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Search BC prior to
1993. From 1993
forward search
biosystematic
names in the Super
Taxa field.
Since the Organism
field is only available
in records from
1993-, searching a
Biosystematic Code
in the /ORGN field
returns a system
message stating that
the search will
automatically include
the equivalent Super
Taxa term in the
/ORGN field.
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Biosystematic Codes
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Biosystematic Codes are five-digit numbers representing broad organism groups.
Each code has a Biosystematic Name which can be searched as Super Taxa terms
and may be used for searching the whole file from 1969 forward.
The example shown (02610) refers to the family name Adenoviridae
(adenoviruses). This can also be searched as the Biosystematic Name
(Adenoviridae).
Biosystematic Codes can be identified using the BIOSIS Search Guide.
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Dialog
Ovid
SilverPlatter
STN
Field tag
(field name)
Notes
BC= (Biosystematic
Code)
BC= (Biosystematic
Code)
BN= (Biosystematic
Name)
.BC. (Biosystematic
Codes/Super
Taxa)
BC= or in BC
(Biosystematic
Code)
/BC (Biosystematic
Code)
Search
examples
02610.BC.
hominidae.BC.
S BC=02610
S BN=hominidae
02610.BC.
hominidae.hw.
bc02610 in BC
hominidae in ST
(hominidae in
BC prior to
1993)
S 02610/BC
S hominidae/ORGN
