12c of the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes.
abstract: We propose changing Recommendation 12c of the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes to clarify the ways species and subspecies can be named to honour persons.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Life Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Edmond J. Safra Campus, 91904 Jerusalem, Israel.
authors.forename: Aharon
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Oren
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics, Biomedical Physical Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824-4320, USA.
authors.forename: George M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Garrity
authors.affiliation: Fachbereich Biologie, Universität Konstanz, D-78457 Konstanz, Germany.
authors.forename: Bernhard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Schink