Taxonomic diarrhea - (Jun/09/2008 )
Again I discover some lab clown prying (imagining) a new species from long and well known taxonomic entities. Perhaps one day every isolate will have its own species names - and every microbiologist will be able to name one after his mother.
-jorge1907-
QUOTE (jorge1907 @ Jun 9 2008, 02:39 PM)
Again I discover some lab clown prying (imagining) a new species from long and well known taxonomic entities. Perhaps one day every isolate will have its own species names - and every microbiologist will be able to name one after his mother.
and her.
-cellcounter-
QUOTE (cellcounter @ Jun 12 2008, 07:39 AM)
QUOTE (jorge1907 @ Jun 9 2008, 02:39 PM)
Again I discover some lab clown prying (imagining) a new species from long and well known taxonomic entities. Perhaps one day every isolate will have its own species names - and every microbiologist will be able to name one after his mother.
and her.
It will be fun to go to the microbiology conference then
-Bungalow Boy-
QUOTE (Bungalow Boy @ Jun 11 2008, 07:11 PM)
QUOTE (cellcounter @ Jun 12 2008, 07:39 AM)
QUOTE (jorge1907 @ Jun 9 2008, 02:39 PM)
Again I discover some lab clown prying (imagining) a new species from long and well known taxonomic entities. Perhaps one day every isolate will have its own species names - and every microbiologist will be able to name one after his mother.
and her.
It will be fun to go to the microbiology conference then
What? Rachel smitheinsis causes acute hemorrhagic dysentry.. and Valerie powellensis induces foul-smelling projectile diarrhoea.
-cellcounter-
QUOTE (cellcounter @ Jun 12 2008, 12:22 PM)
QUOTE (Bungalow Boy @ Jun 11 2008, 07:11 PM)
QUOTE (cellcounter @ Jun 12 2008, 07:39 AM)
QUOTE (jorge1907 @ Jun 9 2008, 02:39 PM)
Again I discover some lab clown prying (imagining) a new species from long and well known taxonomic entities. Perhaps one day every isolate will have its own species names - and every microbiologist will be able to name one after his mother.
and her.
It will be fun to go to the microbiology conference then
What? Rachel smitheinsis causes acute hemorrhagic dysentry.. and Valerie powellensis induces foul-smelling projectile diarrhoea.
Oral Presentations :
11:30-11:40 am : 'Phenotypic and Genotypic Analyses of valerie powellensis isolates from cases of foul-smelling projectile diarrhoea'
Presenter : Rachel Smith.
11:40-11:50 am : 'Drinking o-sake with left-over sushi from previous week's party effectively reduces risk of acute hemorrhagic dystentry caused by rachel smitheinsis'
Presenter : Valerie Powell.
-Bungalow Boy-
yes!!
Hillary Clintonensis - the rage bacterium
-jorge1907-
'Brack obamacoccus toxin induced diarrhoea in urban population of NYC'
By B.L. Osama, Osaka University of Diarrhoeal Diseases.
-Bungalow Boy-
QUOTE (jorge1907 @ Jun 10 2008, 12:39 AM)
Again I discover some lab clown prying (imagining) a new species from long and well known taxonomic entities. Perhaps one day every isolate will have its own species names - and every microbiologist will be able to name one after his mother.
Jorge,
even when I agree with you that the "species explosion" at the moment is sometimes ridiculous, you are referring to one of the biggest dilemmas in taxonomy of microorganisms:
What is a "species"? When are you talking of a "strain"; what is a "f.sp." an isolate....
There are lots of concepts, but which one is the one valid for this species? How many independent features do you need to clearly set your species apart from the rest? And which features are independent? e.g. are colony color and spore size independent or interlinked genetically?
The ID and description of new species is always linked with the concept applied for this special group of microorganisms. And if a species fulfills these criteria you can publish it and give it a name; so if this species was published, it seems to be different enough to get its separate place in the tree of life!
And to add to the discussion on names for new taxonomic entities: I think there was some kind of worm or beetle named after G.W.Bush some years ago????
-gebirgsziege-
QUOTE (gebirgsziege @ Jun 13 2008, 10:05 PM)
think there was some kind of worm or beetle named after G.W.Bush some years ago????
That does not shock me .. . because i am a scientist
-Bungalow Boy-
QUOTE (Bungalow Boy @ Jun 13 2008, 04:16 PM)
QUOTE (gebirgsziege @ Jun 13 2008, 10:05 PM)
think there was some kind of worm or beetle named after G.W.Bush some years ago????
That does not shock me .. . because i am a scientist
finally found it! watch out!
-gebirgsziege-