User:Scientist Director Jim

My user name is "Scientist Director Jim." I am Jim Farmer (Dr. John J. Farmer III) whose title is Scientist Director, United States Pubic Health Service (Retired). My complete profile can be found on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-j-jim-farmer-iii-ph-d-39914124. Curriculum Vitae and a list of publications will be furnished upon request.

I have been working with bacteria in the family Enterobacteriaceae for over 55 years, and have published over a hundred papers on the family and its members. I currently serve as Secretary of the Subcommittee on the Taxonomy of Enterobacteriaceae, International Committee on the Taxonomy of Prokaryotes. I am making some additions, edits, and changes in the Wikipedia article on Enterobacteriaceae to hopefully make it more useful for the general reader, and to provide updates on several members of this family. One goal of the Subcommittee on the Taxonomy of Enterobacteriaceae is to improve the Wikipedia articles on the family. Another goal is to insure that all names in the article are in full compliance with the current version of the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes, henceforth shortened to the Prokaryote Code.

All articles on bacteria including this one on Enterobacteriaceae should follow the Prokaryote Code in the use of italics for scientific names of bacteria, i.e. essentially all scientific names are written in italics. Previous versions of this article have not followed these rules. Common names such as "enteric bacteria" and "coliform bacteria" are not written in italics.

Much has been written about the family Enterobacteriaceae and its genera and species, and there are currently several areas of controversy and/or debate. Current literature should be consulted to follow these.

John J. "Jim" Farmer III, Ph.D.

jimfarmer@live.com

1781 Silver Hill Road, Stone Mountain Georgia 30087 (Greater Atlanta Area)

Consulting Microbiologist and Expert Witness in Food & Product Safety

Current: Scientist Director, United States Pubic Health Service (Retired), microbiology consultant and expert witness, expert on bacteria in the families Enterobacteriaceae (with over a hundred published papers), Vibrionaceae, and Aeromonadaceae.

Previous: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institutes of Health

Jim Farmer retired from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2000 after 30 years as a commissioned officer in the United States Public Health Service. His last position before retirement was Director of CDC’s Enteric Reference Laboratory, Foodborne and Diarrheal Diseases Branch, Division of Bacterial Diseases, Center for Infectious Diseases, and Scientist Director, Commissioned Corps, U. S. Public Health Service. He continues his work in microbiology, infectious disease, infection control, and food safety as a consultant and expert witness.

U. S. Public Health Service and CDC awards: Meritorious Service Medal, PHS Citation, Commendation Medal, Unit Citation Award, Unit Commendation Award, Group Award for Program Operations, National Center for Infectious Diseases Group Special Achievement Award - Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA '88) Activity, and the Joseph W. Mountin Scientific Poster Award.