List of bacterial genera named after people
Many bacterial species are named after people, either the discoverer or a famous person in the field of microbiology. For example, Salmonella is named after D.E. Salmon, who discovered it.
For the generic epithet, all names derived from people must be in the female nominative case, either by changing the ending to -a or to the diminutive -ella, depending on the name.
For the specific epithet, the names can be converted into either adjectival form, -na, -num or the genitive of the Latinised name.Adlercreutzia – H. Adlercreutz, a Finnish professorAfifella – S. Afif, a British philosopher and painterAgreia – Nina S. Agre, a Russian microbiologistAhrensia – Ahrens, a German microbiologistAkkermansia – Antoon Akkermans, a Dutch microbiologistAllisonella – M. J. Allison, an American microbiologistAmeyamaea – Minoru Ameyama, a Japanese bacteriologistAnderseniella – Valérie Andersen, a French bacteriologistAndreprevotia – André Romain Prévot, a French bacteriologistAnnwoodia - Ann P. Wood, British bacteriologistAsaia – Toshinobu Asai, a Japanese bacteriologistNeoasaia – Toshinobu Asai, a Japanese bacteriologistAsanoa – Koso Asano, a Japanese microbiologistAustwickia – Peter K.C. Austwick, a New Zealand botanistBarnesiella – Ella M. Barnes, British microbiologistBartonella – Alberto L. Barton, Peruvian physicianBauldia – John Bauld, an Australian microbiologistBeggiatoa – F. S. Beggiato, a physician of VicenzaBeijerinckia – Martinus W. Beijerinck, a Dutch microbiologistBelliella – Russell Bell, a Swedish aquatic microbiologistBelnapia – Jayne Belnap, an American microbiologistBeneckea – W. Benecke, a German bacteriologistBergeriella – U. Berger, a German bacteriologistBergeyella – David Hendricks Bergey, an American bacteriologistBermanella – Tom Berman, an Israeli aquatic microbial ecologistBhargavaea – Pushpa Mittra Bhargava, an Indian biologistBibersteinia – Ernst L. Biberstein, an American bacteriologistBizionia – Bartolomeo Bizio, an Italian naturalistBlautia – Michael Blaut, a German microbiologistBordetella – Jules Bordet, a Belgian microbiologistBorkar – Suresh Borkar, an Indian scientistBorrelia – Amédée Borrel, a French scientistBosea – J. C. Bose, the founder of the Bose InstituteBowmanella – John P. Bowman, an Australian microbiologistBrackiella – Manfred Brack, a German pathologistBranhamella – Sara Branham, an American microbiologistBrenneria – Don J. Brenner, an American bacteriologistBrucella – Sir David Bruce, a Scottish physicianBuchnera – Paul Buchner, a German biologistBulleidia – Arthur Bulleid, a British oral microbiologistBurkholderia – W. H. Burkholder, an American bacteriologistButtiauxella – René Buttiaux, a French bacteriologistCastellaniella – Sir Aldo Castellani, a British-Italian bacteriologistCatonella – Elizabeth P. Cato, a United States microbiologistChainia – Ernst Boris Mikaelovich Chain, a German/British microbiologistClevelandina – L. R. Cleveland, an American biologistCobetia – Andre B. Cobet, an American bacteriologistCohnella – Ferdinand Cohn, a German microbiologistCollinsella – Matthew D. Collins, a British microbiologistColwellia – Rita R. Colwell, an American bacteriologistCostertonia – J. W. Costerton, an American bacteriologistCouchioplanes – J. N. Couch, an American mycologistCowdria – E. V. Cowdry, an American rickettsiologistCoxiella – Herald R. Cox, an American microbiologistCrabtreella – K. Crabtree, an American microbiologistCrossiella – Thomas Cross, a British microbiologistDasania – Dasan, a Korean scientistDeleya – Jozef De Ley, a Belgian microbiologistDerxia – H. G. Derx, a Dutch microbiologistDevosia – Paul De Vos, a