title: Redefining homonyms under Rule 51b (4) of the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes.
abstract: As currently formulated, Rule 51b (4) of the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes does not fully reflect the wording of Principle 2. It is therefore important that the wording of Rule 51b (4) is updated to reflect the intent of Principle 2.
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: D002965:Classification; D011387:Prokaryotic Cells / Q000145:classification*; D009626:Terminology as Topic