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Denitrovibrio
Denitrovibrio is a genus in the phylum Deferribacteres (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Denitrovibrio derives from: Latin pref. de, from; New Latin pref. nitro-, pertaining to nitrate; Latin v. vibro, to set in tremulous motion, move to and fro, vibrate; New Latin masculine gender noun vibrio, that which vibrates, and also a bacterial genus name of bacteria possessing a curved rod shape (Vibrio); New Latin masculine gender noun Denitrovibrio, a vibrio that reduces nitrate.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely D. acetiphilus ( Myhr and Torsvik 2000, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin noun acidum aceticum (from Latin noun acetum, vinegar), acetic acid; New Latin masculine gender adjective philus (from Greek masculine gender adjective φίλος), friend, loving; New Latin masculine gender adjective acetiphilus, loving or requiring acetate.)

Dermabacter
Dermabacter is a genus in the phylum Actinobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Dermabacter derives from: Greek noun derma, skin; New Latin masculine gender noun, a rodbacter, nominally meaning "a rod", but in effect meaning a bacterium, a rod; New Latin masculine gender noun Dermabacter, a rod living on skin.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely D. hominis ( Jones and Collins 1989, (Type species of the genus).; Latin genitive case noun hominis, of man, signifying the isolation of strains from human skin.)

Dermacoccus
Dermacoccus is a genus in the phylum Actinobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Dermacoccus derives from: Greek noun derma, skin; New Latin masculine gender noun coccus (from Greek masculine gender noun kokkos, grain, seed), coccus; New Latin masculine gender noun Dermacoccus, coccus living on skin.

Species
The genus contains 4 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * D. abyssi ( Pathom-aree et al. 2006, ; Latin genitive case noun abyssi, of an abyss.)
 * D. barathri ( Pathom-aree et al. 2006, ; Latin neuter gender noun barathrum, a deep pit, an abyss; Latin genitive case noun barathri, of an abyss.)
 * D. nishinomiyaensis ( (Oda 1935) Stackebrandt et al. 1995, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin masculine gender adjective nishinomiyaensis, of or belonging to Nishinomiya, a city in Japan.)
 * D. profundi ( Pathom-aree et al. 2006, ; Latin neuter gender noun profundum, depth, abyss; Latin genitive case noun profundi, of an abyss.)

Dermatophilus
Dermatophilus is a genus in the phylum Actinobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Dermatophilus derives from: Greek noun derma -atos, skin; New Latin masculine gender adjective philus (from Greek masculine gender adjective philos ), friend, loving; New Latin masculine gender noun Dermatophilus, skin loving.

Species
The genus contains 2 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * D. chelonae ( Masters et al. 1995, ; Latin genitive case noun chelonae, of a turtle or tortoise, the source of the first isolates.)
 * D. congolensis ( (van Saceghem 1915) Gordon 1964, species. (Type species of the genus).; New Latin masculine gender adjective congolensis, pertaining to the Congo (named for the Belgian Congo).)

Derxia
Derxia is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Derxia derives from: New Latin feminine gender noun Derxia, named after the Dutch microbiologist H.G. Derx (1894-1953).

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely D. gummosa ( Jensen et al. 1960, species. (Type species of the genus).; Latin feminine gender adjective gummosa, full of gum, gummy; intended to mean slime (gum) producing.)

Desemzia
Desemzia is a genus in the phylum Firmicutes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Desemzia derives from: New Latin feminine gender noun Desemzia, arbitrary name, derived from the abbreviation DSMZ (Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen).

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely D. incerta ( (Steinhaus 1941) Stackebrandt et al. 1999, (Type species of the genus).;  Latin feminine gender adjective incerta, not firmly established, uncertain, undetermined, doubtful, dubious.)

Desertibacter
Desertibacter is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Desertibacter derives from: Latin noun desertum, desert; New Latin masculine gender noun, a rodbacter, nominally meaning "a rod", but in effect meaning a bacterium, rod; New Latin masculine gender noun Desertibacter, a desert bacterium.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely D. roseus ( Liu et al. 2011, (Type species of the genus).; Latin masculine gender adjective roseus, rose-coloured, pink.)