Belgian microbiologistDevriesea – L. A. Devriese, a Belgian veterinary microbiologistDickeya – Robert S. Dickey, an American phytopathologistDietzia – Alma Dietz, an American microbiologistDongia – Xiu-Zhu Dong, a Chinese bacteriologist and bacterial taxonomistDorea – Joël Doré, a French microbiologistDubosiella – René Dubos, an American microbiologistDuganella – P. R. Dugan, an American microbiologistDyella – Douglas W. Dye, a New Zealand microbiologistEdwardsiella –, an American bacteriologistEggerthella – Arnold H. Eggerth, an American bacteriologistParaeggerthella – Arnold H. Eggerth, an American bacteriologistEhrlichia – Paul Ehrlich, a German bacteriologistEikenella – M. Eiken, a Scandinavian biologistElioraea – Eliora Z. Ron, an Israeli microbiologistElizabethkingia – Elizabeth O. King, an American bacteriologistErwinia – Erwin Frink Smith, an American bacteriologistEscherichia – Theodor Escherich, a German physicianEuzebya – Jean P. Euzéby, a French bacteriologistEuzebyella – Jean P. Euzéby, a French bacteriologistEwingella – William H. Ewing, an American bacteriologistFacklamia – Richard R. Facklam, an American bacteriologistFangia – Xinfang Fang, a Chinese microbiologistFinegoldia – S. M. Finegold, an American bacteriologistFrancisella – Edward Francis, an American bacteriologistFrankia – Albert Bernhard Frank, a Swiss microbiologistFrateuria – Joseph Frateur, a Belgian microbiologistFriedmanniella – E. Imre Friedmann, an American microbiologistFryxelliella - Greta Fryxell, marine scientist known for her work on diatomsGallionella – B. Gallion, a receiver of customs and zoologist in Dieppe, FranceGarciella – Jean-Louis Garcia, a French microbiologistGardnerella – H. L. Gardner, an American bacteriologistGeorgfuchsia –, a German bacteriologistGibbsiella – John N. Gibbs, a British forest pathologistGiesbergeria – G. Giesberger, a Dutch microbiologistGillisia – Monique Gillis, a Belgian bacteriologistGoodfellowiella – Michael Goodfellow, a British microbiologistGordonia – Ruth E. Gordon, an American bacteriologistGordonibacter – Jeffrey I. Gordon, an American bacteriologistGrahamella – George Stuart Graham Smith, a British microbiologistGramella – Hans Christian Gram, a Danish pharmacologist and pathologistGrimontia – Patrick A. D. Grimont, a French microbiologistGuggenheimella – Bernhard Guggenheim, a Swiss microbiologistGulbenkiania – Calouste Gulbenkian, a Portuguese protector of the arts and sciencesPseudogulbenkiania – alouste Gulbenkian, a Portuguese protector of the arts and sciencesHaemobartonella – Albert L. Barton, Peruvian physicianHahella – Yung Chil Hah, a Korean bacteriologistHallella – Ivan C. Hall, a United States microbiologistHamadaea – Masa Hamada, a Japanese microbiologistHansschlegelia – Hans G. Schlegel, a German microbiologistHaslea - Grethe Rytter Hasle, a Norwegian scientist known for her work on diatomsHenriciella – Arthur T. Henrici, an American microbiologistHespellia – Robert B. Hespell, an American microbiologistHippea – Hans Hippe, a German microbiologistHirschia – Peter Hirsch, a German microbiologistHoeflea – Manfred Höfle, a German microbiologistHoldemania – Lillian V. Holdeman Moore, an American microbiologistHollandina – André Hollande Jr., a French protistologistHongia – Soon-Woo Hong, a Korean microbiologistHongiella – Soon-Woo Hong, a Korean microbiologistHowardella – Bernard Howard, a New Zealand microbiologistHoyosella – Manuel Hoyos, a pioneer in the research for the protection of Altamira Cave paintingsHylemonella – Philip B. Hylemon, an American bacteriologistHyunsoonleella – Hyun-Soon Lee, a Korean microbiologistIgnatzschineria – Ignaz Rudolph Schiner, an