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Full details can be found at 10.1099\/ijsem.0.007233<\/jats:named-content>\n                    <\/jats:italic>\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    Three related circumstances are affecting the stability of prokaryotic taxonomy and nomenclature, with significant implications in the field of pathogenic micro-organisms: (i) the subjective application of genomics-based demarcation criteria to subdivide monophyletic genera, creating an increasing number of new genera; (ii) databases\u2019 preference for the latest validly published names; and (iii) the practical irreversibility of new names in databases, even when later taxonomic opinion supports reverting to previous classifications. Due to understandable end-user reluctance to accept name changes affecting well-known pathogens, parallel nomenclatures coexist, causing confusion. 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