title: The wording and examples given in Rule 47a of the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes are misleading.
abstract: Rule 47a of the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes contains wording that is misleading. The examples given also give the wrong impression with regards the role of genus names in determining the priority of names at a higher taxonomic rank.
authors.affiliation: Leibniz-Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH, Inhoffenstraße 7B, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany.
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Tindall
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000145:classification*; D010802:Phylogeny; D009626:Terminology as Topic