Austrian entomologistImhoffiella – Johannes F. Imhoff, a German microbiologistJahnella – Eduard Adolf Wilhelm JahnJannaschia – Holger W. Jannasch, a German microbiologistJiangella – Cheng-Lin Jiang, a Chinese microbiologistJishengella – Jisheng Ruan, a Chinese microbiologistJohnsonella – John L. Johnson, a United States microbiologistJonesia – Dorothy Jones, a British microbiologistJonquetella – Professor Jonquet, a French clinicianJoostella – P. J. Jooste, a South African bacteriologistKalamii - Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam, an Indian aerospace scientist & 11th President of India.Kangiella – Kook Hee Kang, a Korean microbiologistKerstersia – Karel Kersters, a Belgian microbiologistKingella – Elizabeth O. King, an American bacteriologistKitasatoa – Shibasaburo Kitasato, a Japanese bacteriologistKitasatospora – Shibasaburo Kitasato, a Japanese bacteriologistKlebsiella – Edwin Klebs, a German bacteriologistKlugiella – Michael J. Klug, an American entomologist/microbiologistKluyvera – Albert Jan Kluyver, a Dutch microbiologistKnoellia – Hans Knöll, a German pioneer in antibiotic researchKocuria – Miroslav Kocur, a Slovakian microbiologistKofleria – Ludwig Kofler, an Austrian scientistKoserella – Stewart A. Koser, an American bacteriologistKozakia – Michio Kozaki, a Japanese microbiologistKrasilnikovia – Nikolai Aleksandrovich Krasil'nikov, a Russian actinomycetologistKriegella – Noel R. Krieg, an American microbiologistKurthia – H. Kurth, a German bacteriologistKushneria – Donn Kushner, an American Canadian scientistAllokutzneria – Donn Kushner, a Canadian microbiologistKutzneria – Hans-Jürgen Kutzner, a German microbiologistLabedella – David P. Labeda, an American bacteriologistLabrenzia – Matthias Labrenz, a German marine microbiologistLaceyella – John Lacey, a British microbiologistLarkinella – John M. Larkin, an American microbiologistLautropia – H. Lautrop, a Danish bacteriologistLawsonia – G. H. K. Lawson, an American bacteriologistLeadbetterella – Edward R. Leadbetter, an American microbiologistLebouraia, Marie Lebour, a British marine biologistLebouridinium, Marie Lebour, a British marine biologistLechevalieria – Hubert and Mary Lechevalier, an American microbiologistLeclercia – H. Leclerc, a French bacteriologistLeeia – Keho Lee, a Korean microbiologistLeeuwenhoekiella – Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, a Dutch scientistLeifsonia – Einar Leifson, an American microbiologistLeisingera – Thomas Leisinger, a Swiss bacteriologistLeminorella – Léon Le Minor, a French bacteriologistLentzea – Friedrich A. Lentze, a German microbiologistLevinea – Max Levine, an American bacteriologistLewinella – Ralph Lewin, an American bacteriologistLishizhenia – Li Shizhen, a famous Chinese naturalistListeria – Lord Lister, a British surgeonListonella – J. Liston, an American bacteriologistLoktanella – Tjhing-Lok Tan from the Alfred Wegener Institute in BremerhavenLuedemannella – G. M. Luedemann, a Russian actinomycetologistMahella – Robert A. Mah, an American microbiologistMalikia – Kuhrsheed A. Malik, a German microbiologistMannheimia – Walter Mannheim, a German microbiologistMartelella – E. Martel, a French explorerMarvinbryantia – Marvin P. Bryant, an American microbiologistMillisia – Nancy F. Millis, an Australian microbiologistMitsuokella – T. Mitsuoka, a Japanese bacteriologistMoellerella – V. Møller, a Danish microbiologistMoorella – W. E. C. Moore, an American microbiologistMoraxella – Victor Morax, a Swiss ophthalmologistMorganella – Harry de Riemer Morgan, a British bacteriologistMoritella – Richard Y. Morita, an American microbiologistParamoritella – Richard Y. Morita, an