Bacteria and Viruses 



Foreword 



mittee, under the aesjis of the International Society for Micro- 

 biology, adequately representative of all departments of Bac- 

 teriology, on which experts from all spheres of bacteriological 

 research may work together. It is recognized that the subject of 

 bacterial nomenclature is of so wide a nature that unless the 

 personnel of an International Committee formed to deal with it 

 is representative of all aspects of bacteriology, it is not likely to 

 carry weight. Such a representative committee, to be called the 

 Nomenclature Committee for the International Society for Micro- 

 biology, is hereby authorized and constituted. 



///. The Nomenclature Conmiittee for the International Society for 

 Microbiology shall be constituted as follows: 



a. Two permanent secretaries shall be elected: one primarily to 



represent medical and veterinary bacteriology, the other pri- 

 marily to represent the other phases of bacteriology. The 

 following individuals are hereby appointed secretaries. 



(1) To represent primarily medical and veterinary bacteri- 

 ology Dr. Ralph St. John-Brooks, Lister Institute. London, 

 England. 



(2) To represent primarily the other phases of bacteriology 

 Dr. R. S. Breed. Geneva, New York, U.S.A. 



Should a secretaryship become vacant, the position may be filled 

 pro tempore by choice of the Committee. A permanent secretary 

 should be chosen by action of the next succeeding International 

 Congress for Microbiology. 



b. The remaining members of the Committee shall be appointed 

 by such National Committees of the International Society and 

 by such of the various National Societies affiliated with the 

 International Society as may desire representation thereon. 

 Not more than three members may be thus chosen to repre- 

 sent a single nation. In addition, in order that the Committee 

 shall be truly representative of all interests, the Committee 

 is authorized to add such members as may be deemed de- 

 sirable. 



IV. The duties of the Nomenclature Committee shall include the 

 following: 



a. Through the secretaries the members of the Committee shall 

 be circularized with reference to such jDroblems of bacterial 

 nomenclature as may arise, and shall endeavour to reach an 

 agreement. No action relating to nomenclature shall be con- 

 sidered complete and operative until it has been considered 

 by all members of the Committee, until adequate publicity 

 has been given with respect to actions proposed, until approval 



