Fungal Nomenclature: One Fungus, One Name?

Fungal nomenclature has been subject to change for many years and will probably continue to evolve and change in the future. One Fungus One Name principle guided the mycologists to reach a consensus on a single name. The change is inevitable in science; however, it comes with several challenges part...

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Published inInfectious disease clinics of North America Vol. 39; no. 1; p. 57
Main Authors Unalan-Altintop, Tugce, Arikan-Akdagli, Sevtap
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.03.2025
Subjects
Fungi - classification
Humans
Terminology as Topic
Fungal nomenclature
One fungus one name
Change
Classification
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Summary:Fungal nomenclature has been subject to change for many years and will probably continue to evolve and change in the future. One Fungus One Name principle guided the mycologists to reach a consensus on a single name. The change is inevitable in science; however, it comes with several challenges particularly in routine mycology laboratory practice and patient care, creating further difficulties and resistance to change. To overcome these challenges, the reason for change should be clear and made available on a publicly accessible source. Here, the changes of names in medically important fungi and the rationale behind are summarized.
ISSN:1557-9824
DOI:10.1016/j.idc.2024.11.005