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. 2014 Jan;42(Database issue):D613-6.
doi: 10.1093/nar/gkt1111. Epub 2013 Nov 15.

LPSN--list of prokaryotic names with standing in nomenclature

Aidan C Parte  1
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LPSN--list of prokaryotic names with standing in nomenclature

Aidan C Parte. Nucleic Acids Res. 2014 Jan.

Abstract

The List of Prokaryotic Names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN; http://www.bacterio.net) is a database that lists the names of prokaryotes (Bacteria and Archaea) that have been validly published in the International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology directly or by inclusion in a Validation List, under the Rules of International Code of Nomenclature of Bacteria. Currently there are 15 974 taxa listed. In addition, LPSN has an up-to-date classification of prokaryotes and information on prokaryotic nomenclature and culture collections.

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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Screenshot of a typical entry for a species in LPSN.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Screenshot of part of the classification of the domain Archaea.
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