nomenclature

(noun)

binomial nomenclature (also called binominal nomenclature or binary nomenclature) is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, both of which use Latin grammatical forms, although they can be based on words from other languages. Such a name is called a binomial name (which may be shortened to just "binomial"), a binomen or a scientific name; more informally it is also called a Latin name.

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Examples of nomenclature in the following topics:

  • Classification and Nomenclature

    • Nomenclature is the set of rules and conventions that govern the names of taxa.
    • Nomenclature is the set of rules and conventions which govern the names of taxa.
    • Despite there being no official and complete classification of prokaryotes, the names (nomenclature) given to prokaryotes are regulated by the International Code of Nomenclature of Bacteria (Bacteriological Code), a book which contains general considerations, principles, rules, and various notes and advises in a similar fashion to the nomenclature codes of other groups .
    • Recognize the factors involved with general classification and nomenclature used for microorganism classification

  • The Deltaproteobacteria

    • The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic Names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) and the phylogeny is based on 16S rRNA-based LTP release 106 by 'The All-Species Living Tree' Project.

  • Classification of Microorganisms

    • Microorganisms are scientifically recognized using a binomial nomenclature using two words that refer to the genus and the species.

  • Betaproteobacteria

    • The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) and the phylogeny is based on 16S rRNA-based LTP release 106 by 'The All-Species Living Tree' Project.

  • Alphaproteobacteria

    • The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) and the phylogeny is based on 16S rRNA-based LTP release 106 by 'The All-Species Living Tree' Project.

  • Pneumocystis Pneumonia

    • Regarding nomenclature, when the name of Pneumocystis pneumonia changed from P. carinii pneumonia to P. jirovecii pneumonia, it was at first felt that it could no longer be referred to as "PCP".

  • Antibiotics from Prokaryotes

    • However, this nomenclature system is not specific for aminoglycosides.

  • F10 ATP Synthase

    • The nomenclature of the enzyme suffers from a long history.