ABSTRACT

To achieve these goals, a defined set of rules and guidelines have been developed that cover these labels better known as bacterial taxonomy. DDH started to be introduced in the field of bacterial systematics in the early 1970s and was immediately used to describe many new species of fermentative as well as nonfermentative bacteria of clinical importance. Bacterial taxonomy is composed of two distinct yet related entities, nomenclature and classification. In contrast to bacterial nomenclature, there is no official classification system for bacteria. The complexity of bacterial systematics is not without its issues. Practical issues for bacterial taxonomy are those matters that affect everyday scientific communications in the literature to laboratory reports identifying infectious agents. The ability of humans to interact and communicate effectively with one another is dependent upon a language system that places similar objects together in distinct categories that are easily recognizable by the general population.