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