title: Notes on the use of Greek word roots in genus and species names of prokaryotes.
abstract: This paper provides a survey of the ways in which Greek words and word roots have been used in the nomenclature of prokaryotes and explores the extent to which the different uses agree with the wording of the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes. We here give recommendations on how to use Greek words and word roots in new genus names and specific epithets so that the resulting names are in agreement both with the rules of Greek grammar and with Principle 3 of the Code.
authors.affiliation: The Institute of Life Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, The Edmond J. Safra Campus, 91904 Jerusalem, Israel.
authors.forename: Aharon
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Oren
authors.affiliation: Vakgroep Biochemie en Microbiologie, K.L. Ledeganckstraat 35, B-9000 Gent, Belgium.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vandamme
authors.affiliation: Fachbereich Biologie, Universität Konstanz, D-78457 Konstanz, Germany.
authors.forename: Bernhard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Schink
mesh_terms: D001105:Archaea / Q000145:classification; D001419:Bacteria / Q000145:classification; D002965:Classification; D007802:Language; D009626:Terminology as Topic