The Status of the Generic Names Micrococcus and Staphylococcus and of the Species Name Staphylococcus Aureus
- 1 June 1953
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Microbiology Society in International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology
- Vol. 3 (2-3) , 129-133
- https://doi.org/10.1099/0096266x-3-2-3-129
Abstract
A request for an Opinion by the Judicial Commission. The following draft proposals are suggested: (1) Staphylococcus Rosenbach is (is not) recognized as a nomen genericum conservandum; (2) Staphylococcus aureus Rosenbach is (is not) recognized as the type species of the genus Staphylococcus Rosenbach; (3) The culture FDA 209-P is (is not) recognized as the type culture of the species Staphylococcus aureus Rosenbach; (4) In the year 1884 Micrococcus was an illegitimate (a legitimate) generic name in bacteriology.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
- The Type Species of the Genus MicrococcusInternational Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 1952
- Untersuchungen über BakterienVirchows Archiv, 1875