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213 The naming of organisms (and plant communities)
complete the relevant template (q.v.), including at least one
autapospecies (q.v.).
wild: (cult. pl.) of plants that originated in the wild; see indigen.
wild-type: (mycol., prok., unoff.) used of microorganisms as they exist in
nature, e.g. a pathogen occurring in the tissues of a host.
word compound: see compound.
word element: (1) a component part of a word. (2) the parts of a word
separated by one or more hyphens.
work: in nomenclature, any pertinent written information whether
published (e.g. books, journals, separates) or unpublished (e.g.
manuscripts, proofs, microfilms).
work of an animal: (zool.) the result of the activity of an animal (e.g.
burrows, borings, galls, nests, worm tubes, cocoons, tracks), but not
part of the animal; the term applies to trace fossils (see ichnotaxon)
but does not apply to such fossil evidence as internal moulds,
external impressions, and replacements.
working strain: (prok.) a reference strain (q.v.).
World Data Centre for Microorganisms, [WDCM]: an international
database on the centres holding living cultures of microbial groups
and cultured cells, operating under the auspices of the World
Federation for Culture Collections (q.v.) and allocating unique
acronyms to the included centres; available at
http://wdcm.nig.ac..jp/.
World Federation for Culture Collections, [WFCC]: a scientific member
of IUBS and IUMS, concerned with the collection, authentication,
maintenance and distribution of cultures of microorganisms and
cultured cells; also responsible for the maintenance of the World
Data Centre for Microorganisms (q.v.) and promoting good practice
in the maintenance of microbial genetic resource collections.