A plea for caution before changing bacterial names in databases

I fully support this petition, but I emphasize that this must be coordinated with the ICSP.

Fully agree.

I completely agree with this petition.

I fully support this initiative. Frequent changes in nomenclature are confusing for clinicians and in the worst case can result in wrong interpretation of microbiological data and inadequate patient treatment.

I have also support this initiative. I do not find it reasonable or appropriate that the names of the bacteria we culture and examine in medical microbiology and infectious disease practice are changed so frequently that it is difficult to track and reflect in practices and documentation. We need a more traceable and less confusing treatment approach.

3 months ago Featured

Imagine you had to change your surname according to your maternal ancestry line (= genetical reliable!) whenever Artificial Intelligence searches historical pedigree records and finds out something new about the birth name of your grand-grand-grand grandma to adopt this new surname. Get crazy and repent what you do to microbes!

Fully agree—stable nomenclature is essential for clarity and communication.

This leads to confusion and misunderstandings.

3 months ago Featured

I strongy support this inititive. 2019 many of us already refused to accept new names for mycobacteria: Same meat, different gravy: ignore the new names of mycobacteria Enrico Tortoli et al, Eur Respir J, 54

I support this initiative. Frequent nomenclature changes in medically important bacteria create confusion in clinical practice and laboratory systems. A more cautious and standardized approach is urgently needed.

I support the recommendations made herein, especially with regards to the issues with medical decision-making and legal requirements.

I support the use of recommended names for all microorganisms of medical importance, including bacteria, fungi and parasites to avoid unnecessary confusion in diagnosis and management of infectious diseases.

I support the recommendations in this article

Caution before changing bacterial names

I suggest that CoMiCProN adopt a more cautious approach to name changes in public databases (GenBank, ENA, DDBJ), especially for medically important bacteria, using the List of Recommended

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Prokaryotlar için isim değişikliği; çok irdelenerek değişiklik ile oluşabilecek etkiler öngörülerek yapılmalıdır.

I support the recommendations in this article to avoid any confusion in the diagnosis and treatment of patients.

3 months ago Featured

Emerging pathogens? No! Just new names. It is helpful and even necessary to wait until the dust has settled for a new name: Agrobacterium tumefaciens became A. radiobacter, which became Rhizobium radiobacter, which became A. tumefaciens again.

3 months ago Featured

All my professional life I had to explain to my clinicians the reason why microbiologists changed the names of pathogens. Shigella and E. coli are an excellent example of this sort of difficulties.