List of bacterial genera named after geographical names

Several bacterial species are named after geographical locations.

Massilia armeniaca is named for two locations: Marseille and Armenia

For the generic epithet, all names derived from people or places (unless in combination) must be in the female nominative case, either by changing the ending to -a or to the diminutive -ella, depending on the name.[1] If a Latin word for the locality exists that should be used ignoring geopolitical differences, e.g. Sina for China.[1]

See also

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References

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  • names after mythology in LPSN; Parte, Aidan C.; Sardà Carbasse, Joaquim; Meier-Kolthoff, Jan P.; Reimer, Lorenz C.; Göker, Markus (1 November 2020). "List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) moves to the DSMZ". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 70 (11): 5607–5612. doi:10.1099/ijsem.0.004332.
  1. ^ a b Help! Latin! How to avoid the most common mistakes while giving Latin names to newly discovered prokaryotes. Microbiología (Sociedad Española de Microbiología), 1996, 12, 473–475. "H.G. Trüper: Help! Latin! How to avoid the most common mistakes while giving Latin names to newly discovered prokaryotes". Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
  2. ^ Yi, H.; Yoon, H. I.; Chun, J. (2005). "Sejongia antarctica gen. nov., sp. nov. And Sejongia jeonii sp. nov., isolated from the Antarctic". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 55 (Pt 1): 409–416. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.63273-0. PMID 15653910.
  3. ^ Lee, S. D. (2007). "Tamlana crocina gen. nov., sp. nov., a marine bacterium of the family Flavobacteriaceae, isolated from beach sediment in Korea". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 57 (4): 764–769. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.64720-0. PMID 17392203.