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 ===== What? =====
-  * This website is dedicated to provide curated information of mollicutes taxonomy.
+  * This website is dedicated to providing curated information of mollicutes taxonomy.
   * The class //Mollicutes// includes minute wall-less bacteria with small genomes (usually 0.5–1.5 Mb) and low G+C DNA content (from 23–40 mol%).
   * "Mollicutes" versus "mycoplasma"
-    * Both terms are used interchangeably in practice in conversation and writing. However, scientifically, "mollicutes" covers more than "mycoplasma." To be correct, //Mycoplasma// is a genus within the class //Mollicutes//, which is within the phylum //Mycoplasmatota//.
+    * Both terms are used interchangeably in practice in conversation and writing. However, scientifically, "mollicutes" covers more than "mycoplasma". To be accurate, //Mycoplasma// is a genus within the class //Mollicutes//, which is within the phylum //Mycoplasmatota//.
 ===== Why? =====
   * The class //Mollicutes// includes many pathogenic bacteria that are important to public health, veterinary medicine, aquaculture, and agriculture. Some of the recent taxonomic revisions proposed have created confusion among stakeholders.
-  * **This site was created by the [[https://mollicutes.ipmb.sinica.edu.tw/start#who|Subcommittee]] to clarify the nomenclature of //Mollicutes// and prevent further confusion among stakeholders in response to multiple requests for clarification received in 2022 and 2023.**
+  * **This site was created to clarify the nomenclature of //Mollicutes// and prevent further confusion among stakeholders in response to multiple requests for clarification received in recent years.**
-  * Article 6 of the statutes of the ICSP states the duties of the subcommitee: Article 6 %%(c)%% Make recommendations regarding classification of the organisms in the taxa under study. A Subcommittee on Taxonomy cannot legislate on classification but may contribute materially towards the general acceptance of a classification. (d) Make recommendations to the JC regarding nomenclature for the organisms in the taxa under study, including recommendations for the conservation or rejection of names. (e) Offer advice on recognition of the nomenclatural types of various taxa. (h) Maintain a list of validly published and other names that have been applied to the organisms in the taxa under study.
+  * The Subcommittee is committed to meeting the needs of the International //Mollicutes// community and encourage the adoption of the names listed on this website. The Subcommittee have written to [[https://lpsn.dsmz.de/|LPSN]] and [[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/|NCBI]] to request the [[list_of_names|names]] adopted by the community are used.
-  * The subcommittee is committed to meeting the needs of the International //Mollicutes// community and encourage the adoption of the names listed on this website. The subcommittee have written to LPSN and NCBI to request the [[list_of_names|names]] adopted by the community are used.
 ===== Who? =====
-  * This website is maintained by the Subcommittee on the Taxonomy of Mollicutes, [[http://www.the-icsp.org/|International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes (ICSP)]].
+  * This website is maintained by the Subcommittee on the Taxonomy of Mollicutes, [[http://www.the-icsp.org/|International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes (ICSP)]]
   * Members of the Subcommittee
-    * Victoria Chalker [<color #0000ff>Chair</color>]; UK
+    * Gail Gasparich; USA [<color #0000ff>Chair</color>]
-    * Meghan May [<color #0000ff>Secretary</color>]; USA
+    * Mitchell Balish; USA [<color #0000ff>Secretary</color>]
-    * Mitchell Balish; USA
     * Assunta Bertaccini; Italy
     * Alain Blanchard; France
-    * Joachim Frey; Switzerland
-    * Gail Gasparich; USA
     * Ludwig Hölzle; Germany
     * Peter Kuhnert; Switzerland
     * Chih-Horng Kuo; Taiwan
     * Lucia Manso-Silvan; France
+    * Meghan May; USA
     * Ana Sofía Ramírez; Spain
+    * Yuko Sasaki; Japan
     * Joachim Spergser; Austria
     * Owen B. Spiller; UK
     * Emma L. Sweeney; Australia
     * Dmitriy Volokhov; USA
     * Wei Wei; USA
+  * The organization and functions of this subcommittees is according to the on Article 6 of the [[https://dx.doi.org/10.1099/ijsem.0.003117|ICSP Statutes]]. Particularly:
+    * 6(b).5.3. Make recommendations regarding classification of the organisms in the taxa under study. A Subcommittee on Taxonomy cannot legislate on classification but may contribute materially towards the general acceptance of a classification.
+    * 6(b).5.4. Make recommendations to the Judicial Commission regarding nomenclature for the organisms in the taxa under study, including recommendations for the conservation or rejection of names.
+    * 6(b).5.5. Offer advice on recognition of the nomenclatural types of various taxa.
+    * 6(b).5.7. Recommend minimal standards for the description of new taxa.
+    * 6(b).5.8. Maintain a list of validly published and other names that have been applied to the organisms in the taxa under study.