Desmospora
Desmospora is a genus in the phylum Firmicutes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Desmospora derives from: Greek noun desmos, chain; Greek feminine gender noun spora (σπορά), seed; New Latin feminine gender noun Desmospora, spore chain.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely D. activa ( Yassin et al. 2009, (Type species of the genus).; Latin feminine gender adjective activa, active, referring to the metabolic activity of the type strain.)

Desulfacinum
Desulfacinum is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Desulfacinum derives from: Latin pref. de, from; Latin noun sulfur, sulfur; Latin neuter gender noun acinum, a berry, especially a grape; New Latin neuter gender noun Desulfacinum, a berry-shaped, sulfate-reducing bacterium.

Species
The genus contains 2 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * D. hydrothermale ( Sievert and Kuever 2000, ; Greek noun húdōr (ὕδωρ), water; Greek adjective thermos (θερμός), hot; Latin neuter gender suff. -ale, suffix denoting pertaining to; New Latin neuter gender adjective hydrothermale, pertaining to hot water; i.e. to hydrothermal vents.)
 * D. infernum ( Rees et al. 1995, (Type species of the genus).; Latin neuter gender adjective infernum, underground, belonging to the Lower Regions.)

Desulfarculus
Desulfarculus is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Desulfarculus derives from: Latin pref. de, from; Latin noun sulfur, sulfur; New Latin masculine gender noun arculus, a small bow; New Latin masculine gender noun Desulfarculus, a bow-shaped sulfate-reducer.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely D. baarsii ( (Widdel 1981) Kuever et al. 2006, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin genitive case noun baarsii, of Baars, named after J.K. Baars, a Dutch microbiologist, who did the first comprehensive studies on nutrition of sulfate-reducing bacteria.)

Desulfatibacillum
Desulfatibacillum is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Desulfatibacillum derives from: Latin pref. de-, from; New Latin masculine gender noun sulfas, sulfate; Latin neuter gender noun bacillum, a small staff, a wand, a rod; New Latin neuter gender noun Desulfatibacillum, a sulfate-reducing rod.

Species
The genus contains 2 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * D. aliphaticivorans ( Cravo-Laureau et al. 2004, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin adjective alphaticus, aliphatic; Latin participle adjective vorans, devouring; New Latin neuter gender participle adjective aliphaticivorans, aliphatic hydrocarbon-devouring.)
 * D. alkenivorans ( Cravo-Laureau et al. 2004, ; New Latin neuter gender noun alkenum, alkene, a specific hydrocarbon molecule; Latin participle adjective vorans, devouring; New Latin participle adjective alkenivorans, devouring alkenes.)

Desulfatiferula
Desulfatiferula is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Desulfatiferula derives from: Latin pref. de, from; New Latin noun sulfas -atis, sulfate; Latin feminine gender noun ferula, a staff, a small rod; New Latin feminine gender noun Desulfatiferula, a rod-shaped sulfate-reducer.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely D. olefinivorans ( Cravo-Laureau et al. 2007, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin noun olefinum, olefin; Latin participle adjective vorans, devouring; New Latin participle adjective olefinivorans, olefin (alkene) devouring.)

Desulfatirhabdium
Desulfatirhabdium is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Desulfatirhabdium derives from: Latin pref. de-, from; New Latin noun sulfas -atis, sulfate; Greek neuter gender noun rhabdium, a little rod; New Latin neuter gender noun Desulfatirhabdium, a sulfate-reducing small rod.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely D. butyrativorans ( Balk et al. 2008, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin noun butyras -atis, butyrate; Latin participle adjective vorans, devouring; New Latin participle adjective butyrativorans, butyrate-devouring.)

Desulfitibacter
Desulfitibacter is a genus in the phylum Firmicutes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Desulfitibacter derives from:
 * Latin pref. de, from, off, away; New Latin noun sulfis -itis, sulfite; New Latin masculine gender noun, a rodbacter, nominally meaning "a rod", but in effect meaning a bacterium, a rod; New Latin masculine gender noun Desulfitibacter, rod-shaped bacterium that reduces sulfite.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely D. alkalitolerans ( Nielsen et al. 2006, (Type species of the genus).;: New Latin noun alkali, alkali; Latin participle adjective tolerans, tolerating; New Latin participle adjective, alkalitolerans alkali-tolerating.)

