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SeqCode is the nomenclature code for prokaryotes in which genome sequences serve as nomenclatural types for naming new species. It enables the registration and validation of names through the central repository, the SeqCode Registry (https://seqco.de/)
Part 2 of our #SeqCode video series is here!
This time, we dive into #Latin and #name formation, presented by Dr. Dominik Berrens from Johannes Gutenberg-Universität in Mainz.

🍿 Enjoy share, and don't be shy - ask questions in the comments!

#Nomenclature #Taxonomy

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A Primer in Latin for Prokaryotic Nomenclature
YouTube video by SeqCode
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May 25, 2025 at 5:31 PM
A brief introduction to the #SeqCode is now online!
Check it out, share it with your colleagues, and let us know what you think!

Bravo to @rodriguez-r.bsky.social for preparing and recording this!

Part# 1

www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-wk...
A Brief Introduction to the SeqCode
YouTube video by SeqCode
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May 25, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Happy classifying and naming!
It's Taxonomy Recognition Day! 🧡💙💚

Our partners are organising events all around Europe: 🇧🇪🇩🇪🇩🇰🇪🇸🇫🇮🇫🇷🇬🇷🇮🇹🇳🇱🇳🇴🇦🇹🇵🇹🇨🇿🇸🇪...
You can still help raise awareness about the importance of Taxonomy for Biodiversity and Natural Sciences by participating in the #NameItToSaveIt campaign! 👇
#tettriseu #taxonomy #biodiversity
May 23, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Zombie names are creating worries among botanists (and not only)...
May 22, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Saving microbes might sound like a crazy idea to some, but naming them could actually help protect them too. Imagine if all Lactobacillus spp. suddenly disappeared from your gut… you'd better name them!

#Taxonomy #Nomenclature #Microbes
May 22, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Reposted by SeqCode
Quentin Groom, Stream Leader at #TETTRIsEU, explains why we released a #PolicyBrief on Biological #Nomenclature.

"There is a gap we shall fill in how we work together with #scientists from all over the world..."

You can read and download the PB here tettris.eu/publications/

#Taxonomy4Science
February 25, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Reposted by SeqCode
This paper is part of a special issue of SAM partnered with
#seqcode, as we also propose names for two novel genera within the MB11C04 family, as well as suggest a non-alphanumeric name, Seribacteraceae. Check it out!
Redirecting
doi.org
December 5, 2024 at 10:56 AM
Reposted by SeqCode
Very happy to share that the first manuscript of my PhD with
@cotoorellana.bsky.social
in #MolEcol @mpimarinemicrobio.bsky.social
is published! We characterise a family of Verrucomicrobiota in the context of spring blooms, revealing their specialisation in potential complex glycan degradation
December 5, 2024 at 10:56 AM
A 6-month discussion on the revision of the #ICNP is underway, including #Section_10 to regulate the #Candidatus names. Pro-statuses will be added to the names with various nomenclature types 🤔.

Please share your thoughts:
icnp-revision.slack.com

How to join: doi.org/10.1099/ijse...

#SeqCode
Slack
icnp-revision.slack.com
February 26, 2025 at 3:09 PM
"MIRRI-ERIC fully supports the importance of maintaining physical type strains as NTs, while also recommending genome sequence data that meet SeqCode's quality standards as additional NTs." 👏

#Nomenclature #SeqCode #Taxonomy #genomes
In recent discussions, the rules on prokaryotic nomenclature have sparked debate for various reasons. Our team (MIRRI-ERIC) presents a solution to harmonize ICNP and SeqCode, benefiting microbial ecologists and microbiologists alike. read more: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #nomenclature
MIRRI-ERIC's position on the recent evolution of the international code of nomenclature of prokaryotes
www.sciencedirect.com
February 13, 2025 at 10:27 AM
This is a great study, and both codes are doing their best to serve our scientific community. The SeqCode recognizes names validly published under the ICNP and their priorities; thus, Patescibacteriota it is. We hope this promotes the reuse of existing names where possible.
February 12, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Later synonym (phylum name) under the SeqCode:
Patescibacteriota (ex Rinke et al., 2013) Dutkiewicz et al., 2024
February 12, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Originally defined by Rinke et al. (2013) as Candidatus Patescibacteria, the phylum #Patescibacteriota now has a validly published name and an official type!

Explore the lifestyle, biogeography, and metabolic capabilities of its type genus, #Patescibacterium, here: doi.org/10.1093/isme...

#SeqCode
Proposal of Patescibacterium danicum gen. nov., sp. nov. in the ubiquitous bacterial phylum Patescibacteriota phyl. nov.
Abstract. Candidatus Patescibacteria is a diverse bacterial phylum that is notable for members with ultrasmall cell size, reduced genomes, limited metaboli
doi.org
February 11, 2025 at 7:05 PM
"...nature needs to be understood and named in a stable, universal, operationally neutral, and transcultural manner."

From a collective international appeal on the stability of biological nomenclature.

Read more: doi.org/10.1093/bios...

#Nomenclature #names #Biodiversity
doi.org
January 28, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Did you know that the #GTDB phylum #CSP1-3 is now called #Sysuimicrobiota?

This new name originates from its type genus, which is named after Sun Yat-Sen University (SYSU) in China.

Explore all newly named members here: registry.seqco.de/registers/r:...

Read: doi.org/10.1093/nsr/...

#SeqCode
Register list for 44 new names including Fervidifonticultor octavus sp. nov. | SeqCode Registry
registry.seqco.de
January 27, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Since 2022, the SeqCode Registry has enabled the valid publication of 700+ names, providing nomenclatural stability and recognition for prokaryotes described without pure cultures. We’re a small but growing community advancing the use of genomic data in naming microorganisms.

#SeqCode #Nomenclature
January 27, 2025 at 9:38 AM