Abstract
Recently we proposed that Rhodococcus equi (Magnusson 1923) Goodfellow and Alderson 1977 be transferred to a novel genus, Prescottia, as Prescottia equi comb. nov. However, in accordance with Principle 2 and Rule 51b(4) of the Bacteriological Code (1990 Revision), the bacterial genus name Prescottia Jones et al. 2013 is deemed illegitimate as this name has been used previously for a plant genus within the family Orchidaceae. Consequently, a new genus name, Prescottella gen. nov. is proposed for the bacterial taxon and a new combination Prescottella equi comb. nov. is proposed for the type species.
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We thank Dr. Jean Euzéby for his comments on the illegitimacy of the bacterial genus name Prescottia, for advice on the draft manuscript and for helping to name the new taxon. The introductory part of this text is based on an earlier publication of Tindall and Euzéby (Tindall and Euzéby 2006).
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Jones, A.L., Sutcliffe, I.C. & Goodfellow, M. Proposal to replace the illegitimate genus name Prescottia Jones et al. 2013 with the genus name Prescottella gen. nov. and to replace the illegitimate combination Prescottia equi Jones et al. 2013 with Prescottella equi comb. nov. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 103, 1405–1407 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10482-013-9924-2
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