Desulfitispora
Desulfitispora is a genus in the phylum Firmicutes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Desulfitispora derives from: Latin pref. de, from, off, away; New Latin noun sulfis -itis, sulfite; New Latin feminine gender noun spora (σπορά) (from Greek noun spora (σπορά)), a seed and in biology a spore; New Latin feminine gender noun Desulfitispora, spore-forming bacterium-reducing sulfite.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely D. alkaliphila ( Sorokin and Muyzer 2010, (Type species of the genus).; Arabic article al, the; Arabic noun qaliy, ashes of saltwort, soda; New Latin adjective philus from Greek adjective philos (φίλος) meaning friend, loving; New Latin feminine gender adjective alkaliphila, loving alkaline conditions.)

Desulfitobacterium
Desulfitobacterium is a genus in the phylum Firmicutes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Desulfitobacterium derives from: Latin pref. de, from, off, away; New Latin noun sulfis -itis, sulfite; Latin neuter gender noun bacterium, rod; New Latin Desulfitobacterium, rod-shaped bacterium that reduces sulfite.

Species
The genus contains 6 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * D. aromaticivorans ( Kunapuli et al. 2010, ; Latin adjective aromaticus, aromatic, fragrant; Latin participle adjective vorans, devouring; New Latin participle adjective aromaticivorans, devouring aromatic (compounds).)
 * D. chlororespirans ( Sanford et al. 2001, ; Greek adjective khloros, pale green; New Latin pref. chloro-, referring to the group VII element chlorine; Latin v. respirare, to blow or breathe back; to breathe out, exhale; New Latin participle adjectivechlororespirans, breathing chlorine, referring to the characteristic of coupling oxidation of electron donors to reductive removal of chlorines from various chlorophenolic compounds via a respiratory process used for obtaining energy for growth.)
 * D. dehalogenans ( Utkin et al. 1994, (Type species of the genus).; Latin pref. de, off, away; New Latin noun halogenum [from Swedish, coined by Swedish chemist Baron J&ouml;ns Jakob Berzelius (1779-1848) from Greek  hals   halos  &quot;salt&quot; + -gen &quot;to produce;&quot; so called because a salt is formed in reactions involving these elements), halogen; New Latin participle adjective dehalogenans, dehalogenating, split off halogens, referring to the characteristic property of the micro-organism to dehalogenate various chlorophenolic compounds.)
 * D. frappieri ( Bouchard et al. 1996, ; New Latin genitive case noun frappieri, of Frappier, in honor of Armand Frappier, a renowned Canadian microbiologist.)
 * D. hafniense ( Christiansen and Ahring 1996, ; New Latin neuter gender adjective hafniense, pertaining to Hafnia, which was the medieval name of Kjoebenhavn (Copenhagen), the capital of Denmark.)
 * D. metallireducens ( Finneran et al. 2002, ; Latin noun metallum, the product of a mine (of gold, silver, iron, or stone), a metal; Latin participle adjective reducens, leading back, bringing back and in chemistry converting to a different oxidation state; New Latin adjective metallireducens, reducing metal, referring to the ability to couple growth to respiration of several metals.)

Desulfobacca
Desulfobacca is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Desulfobacca derives from: Latin pref. de-, from; Latin noun sulfur, sulfur; New Latin pref. desulfo-, desulfuricating (prefix used to characterize a dissimilatory sulfate-reducing procaryote); Latin feminine gender noun bacca, berry, especially olive; New Latin feminine gender noun Desulfobacca, a sulfate-reducing olive-shaped bacterium.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely D. acetoxidans ( Oude Elferink et al. 1999, (Type species of the genus).; Latin noun acetum, vinegar; New Latin v. oxido (from Greek adjective oxus, acid or sour and in combined words indicating oxygen), to oxidize; New Latin participle adjective acetoxidans, acetate-oxidizing.)

