Support the Best of Both Worlds

As a member of the Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology, I support the "Best of Both Worlds".

As a member of the Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology, I support the "Best of Both Worlds".

As a member of the Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology, I support the "Best of Both Worlds".

As a member of the Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology, I support the "Best of Both Worlds".

I support this approach.

I support the "Best of Both Worlds" approach.

I support the "Best of Both Worlds" approach.

Dear Madam, dear Sir, I support the request of Prof. Göker. Regards Stefan Borgmann

I support the "Best of Both Worlds" approach and recommend that the ICSP adopt it.

I support the best of both worlds. This initiative is beneficial in that it respects both genomics and biological researchers. Scientists worldwide must support the best of both worlds and contribute to the simultaneous development of genomics and biological research.

Supporting Best of Both Worlds

I support the "Best of Both Worlds" approach

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There should be a committee to decide which taxonomic changes should be incorporated into diagnostics and IVD databases should be reviewed accordingly.

I support the "best of both worlds" proposed solution

I support for the "Best of Both Worlds" approach

I support your demand

Here are some key reasons why I support this petition from a medical and scientific perspective: 1. Maintaining scientific rigor and applicability: It allows researchers to independently verify and build upon findings. This is crucial for scientific progress and integrity. 2. Preserving incentives for cultivation. 3. Ensuring fairness: The proposed "Best of Both Worlds" approach recognizes the contributions of both researchers who identify organisms through genomic methods and those who successfully cultivate them. This promotes collaboration and gives appropriate credit. 4. Avoiding nomenclatural confusion: Having two competing nomenclature codes (ICNP and SeqCode) could lead to confusion in the field - especially in medical applications of the nomenclature. The petition supports a unified approach to prokaryotic nomenclature. 4, Promoting comprehensive characterization: Living cultures allow for phenotypic testing and further studies. 5. Preserving resources for future research: Deposited cultures serve as valuable resources for future studies. 6. Maintaining standards: The petition argues for upholding established scientific standards in microbiology, which have served the field well for many years. 7. Facilitating medical and biotechnological applications: Cultured strains are often necessary for developing diagnostic tools, therapeutics, and biotechnology applications. In summary, supporting this petition helps maintain scientific integrity, promotes comprehensive microbial characterization, and ensures fair recognition of researchers' contributions in prokaryotic systematics.

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On the one hand, the world of unculturables is a fact that remains for many (most) isolates; on the other hand, we must not give up on inventing new culture techniques; the compromise of "Best of Both Worlds" is most welcome; my thanks go to David Arahal et al. also on behalf of the authors of the Manual of Clinical Microbiology, for whom SeqCode species are otherwise an increasing problem.