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The ICSP voted to include the rank "phylum" into the code of bacterial nomenclature, and NCBI taxonomy followed.
Many people voiced anger for this #taxonomygate bc... twitter. Here some thoughts on the matter... (1/n)
Many people voiced anger for this #taxonomygate bc... twitter. Here some thoughts on the matter... (1/n)
There were many complains about nomenclature being worthless or irrelevant. As a microbial ecologist, I understand where this comes from, particularly with bioinformatic tools that require only spaceholders as identifiers. As a microbiologist, I think this is short-sighted. (2)
But #microbialtaxonomy is important for other people too. For example, it is central for diagnostics in #healthcare and #foodsafety and #biotechnology. Many who don't care about ecology or evolution need this.
It might not matter to you, but it matters to others. (3)
It might not matter to you, but it matters to others. (3)