Desulfobacter
Desulfobacter is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Desulfobacter derives from: Latin pref. de, from; Latin noun sulfur, sulfur; New Latin pref. desulfo-, desulfuricating (prefix used to characterize a dissimilatory sulfate-reducing procaryote); New Latin masculine gender noun, a rodbacter, nominally meaning "a rod", but in effect meaning a bacterium, rod or staff; New Latin masculine gender noun Desulfobacter, a rod-shaped sulfate-reducing bacterium.

Species
The genus contains 6 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * D. curvatus ( Widdel 1988, ; Latin masculine gender participle adjective curvatus, curved, bent.)
 * D. giganteus ( Esnault et al. 1988, ;)
 * D. halotolerans ( Brandt and Ingvorsen 1998, ; Greek noun hals, halos (ἅλς, ἁλός), salt; Latin v. tolerare, to tolerate; New Latin participle adjective halotolerans, salt-tolerating.)
 * D. hydrogenophilus ( Widdel 1988, ; New Latin hydrogenum (from Greek noun húdōr (ὕδωρ), water; and Greek v. gennaō (γεννάω), to produce), hydrogen, an element; New Latin adjective philus from Greek adjective philos (φίλος) meaning friend, loving; New Latin masculine gender adjective hydrogenophilus, hydrogen loving.)
 * D. latus ( Widdel 1988, ; Latin masculine gender adjective latus, broad, wide.)
 * D. postgatei ( Widdel 1981, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin genitive case masculine gender noun postgatei, of Postgate, named in honor of J.R. Postgate, an English microbiologist.)
 * D. vibrioformis ( Lien and Beeder 1997, ; Latin v. vibro, to set in tremulous motion, move to and fro, vibrate; New Latin masculine gender noun vibrio, that which vibrates, and also a bacterial genus name of bacteria possessing a curved rod shape (Vibrio); Latin adjective suffix -formis -is -e (from Latin noun forma, figure, shape, appearance), -like, in the shape of; New Latin masculine gender adjective vibrioformis, vibrio shaped.)

Desulfobacterium
Desulfobacterium is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Desulfobacterium derives from: Latin pref. de, from; Latin noun sulfur, sulfur; New Latin pref. desulfo-, desulfuricating (prefix used to characterize a dissimilatory sulfate-reducing procaryote); Latin neuter gender noun bacterium, a rod; New Latin neuter gender noun Desulfobacterium, a rod-shaped sulfate reducer.

Species
The genus contains 9 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * D. anilini ( Schnell et al. 1990, ; New Latin anilinum, aniline; New Latin genitive case noun anilini, of aniline (the strain Ani is isolated from marine sediment with aniline as sole electron donor and carbon source).)
 * D. autotrophicum ( Brysch et al. 1988, ; Greek pron. autos (αὐτός), self; New Latin neuter gender adjective trophicum (from Greek neuter gender adjective trophikon), nursing, tending or feeding; New Latin neuter gender adjective autotrophicum, nourishing itself from inorganic compounds.)
 * D. catecholicum ( Szewzyk and Pfennig 1988, ; New Latin noun catecholum, catechol, Latin suff. -icus -a -um, suffix used in adjectives with the sense of belonging to; New Latin neuter gender adjective catecholicum, pertaining to catechol, intended to mean catechol-degrading.)
 * D. cetonicum ( Galushko and Rozanova 1994, ; New Latin noun cetonum, ketone; Latin suff. -icus -a -um, used in adjectives with the sense of belonging to; New Latin neuter gender adjective cetonicum, pertaining to ketones; Desulfosarcina cetonica a sulfate-reducing bacterium oxidizing ketones.)
 * D. indolicum ( Bak and Widdel 1988, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin noun indolum, indol; Latin masculine gender suff. -icus -a -um, suffix used with the sense of pertaining to; New Latin neuter gender adjective indolicum, pertaining to indole, referring to the ability of the organism to degrade indole.)
 * D. macestii ( Gogotova and Vainstein 1989, ; New Latin genitive case noun macestii, referring to the town Matsesta at Sotschi, Black Sea, Russia, from where the type strain was isolated.)
 * D. niacini ( Kuever et al. 2006, ; New Latin noun niacinum, niacin or nicotinic acid; New Latin genitive case noun niacini, of nicotinic acid.)
 * D. phenolicum ( Bak and Widdel 1988, ; New Latin noun phenol -olis, phenol; Latin neuter gender suff. -icum, suffix used with the sense of pertaining to; New Latin neuter gender adjective phenolicum, pertaining to phenol.)
 * D. vacuolatum ( Kuever et al. 2006, ; New Latin neuter gender adjective vacuolatum, vacuolated due to the morphology of the cells.)

