List of bacterial genera named after mythological figures
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List of bacterial genera named after mythological figures
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Several bacterial species are named after Greek or Roman mythical figures.
The rules present for species named after a famous person do not apply, although some names are changed in the female nominative case, either by changing the ending to -a or to the diminutive -ella, depending on the name. Acidianus and Janibacter: Janus, a god in Roman mythology with two faces.
Amphritea: Amphitrite ('Αμφιτρίτη), a sea-goddess and wife of Poseidon in Greek mythology and one of the 50 daughters of Nereus a
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