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. 2020 Nov;70(11):5607-5612.
doi: 10.1099/ijsem.0.004332. Epub 2020 Jul 23.

List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) moves to the DSMZ

Aidan C Parte  1 , Joaquim Sardà Carbasse  1 , Jan P Meier-Kolthoff  1 , Lorenz C Reimer  1 , Markus Göker  1
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List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) moves to the DSMZ

Aidan C Parte et al. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 2020 Nov.

Abstract

The List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) was acquired in November 2019 by the DSMZ and was relaunched using an entirely new production system in February 2020. This article describes in detail the structure of the new site, navigation, page layout, search facilities and new features.

Keywords: DSMZ; List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN); database; prokaryotic nomenclature.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that there are no conflicts of interest.

Figures

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Fig. 1.
Results from the Search taxonomy function using the search term ‘cavi’.
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New LPSN Advanced search page showing the default radio button settings.
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Fig. 3.
New Browse by function in the LPSN. Lineages and child lists can be expanded or closed en masse or individually by clicking on the appropriate arrow or text. Note the formatting used to denote correct, non-correct and non-validly published names.
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Sample taxon page in the LPSN showing information on the species Stackebrandtia nassauensis .
See this image and copyright information in PMC

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