Desulfobacula
Desulfobacula is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Desulfobacula derives from: Latin pref. de, from; Latin noun sulfur, sulfur; New Latin pref. desulfo-, desulfuricating (prefix used to characterize a dissimilatory sulfate-reducing procaryote); Latin feminine gender dim. noun bacula, a small berry; New Latin feminine gender noun Desulfobacula, sulfate-reducing small berry.

Species
The genus contains 2 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * D. phenolica ( (Bak and Widdel 1988) Kuever et al. 2001, ; New Latin noun phenol -olis, phenol; Latin feminine gender suff. -ica, suffix used with the sense of pertaining to; New Latin feminine gender adjective phenolica, pertaining to phenol.)
 * D. toluolica ( Rabus et al. 2000, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin noun toluol (from Fr. or Sp. tolu, balsam from Santiago de Tolu), toluol, toluene; Latin feminine gender suff. -ica, suffix used with the sense of pertaining to; New Latin feminine gender adjective toluolica, pertaining to toluene.)

Desulfobotulus
Desulfobotulus is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Desulfobotulus derives from: Latin pref. de-, from; Latin noun sulfur, sulfur; New Latin pref. desulfo-, desulfuricating (prefix used to characterize a dissimilatory sulfate-reducing procaryote); Latin masculine gender noun botulus, a sausage; New Latin masculine gender noun Desulfobotulus, a sausage-shaped sulfate reducer.

Species
The genus contains 2 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * D. alkaliphilus ( Sorokin et al. 2010, ; New Latin noun alkali, soda ash; New Latin adjective philus from Greek adjective philos (φίλος) meaning friend, loving; New Latin masculine gender adjective alkaliphilus, alkali-loving.)
 * D. sapovorans ( (Widdel 1981) Kuever et al. 2009, (Type species of the genus).; Latin noun sapo, soap; Latin participle adjective vorans, eating, devouring; New Latin participle adjective sapovorans, devouring soap (i.e. higher fatty acids).)

Desulfobulbus
Desulfobulbus is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Desulfobulbus derives from: Latin pref. de-, from; Latin noun sulfur, sulfur; New Latin pref. desulfo-, desulfuricating (prefix used to characterize a dissimilatory sulfate-reducing procaryote); Latin masculine gender noun bulbus, a bulb, an onion; New Latin masculine gender noun Desulfobulbus, onion-shaped sulfate reducer.

Species
The genus contains 5 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * D. elongatus ( Samain et al. 1985, ; Latin masculine gender participle adjective elongatus, prolonged, elongated.)
 * D. japonicus ( Suzuki et al. 2007, ;: New Latin masculine gender adjective japonicus, pertaining to Japan, from where the type strain was originally isolated.)
 * D. mediterraneus ( Sass et al. 2002, ; Latin masculine gender adjective mediterraneus, midland, inland, remote from the sea, mediterranean (opp. to maritimus), and, in late Latin, used to refer to the Mediterranean Sea (Mediterraneum mare), pertaining to the habitat the organism was isolated from.)
 * D. propionicus ( Widdel 1981, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin noun acidum propionicum, propionic acid; Latin masculine gender suff. -icus, suffix used with the sense of pertaining to; New Latin masculine gender adjective propionicus, pertaining to propionic acid.)
 * D. rhabdoformis ( Lien et al. 1998, ; Greek noun rhabdos (ῥάβδος), rod; Latin adjective suffix -formis -is -e (from Latin noun forma, figure, shape, appearance), -like, in the shape of; New Latin masculine gender adjective rhabdoformis, rod-shaped.)

