Nomenclature

Hi. It has been a while since the last time I update this blog( it is only a week anyways hehe)

So we continue our class with Dr Wan again yeay. 

The topic was on Nomenclature.

This post will surely be a very short post as the class was only an hour lecture.

Nomenclature: Assignment of names to taxonomic groups in agreement with published rules
 

It is defined by two names. Called the binomial nomenclature   
   • Genus name + specific epithet (species)   
  

General Rules:

1.  Genus name always capitalized (e.g. Escherichia)

2.  Species name is never capitalised (e.g. coli)

 3.  Species name is never used without the genus name (e.g. coli standing alone) 

4.   Genus name may be used without species name (e.g. Escherichia) 

5.  Genus and species are always italicized (or underlined)

6.   First time -- spell out (Escherichia coli), thereafter -- abbreviated (E. coli)

 7.   Species name -- never abbreviated 

8.   Less simple genus abbreviation if different genus start with same alphabet.    e.g. Enterococcus faecalis (En. faecalis)    Escherichia coli (Es. coli) 

Dr Wan did assign us with some simple questions for us to answer. I will include it in my next update. That's all for now!