List of bacterial genera named after institutions

List of bacterial genera named after institutions
Several bacterial species are named after institutions, including acronyms which are spelled as they would be read; e.g., CDC becomes Ce+de+ce+a.
The names are changed in the female nominative case, either by changing the ending to -a or to the diminutive -ella, depending on the name.
Afipia – AFIP (Armed Force Institute of Pathology), USA
Basfia – BASF SE (a chemical company in Ludwigshafen, Germany)
Cedecea – CDC (Centers for Disease Control), USA
Deefgea – DFG (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft; German Science Foundation), Germany
Desemzia – DSMZ (Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen), Germany
Emticicia – MTCC (Microbial Type Culture Collection and Gene Bank), India
Iamia – IAM (Institute of Applied Microbiology at the University of Tokyo), Japan
Ideonella – Ideon Research Center, University of Lund, Sweden
Inhella – Inha University, Korea
Kaistella – KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology), Korea
Kaistia – KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology), Korea
Kistimonas – KIST (Korea Institute of Science and Technology ), Korea
Kordia – KORDI (Korea Ocean Research and Development Institute), Korea
Kordiimonas – KORDI (Korea Ocean Research and Development Institute), Korea
Kribbella – KRIBB (Korean Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology), Korea
Kribbia – KRIBB (Korean Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology), Korea
Lonepinella – Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary (a private zoo), Australia
Mameliella – MME laboratory (Marine microbial ecology laboratory), China
Mesonia – MES (Marine Experimental Station of the Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry), Russia
Niabella – NIAB (National Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology), Korea
Niastella – NIAST (National Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology), Korea
Nubsella – NUBS (Nihon University College of Bioresource Sciences), Japan
Pibocella – PIBOC (Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry), Russia
Rikenella – RIKEN (Rikagaku Kenkyusho; Institute of Physical and Chemical Research), Japan
Rudaea – RDA (Rural Development Administration), Korea
Rudanella – RDA (Rural Development Administration), Korea
Sciscionella – SCISCIO (South China Sea Institute of Oceanology), China
Stakelama – State Key Laboratory of Marine Environment Science, China
Tistrella – TISTR (Thailand Institute of Scientific and Technological Research), Thailand
Waddlia – WADDL (Washington Animal Disease Diagnostic-Laboratory), USA
Woodsholea – Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Massachusetts, USA
Yimella – YIM (Yunnan Institute of Microbiology), China
Yokenella – Kokuritsu-yoboueisei-kenkyusho (National Institute of Disease Prevention and Health), Japan
See also
List of bacterial genera named after geographical names
List of bacterial genera named after personal names
List of bacterial genera named after mythological figures
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