Desulfocapsa
Desulfocapsa is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Desulfocapsa derives from: Latin pref. de-, from; Latin noun sulfur, sulfur; New Latin pref. desulfo-, desulfuricating (prefix used to characterize a dissimilatory sulfate-reducing procaryote); Latin feminine gender noun capsa, box; New Latin feminine gender noun Desulfocapsa, a sulfate-reducing box.

Species
The genus contains 2 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * D. sulfexigens ( corrig. Finster et al. 2000, ; Latin noun sulfur, sulfur; Latin v. exigo, to demand; New Latin participle adjective sulfexigens, demanding sulfur for growth.)
 * D. thiozymogenes ( Janssen et al. 1997, (Type species of the genus).; Greek noun theion (θέω) (Latin transliteration thium), sulfur; Greek noun zumē, leaven, ferment; New Latin suff. -genes (from Greek v. gennaō (γεννάω), to produce), producing; New Latin participle adjective thiozymogenes, causing a fermentation of sulfur.)

Desulfocella
Desulfocella is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Desulfocella derives from: Latin pref. de, from; Latin noun sulfur, sulfur; New Latin pref. desulfo-, desulfuricating (prefix used to characterize a dissimilatory sulfate-reducing procaryote); Latin feminine gender noun cella, a store-room, a chamber, and in biology a cell; New Latin feminine gender noun Desulfocella, sulfate-reducing cell.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely D. halophila ( Brandt et al. 1999, (Type species of the genus).; Greek noun hals, halos (ἅλς, ἁλός), salt; New Latin feminine gender adjective phila (from Greek feminine gender adjective philē (φίλη)), friend, loving; New Latin feminine gender adjective halophila, salt-loving)

Desulfococcus
Desulfococcus is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Desulfococcus derives from: Latin pref. de, from; Latin noun sulfur, sulfur; New Latin pref. desulfo-, desulfuricating (prefix used to characterize a dissimilatory sulfate-reducing procaryote); New Latin masculine gender noun coccus (from Greek masculine gender noun kokkos (κόκκος), grain, seed), berry, coccus; New Latin masculine gender noun Desulfococcus, a berry shaped (spherical) sulfate-reducer.

Species
The genus contains 2 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * D. biacutus ( Platen et al. 1991, ; Latin adv. num. bis, twice; Latin participle adjective acutus, sharp, pointed; New Latin masculine gender participle adjective biacutus, twice pointed, referring to atypical cell shape.)
 * D. multivorans ( Widdel 1981, (Type species of the genus).; Latin adjective multus, much, great, many; Latin v. voro, to devour, eat; New Latin participle adjective multivorans, devouring numerous kinds of substrates.)

Desulfocurvus
Desulfocurvus is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Desulfocurvus derives from: Latin pref. de, from; Latin noun sulfur, sulfur; New Latin pref. desulfo-, desulfuricating, used to characterize a dissimilatory sulfate-reducing prokaryote; Latin adjective curvus, curved; New Latin masculine gender noun Desulfocurvus, a curved sulfate-reducing bacterium.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely D. vexinensis ( Klouche et al. 2009, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin masculine gender adjective vexinensis, pertaining to the geographical origin of the isolate, the Vexin, an area of the Paris Basin, France.)

Desulfofaba
Desulfofaba is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Desulfofaba derives from: Latin prefix de, off; Latin noun sulfur, sulfur; New Latin pref. desulfo-, desulfuricating (prefix used to characterize a dissimilatory sulfate-reducing procaryote); Latin feminine gender noun faba, a bean; New Latin feminine gender noun Desulfofaba, a sulfate-reducing bean.

Species
The genus contains 3 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * D. fastidiosa ( Abildgaard et al. 2004, ; Latin feminine gender adjective fastidiosa, fastidious, difficult to please, referring to the limited number of substrates used by the type strain.)
 * D. gelida ( Knoblauch et al. 1999, (Type species of the genus).; Latin feminine gender adjective gelida, icy cold, very cold; referring to the low temperature optimal for growth.)
 * D. hansenii ( (Finster et al. 2001) Abildgaard et al. 2004, ; New Latin genitive case masculine gender noun hansenii, of Hansen, named to honour Theo Hansen of The Netherlands, who made important contributions to our understanding of the pathways of organic matter oxidation in sulfate-reducing bacteria.)