American microbiologistMoryella – Francine Mory, a French bacteriologistMurdochiella – David A. Murdoch, a British microbiologistNakamurella – Kazonuri Nakamura, a Japanese microbiologistNeisseria – Albert Neisser, a German bacteriologistNesterenkonia – Olga Nesterenko, a Ukrainian microbiologistNicoletella – Jacques Nicolet, a Swiss microbiologistNocardia – Edmond Nocard, a French veterinarian and microbiologistNocardioides, Nocardiopsis, Pseudonocardia:Nonomuraea – H. Nonomura, a Japanese taxonomist of actinomycetesOhtaekwangia – Oh Tae-Kwang, a Korean microbiologistOerskovia – Jeppe Ørskov, a Danish microbiologistParaoerskovia – Jeppe Ørskov, a Danish microbiologistOlleya – June Olley, a British bacteriologistOlsenella – Ingar Olsen, a Norwegian microbiologistOrenia – Aharon Oren, an Israeli bacteriologistOttowia – Johannes C. G. Ottow, a German bacteriologistOwenweeksia – Owen B. Weeks, an American bacteriologistPalleronia – Norberto Palleroni, an American bacteriologistPasteurella – Louis Pasteur, a French scientistPasteuria – Louis Pasteur, a French scientistPelczaria – M. J. Pelczar, an American bacteriologistPfennigia – Norbert Pfennig, a German bacteriologistPillotina – J. Pillot, a French microbiologistPiscirickettsia – Howard Taylor Ricketts, an American pathologistPrauserella – Helmut Prauser, a German microbiologistPrevotella – André Romain Prévot, a French bacteriologistParaprevotella:Quinella – J. I. Quin, a South African microbiologistRahnella – Otto Rahn, a German-American microbiologistRalstonia – E. Ralston, an American bacteriologistRaoultella – Didier Raoult, a French microbiologistRathayibacter – E. Rathay, an Australian plant pathologistReichenbachiella – Hans Reichenbach, a German microbiologistRheinheimera – Gerhard Rheinheimer, a German marine microbiologistRickettsia – Howard Taylor Ricketts, an American pathologistNeorickettsia – Howard Taylor Ricketts, an American pathologistRiemerella – Riemer.Robinsoniella – Isadore M. Robinson, an American microbiologistRochalimaea – Henrique da Rocha-Lima, a Brazilian bacteriologistRoseburia – Theodor Rosebury, an American microbiologistRothia – Genevieve D. Roth, an American bacteriologistRuania – Ji-Sheng Ruan, a Chinese microbiologistRuegeria – Hans-Jürgen Rüger, a German microbiologistRummeliibacillus – John Rummel, an American astrobiologistSalmonella – Daniel E. Salmon, a U.S. veterinary surgeonSamsonia – Régine Samson, a French phytobacteriologistScardovia – Vittorio Scardovi, an Italian microbiologistAeriscardovia, Parascardovia, Alloscardovia, Metascardovia:Schineria – Ignaz Rudolph Schiner, who first described the fly Wohlfahrtia magnificaSchlegelella – H. G. Schlegel, a German microbiologistSchlesneria – Heinz Schlesner, a German microbiologistSchumannella – P. Schumann, a German microbiologistSchwartzia – Helen M. Schwartz, a South African rumen physiologistSebaldella – Madeleine Sebald, a French bacteriologistSeinonella – Akio Seino, a Japanese microbiologistSeliberia – G. L. Seliber, a Russian microbiologistSerratia – Serafino Serrati, an Italian monk and physicistSharpea – Michaela E. Sharpe, a British bacteriologistShewanella – J. M. Shewan, a British bacteriologistAlishewanella – J. M. Shewan, a British bacteriologistShigella – Kiyoshi Shiga, a Japanese bacteriologistShimazuella – Akira Shimazu, a Japanese microbiologistShimia – Jae H. Shim, a Korean microbiologistShimwellia – J. L. Shimwell.Shinella – Yong-Kook Shin, a Japanese microbiologistShuttleworthia – Cyril Shuttleworth, a British microbiologistSimiduia – Usio Simidu, a Japanese microbiologistSimkania – Arbitrary name formed from the personal name Simona