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ArticleIMA fungus2024

Cultures as types and the utility of viable specimens for fungal nomenclature.

Andrey Yurkov, Cobus M Visagie, Pedro W Crous, Akira Hashimoto, Christiane Baschien, Dominik Begerow, Martin Kemler, Nathan Schoutteten, Marc Stadler, Nalin N Wijayawardene and 7 more

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Article in IMA fungus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

17 authors.

Andrey YurkovDepartment of Bioresources for Bioeconomy and Health Research, Leibniz Institute DSMZ-German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Brunswick, Germany. andrey.yurkov@dsmz.de.
Cobus M VisagieDepartment of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.
Pedro W CrousDepartment of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.
Akira HashimotoRIKEN BioResource Research Center, Tsukuba, Japan.
Christiane BaschienDepartment of Bioresources for Bioeconomy and Health Research, Leibniz Institute DSMZ-German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Brunswick, Germany.
Dominik BegerowOrganismic Botany and Mycology, Institute of Plant Science and Microbiology, Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Natural Sciences, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.
Martin KemlerOrganismic Botany and Mycology, Institute of Plant Science and Microbiology, Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Natural Sciences, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.
Nathan SchouttetenDepartment of Bioresources for Bioeconomy and Health Research, Leibniz Institute DSMZ-German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Brunswick, Germany.
Marc StadlerMicrobial Drugs, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Brunswick, Germany.
Nalin N WijayawardeneCenter for Yunnan Plateau Biological Resources Protection and Utilization, College of Biological Resource and Food Engineering, Qujing Normal University, Qujing, Yunnan, People's Republic of China.
Kevin D HydeCenter of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, Thailand.
Ning ZhangDepartment of Plant Biology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA.
Teun BoekhoutCollege of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
ICTF Yeast Working Group
Tom W MayRoyal Botanic Gardens Victoria, Birdwood Avenue, Melbourne, VIC, 3004, Australia.
Marco Thines *Department of Biological Sciences, Institute of Ecology, Evolution, and Diversity, Goethe University, Frankfurt Am Main, Germany.
David L Hawksworth *Comparative Fungal Biology, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 3AE, UK.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The debates over the requirement of the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants (ICNafp) for a viable specimen to represent the name-bearing type material for a species or infraspecific taxon have a long history. Taxonomy of fungi commonly studied as living cultures exemplified by yeasts and moulds, strongly depend on viable reference material. The availability of viable cultures is also particularly useful for several groups of filamentous and dimorphic fungi. While the preservation of metabolically inactive cultures is permitted and recommended by the ICNafp, there is room for improvement. Below, we review the history and current status of cultures as the name-bearing type material under the Code. We also present a roadmap with tasks to be achieved in order to establish a stable nomenclatural system that properly manages taxa typified by viable specimens. Furthermore, we propose setting up rules and defining the nomenclatural status of ex-type cultures under Chapter F, the section of the ICNafp that includes provisions specific to names of fungi.

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PMID39049113
PMCPMC11267820

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