Desulfofrigus
Desulfofrigus is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Desulfofrigus derives from: Latin pref. de, from; Latin noun sulfur, sulfur; New Latin pref. desulfo-, desulfuricating (prefix used to characterize a dissimilatory sulfate-reducing procaryote); Latin neuter gender noun frigus, cold; New Latin neuter gender noun Desulfofrigus, sulfate reducer living in the cold.

Species
The genus contains 2 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * D. fragile ( Knoblauch et al. 1999, ; Latin neuter gender adjective fragile, easily broken, fragile, referring to the rapid lysis of the type strain in the stationary phase.)
 * D. oceanense ( Knoblauch et al. 1999, (Type species of the genus).; Latin noun oceanus, ocean; New Latin neuter gender adjective oceanense, pertaining to the ocean.)

Desulfofustis
Desulfofustis is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Desulfofustis derives from: Latin pref. de-, from; Latin noun sulfur, sulfur; New Latin pref. desulfo-, desulfuricating (prefix used to characterize a dissimilatory sulfate-reducing procaryote); Latin masculine gender noun fustis, club; New Latin masculine gender noun Desulfofustis, a club-shaped sulfate reducer.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely D. glycolicus ( Friedrich et al. 1996, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin noun acidum glycolicum, glycolic acid; Latin masculine gender suff. -icus, suffix used with the sense of pertaining to; New Latin masculine gender adjective glycolicus, referring to glycolic acid as the key substrate of this species.)

Desulfoglaeba
Desulfoglaeba is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Desulfoglaeba derives from:
 * Latin prep. de, from; New Latin pref. sulfo-, prefix used for New Latin masculine gender noun sulfas -atis (sulfate) in genus names of sulfate-reducing prokaryotes; Latin feminine gender noun glaeba, clump, crumb, aggregate; New Latin feminine gender noun Desulfoglaeba, sulfate-reducing clump/aggregate.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely D. alkanexedens ( Davidova et al. 2006, (Type species of the genus).;: New Latin noun alkanum, alkane; Latin participle adjective exedens, eating up; New Latin participle adjective alkanexedens, eating up alkanes.)

Desulfohalobium
Desulfohalobium is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Desulfohalobium derives from: Latin pref. de, from; Latin noun sulfur, sulfur; New Latin pref. desulfo-, desulfuricating (prefix used to characterize a dissimilatory sulfate-reducing procaryote); Greek noun hals, halos (ἅλς, ἁλός), salt; Greek noun bios (βίος), life; New Latin adjective halobius -a -um, living on salt; New Latin neuter gender noun Desulfohalobium, a sulfate-reducing, salt-requiring, rod-shaped bacterium.

Species
The genus contains 2 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * D. retbaense ( Ollivier et al. 1991, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin neuter gender adjective retbaense, pertaining to Retba Lake in Senegal.)
 * D. utahense ( Jakobsen et al. 2006, ; New Latin neuter gender adjective utahense, pertaining to the state of Utah, USA, where the type strain was first isolated.)

Desulfoluna
Desulfoluna is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Desulfoluna derives from: Latin pref. de, from; Latin noun sulfur, sulfur; Latin feminine gender noun luna, the figure of a half-moon, a crescent, lune; New Latin feminine gender noun Desulfoluna, a sulfate-reducing crescent.

Species
The genus contains 2 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * D. spongiiphila ( Ahn et al. 2009, ; Latin noun spongia, sponge; New Latin feminine gender adjective phila (from Greek feminine gender adjective philē (φίλη)), friend, loving; New Latin feminine gender adjective spongiiphila, friendly to/living within a sponge.)

Desulfomicrobium
Desulfomicrobium is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Desulfomicrobium derives from: Latin pref. de, from; Latin noun sulfur, sulfur; New Latin pref. desulfo-, desulfuricating (prefix used to characterize a dissimilatory sulfate-reducing procaryote); New Latin neuter gender noun microbium (from Greek adjective mikros (μικρός), small and Greek noun bios (βίος), life), a microbe; New Latin neuter gender noun Desulfomicrobium, sulfate-reducing, small life.

