Mahella
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| Genus: | Mahella Bonilla Salinas et al. 2004[1]
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| Mahella australiensis Bonilla Salinas et al. 2004
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Mahella is a genus in the phylum Bacillota (Bacteria).[2] The name Mahella derives from: Neo-Latin feminine gender dim. noun Mahella, named in honour of the American microbiologist Professor R.A. Mah, for his important contribution to the taxonomy of anaerobes.[3]
Species
The genus contains a single species,[3] namely M. australiensis ( Bonilla Salinas et al. 2004, (Type species of the genus).; Neo-Latin feminine gender adjective australiensis, related to Australia.)[4]
See also
- Bacterial taxonomy
- List of Bacteria genera
- List of bacterial orders
- Microbiology