Replacement of the illegitimate genus name Hungateiclostridium Zhang et al. 2018 in Hungateiclostridium mesophilum Rettenmaier et al. 2019 by Acetivibrio Patel et al. 1980, creating Acetivibrio mesophilus (Rettenmaier et al. 2019)

Reply to Zhang, et al.

TO THE EDITOR—In a recent letter, Zhang et al expressed concerns on our recent report on hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae (hvKP) in China [1, 2]. We would like to address their points of concerns. First, Zhang et al stated that “the genetic relatedness of clinical isolates should be further identified by molecular analysis” [2]. It is generally agreed in publications and clinical practice th...

Response to Zhang et al.

T wo recent reports by Zhang et al published in Nov (2011) and our group (Anand & Kai, 2012; published online in Dec 2011) have suggested a role for the conserved Tudor domain protein encoded by qin as a component of piRNA pathway. Both studies agree that qin plays a role in the piRNA pathway and is required to repress reteroelements but differ in some aspects of their conclusions about qin fun...

Proposal of Frondihabitans gen. nov. to replace the illegitimate genus name Frondicola Zhang et al. 2007.

The prokaryotic generic name Frondicola Zhang et al. 2007 is illegitimate because it is a later homonym of a fungal genus name Frondicola Hyde, 1992 (Fungi, Ascomycota, Sordariomycetes, Xylariomycetidae, Xylariales, Hyponectriaceae) [Principle 2 and Rule 51b(4) of the Bacteriological Code (1990 Revision)]. It is also questionable whether the genus name can be validly published. Therefore, a new...

Reply to R.L. Bowen et al, M. Froehner et al, J.L. Leow et al, and C. Brady et al.

Regarding our article on the association of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) with increased Alzheimer’s disease risk, Bowen et al, Froehner and Wirth, Leow et al, and Brady et al highlight a number of significant considerations that will prove important in the design of future studies that investigate the association of ADT and Alzheimer’s disease. We agree with Bowen et al and Leow et al tha...

In Response to Murphy et al., Löwer et al., and Lan et al