SeqCode Publications

SeqCode: a nomenclatural code for prokaryotes described from sequence data

Brian P. Hedlund, Maria Chuvochina, Philip Hugenholtz, Konstantinos T. Konstantinidis, Alison E. Murray, Marike Palmer, Donovan H. Parks, Alexander J. Probst, Anna-Louise Reysenbach, Luis M. Rodriguez-R, Ramon Rossello-Mora, Iain C. Sutcliffe, Stephanus N. Venter, and William B. Whitman. Nature Microbiology (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41564-022-01214-9

Development of the SeqCode: A proposed nomenclatural code for uncultivated prokaryotes with DNA sequences as type

William B Whitman, Maria Chuvochina, Brian P Hedlund, Philip Hugenholtz, Kostas T Konstantinidis, Alison Murray, Marike Palmer, Donovan H Parks, Alexander J Probst, Anna-Louise Reysenbach, Luis M Rodriguez-R, Ramon Rossello-Mora, Iain Sutcliffe, and Stephanus N Venter. Systematic and Applied Microbiology (2022). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.syapm.2022.126305

Request for public discussion and ballot to amend SeqCode rules on priority of Candidatus names and correction of typographic and orthographic errors

William B. Whitman, Brian P. Hedlund, Marike Palmer, Iain Sutcliffe, and Maria Chuvochina. ISME Communications (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s43705-023-00303-y

Why and how to use the SeqCode

William B. Whitman, Maria Chuvochina, Brian P. Hedlund, Konstantinos T. Konstantinidis, Marike Palmer, Luis M. Rodriguez-R, Iain Sutcliffe, and Fengping Wang. mLife (2024). https://doi.org/10.1002/mlf2.12092

Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? A call for community participation in the governance of the SeqCode

Iain Sutcliffe, Luis M. Rodriguez-R, Stephanus N. Venter, and William B. Whitman. Systematic and Applied Microbiology (2024). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.syapm.2024.126498

Options and considerations for validation of prokaryotic names under the SeqCode

Stephanus N. Venter, Luis M. Rodriguez-R, Maria Chuvochina, Marike Palmer, Philip Hugenholtz, and Emma T. Steenkamp. Systematic and Applied Microbiology (2024). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.syapm.2024.126554

A practical guide on environmental genomics for prokaryotic systematics

Nathan Ernster and Luis M. Rodriguez-R. Systematic and Applied Microbiology (2025). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.syapm.2025.126643

Request for public discussion and ballot to add rules on paratypes to the SeqCode and amend recommendations on name formation

William B. Whitman, Iain Sutcliffe, Konstantinos T. Konstantinidis, and Luis M. Rodriguez-R. Systematic and Applied Microbiology (2026). https://doi.org/10.1093/ismeco/ycaf238

Other Materials

The International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes Described from Sequence Data

Edited by William B Whitman, Maria Chuvochina, Brian P Hedlund, Philip Hugenholtz, Kostas T Konstantinidis, Alison Murray, Marike Palmer, Donovan H Parks, Alexander J Probst, Anna-Louise Reysenbach, Luis M Rodriguez-R, Ramon Rossello-Mora, Iain Sutcliffe, and Stephanus N Venter.  Live version of the SeqCode.

Minutes of the meetings of the SeqCode Committee administrative components

SeqCode Matters - Zenodo Community Space

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