Has the Name Really Been Changed? It Has for Most Researchers

Dr. Gigliotti [1] brings up a variety of issues surrounding the recognition of species, challenges the fairness of the process by which the name Pneumocystis jirovecii came to be accepted by most Pneumocystis researchers, and alleges imposition of the name by editors and reviewers. Dr. Gigliotti was...

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Published in:Clinical infectious diseases 2005-12, Vol.41 (12), p.1756-1758
Main Authors: Cushion, Melanie T., Stringer, James R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Consensus
Genes
Pneumocystis carinii
Pneumonia
Population genetics
R&D
Research & development
Researchers
Taxonomy
Terminology as Topic
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Summary:Dr. Gigliotti [1] brings up a variety of issues surrounding the recognition of species, challenges the fairness of the process by which the name Pneumocystis jirovecii came to be accepted by most Pneumocystis researchers, and alleges imposition of the name by editors and reviewers. Dr. Gigliotti was not in attendance at the round table discussion session that he inaccurately described as follows: "one individual asked to make an unscheduled presentation and, during that presentation, announced that he had submitted the change from P. carinii to P. jirovedi for human-derived Pneumocystis according to ICBN guidelines" (p. 1753) [I].
ISSN:1058-4838
1537-6591
DOI:10.1086/498158