List of bacterial genera named after geographical names

List of bacterial genera named after geographical names
Several bacterial species are named after geographical locations.
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 or to the diminutive , depending on the name. If a Latin word for the locality exists that should be used ignoring geopolitical differences, e.g. for China.
Aegyptianella – (the Latin name of Egypt)
Aidingimonas – Ayding Lake (Xinjiang province of north-west China)
Antarctobacter – Antarctica
Balneola – (the medieval Latin name of Banyuls, France)
Bavariicoccus – Bavaria (Germany)
Beutenbergia – Beutenberg (Germany)
Bogoriella – Lake Bogoria (Kenya)
Brooklawnia – Brooklawn (the contaminated site from which members of the genus were first isolated)
Budvicia – (the Latin name of the city České Budějovice)
Daeguia – Daegu (Korea)
Delftia – Delft (the Netherlands)
Dokdonella – (the Korean name of Liancourt Rocks)
Dokdonia – (the Korean name of Liancourt Rocks)
Donghaeana – (the Korean name of the Sea of Japan)
Donghicola – (the Korean name of the Sea of Japan)
Gallaecimonas – Galicia (region of northwest Spain)
Gangjinia – Gangjin Bay (Korea Strait, Korea)
Gelria – Gelre or Gelderland (one of the 12 provinces in The Netherlands)
Georgenia – St Georgen (a village in Styria)
Hafnia – Hafnia (the Latin name for Copenhagen, Denmark)
Herminiimonas – Mons Herminius (a mountain range of Lusitania)
Hwanghaeicola – Hwanghae Province, Korean
Indibacter – India
Jejuia – Jeju Island (the largest island in Korea)
Jeongeupia – Jeongeup (Korean city, where Naejang mountain is located)
Kiloniella – (the Latin name of the northern German city of Kiel, Germany)
Kinneretia – Lake Kinneret (Israel)
Koreibacter – Korea
Lutaonella – Lutao (a small volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean)
Massilia (bacterium) – (the Latin name of Marseille, France)
Mechercharimyces – Mecherchar lake (a marine lake located on Mecherchar Island in the Republic of Palau)
Mitsuaria – Matsue (Shimane Prefecture, Japan)
Nevskia – Neva (a river in St. Petersburg, Russia)
Okibacterium – Oka River (Russia)
Orientia – The Orient
Pannonibacter – Pannonia (the Roman province in what is now Hungary), and also Lake Pannon (Hungary)
Phocaeicola – Phocaea (a maritime town of Ionia, modern-day Foça in Turkey)
Pragia – Prague (Czech Republic)
Providencia – Providence (Rhode Island, U.S.A)
Reinekea – Reineke Island (Peter the Great Bay, Sea of Japan, Russia)
Rhodanobacter – Rhodanus (River Rhône)
Salana – River Saale (Germany)
Sejongia – King Sejong Station (Korea) – the strain was isolated form this station which is named after Sejong the Great of the Joseon Dynasty.
Seohaeicola – (the Korean name of the Yellow Sea)
Sinobaca – (the medieval Latin name of China)
Sinobacter – (the medieval Latin name of China)
Sinococcus – (the medieval Latin name of China)
Sinomonas – (the medieval Latin name of China)
Sinorhizobium – (the medieval Latin name of China)
Sinosporangium – (the medieval Latin name of China)
Stygiolobus – River Styx (a river in Greek mythology which formed the boundary between Earth and the Underworld)
Tamlana – (the old name for Jeju Island, Korea) according to the description in the IJSME article
Tateyamaria – Tateyama, Chiba, Japan
Turicella – (the Latin name of Zürich, Switzerland)
Turicibacter – (the Latin name of Zürich, Switzerland)
Victivallis – Referring to the Wageningen 'Food Valley', an area of The Netherlands in which Food Science is a major research topic
Wandonia – Wando (an island located on the Southern Sea in Korea)
Yeosuana – Yeosu (Korea)
See also
List of bacterial genera named after institutions
List of bacterial genera named after personal names
list of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic names
List of Bacteria genera
List of bacterial orders
List of sequenced prokaryotic genomes
List of clinically important bacteria
List of sequenced archaeal genomes
List of Archaea genera
Synonym (taxonomy)
Taxonomy
LPSN, list of accepted bacterial and archaeal names
References
Lists of bacteria