KahaneSimonsiella – Hellmuth Simons, a German bacteriologistSkermanella – Victor B. D. Skerman, an Australian bacteriologist and taxonomistSkermania – Victor B. D. Skerman, an Australian bacteriologist and taxonomistSlackia – Geoffrey Slack, a British microbiologist and dental researcherSmithella – Paul H. Smith, an American microbiologistSneathia – P. H. A. Sneath, a British bacteriologistSneathiella – P. H. A. Sneath, a British bacteriologistSoehngenia – Nicolas L. Soehngen, a Dutch microbiologistSoonwooa – Soon-Woo Hong, a Korean microbiologistStackebrandtia – Erko Stackebrandt, a German microbiologistStaleya – James T. Staley, an American microbiologistStanierella – Roger Y. Stanier, a Canadian microbiologistStappia – Stapp, a Belgian microbiologistStarkeya – Robert L. Starkey, an American bacteriologistStetteria – Karl Otto Stetter, a German biologistSutterella – Vera Sutter, an American bacteriologistParasutterella – Vera Sutter, an American bacteriologistSuttonella – R. G. A. Sutton, a British bacteriologistSwaminathania – Swaminathan, an Indian biologistTannerella – Anne C. R. Tanner, an American microbiologistTanticharoenia – Morakot Tanticharoen, a Thai bacteriologistTatlockia – Hugh Tatlock, an American microbiologistTatumella – Harvey Tatum, an American bacteriologistTaylorella – C. E. D. Taylor, a British bacteriologistTerasakiella – Y. Terasaki, a Japanese microbiologistThauera – R. Thauer, a German bacteriologistThorsellia – Walborg Thorsell, a Swedish biologistTindallia – Brian Tindall, a British bacteriologistTistlia – Michael Tistl, a German geologistTissierella – P. H. Tissier, a French bacteriologistTomitella – Fusao Tomita, a Japanese microbiologistTrabulsiella – L. R. Trabulsi, a Brazilian bacteriologistTruepera – Hans G. Trüper, a German bacteriologistTsukamurella – Michio Tsukamura, a Japanese microbiologistTurneriella – Leslie Turner, a British microbiologistUmezawaea – Hamao Umezawa, a Japanese bacteriologistUruburuella – Federico Uruburu, a Spanish microbiologistVasilyevaea – Lina Vasilyeva, a Russian microbiologistVeillonella – Adrien Veillon, a French bacteriologistVogesella – Otto Voges, a German microbiologistVolcaniella – B. Elazari-Volcani, an Israeli bacteriologistWautersia – Georges Wauters, a Belgian microbiologistWautersiella – Georges Wauters, a Belgian microbiologistWeeksella – Owen B. Weeks, an American bacteriologistWeissella – Norbert Weiss, a German bacteriologistWenxinia – Wen-Xin Chen, a Chinese microbiologistWigglesworthia – V. B. Wigglesworth, a British parasitologistWilliamsia – Stanley T. Williams, a British microbiologistWinogradskyella – Sergey Winogradsky, a Russian microbiologistWolbachia – Simeon B. Wolbach, an American bacteriologistWolinella – M. J. Wolin, an American bacteriologistXiangella – Hua Xiang, a Chinese microbiologistYangia – H.-F. Yang, a Chinese microbiologistYaniella – Xun-Chu Yan, a Chinese microbiologistYersinia – Alexandre Yersin, a Swiss bacteriologistYonghaparkia – Yong-Ha Park, a Korean microbiologistYuhushiella – Yuhu Shi, a Chinese microbiologistZavarzinella – Georgii A. Zavarzin, a Russian bacteriologistZavarzinia – Georgii A. Zavarzin, a Russian bacteriologistZhangella – Shu-Zheng Zhang, a Chinese biochemistZhihengliuella – Zhi-Heng Liu, a Chinese microbiologistZhouia – Pei-Jin Zhou, a Chinese microbiologistZimmermannella – O.E.R. Zimmermann, a German microbiologistZobellella – Claude E. ZoBell, an American bacteriologistZobellia – Claude E. ZoBell, an American bacteriologistPseudozobellia – Claude E. ZoBell, an American bacteriologistZooshikella – Zoo Shik Lee, a Korean microbiologistZunongwangia – Zu-Nong Wang, a Chinese microbiologist