Hg. Truper et L. Declari, TAXONOMIC NOTE - NECESSARY CORRECTION OF SPECIFIC EPITHETS FORMED AS SUBSTANTIVES (NOUNS) IN APPOSITION, International journal of systematic bacteriology, 47(3), 1997, pp. 908-909
forming Latin species names (specific epithets) as ''nominative nouns
in apposition'' (according to Rule 12c of the International Code of No
menclature of Bacteria) has often been misunderstood or posed problems
. Here, this grammatical construction is explained, and 24 cases that
did not meet the requirements for this type of construction are correc
ted to a genitive noun or adjectival form in agreement with Rule 12c.