Bacterial taxonomy is governed by two overriding
principles, namely, nomenclature and
classification. However, these principles differ
significantly in their goals and objectives. Bacterial
nomenclature involves the creation, publishing,
and registering of a valid name to represent
an individual taxon that meets the general definition
of a single species, i.e., being ≥70% related
under standard DNA-DNA hybridization conditions
(heteroduplex) with a DTm of