More than 50% of the microbial phyla in genome taxonomy databases lack a cultured representative. Although these genome sequences unambiguously delineate microbial taxa, they cannot be formally named under the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes due to the requirement for a pure-culture type strain. We are working towards developing a solution for naming these uncultivated Archaea and Bacteria: the SeqCode initiative.
The SeqCode is a new code of nomenclature that is based on using DNA sequence as the type information for the basis of evidence.
We invite you to look at the tabs above to get background information on nomenclature systems, the rationale and development of this initiative, and links to the literature surrounding this topic.
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Registering archaeal and bacterial names with SeqCode: If you want to name an organism under the SeqCode – go to the SeqCode registry where you will find an online portal to enter metadata and your name to enter, and submit for validation. Join the SeqCode community: We are seeking a broad, inclusive membership to be active members of the SeqCode community. All members of ISME are eligible, as are other microbial scientists affiliated with other microbiological societies. To join the SeqCode community please add your name to this google form. Communicate with the community: For participation, and to communicate within the SeqCode community, we created a public Slack channel – please join the conversation! Input is both welcome and needed; please submit your comments via the public SeqCode Slack channel. The Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes Described from Sequence Data can be found here (published September, 2022 in Nature Microbiology) |