Species
The genus contains 7 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * D. apsheronum ( Rozanova et al. 1994, ; New Latin neuter gender adjective apsheronum, pertaining to waters of the Apsheron peninsula in Russia (isolated from stratal waters of oil-bearing deposits in the Apsheron peninsula).)
 * D. baculatum ( corrig. (Rozanova and Nazina 1984) Rozanova et al. 1994, (Type species of the genus).; Latin noun baculum, a stick, staff; Latin neuter gender suff. -atum, suffix denoting provided with; New Latin neuter gender adjective baculatum, shaped like a rod.)
 * D. escambiense ( corrig. Sharak Genthner et al. 1996, ; New Latin neuter gender adjective escambiense, pertaining to the Escambia River in northwest Florida.)
 * D. macestii ( (Gogotova and Vainshtein 1989) Hippe et al. 2003, ; New Latin genitive case noun macestii, referring to the town Matsesta at Sotschi, Black Sea, Russia, from where the type strain was isolated.)
 * D. norvegicum ( Genthner et al. 1997, ; New Latin neuter gender adjective norvegicum, pertaining to Norway, Norwegian.)
 * D. orale ( Langendijk et al. 2001, ; Latin noun os oris, mouth; Latin neuter gender suff. -ale, suffix denoting pertaining to; New Latin neuter gender adjective orale, pertaining to the mouth.)
 * D. thermophilum ( Thevenieau et al. 2007, ; Greek noun thermē (θέρμη), heat; New Latin adjective philus from Greek adjective philos (φίλος) meaning friend, loving; New Latin neuter gender adjective thermophilum, heat-loving.)

Desulfomonas
Desulfomonas is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Desulfomonas derives from: Latin pref. de, from; Latin noun sulfur, sulfur; New Latin pref. desulfo-, desulfuricating; Latin feminine gender noun monas (μονάς / μονάδα), unit, monad; New Latin feminine gender noun Desulfomonas, a cell that reduces sulfur compounds.

Members of the genus Desulfomonas can be referred to as desulfomonad (viz. Trivialisation of names).

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely D. pigra ( Moore et al. 1976, species. (Type species of the genus).; Latin adjective piger -gra -grum, lazy, indolent, sluggish, inactive; Latin feminine gender adjective pigra, lazy (referring to the limited number of substrates utilized by the species).)

Desulfomonile
Desulfomonile is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Desulfomonile derives from: Latin pref. de, from; Latin noun sulfur, sulfur; New Latin pref. desulfo-, desulfuricating (prefix used to characterize a dissimilatory sulfate-reducing procaryote); Latin neuter gender noun monile, a necklace, a collar; New Latin neuter gender noun Desulfomonile, a &ldquo;collared&rdquo; sulfate-reducer.

Species
The genus contains 2 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * D. limimaris ( Sun et al. 2001, ; Latin noun limus, mud; Latin noun mare -is, sea; New Latin genitive case noun limimaris, of mud from the sea, referring to its isolation from marine sediments.)
 * D. tiedjei ( DeWeerd et al. 1991, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin genitive case masculine gender noun tiedjei, of Tiedje, named to recognize the contributions of James M. Tiedje and his laboratory to the field of microbial ecology.)

Desulfomusa
Desulfomusa is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Desulfomusa derives from: Latin pref. de, from; Latin noun sulfur, sulfur; New Latin pref. desulfo-, desulfuricating (prefix used to characterize a dissimilatory sulfate-reducing procaryote); New Latin feminine gender noun Musa, generic name of banana; New Latin feminine gender noun Desulfomusa, banana-shaped bacterium that reduces sulfate.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely D. hansenii ( Finster et al. 2001, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin genitive case masculine gender noun hansenii, of Hansen, named to honour Theo Hansen of The Netherlands, who made important contributions to our understanding of the pathways of organic matter oxidation in sulfate-reducing bacteria.)

Desulfonatronospira
Desulfonatronospira is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Desulfonatronospira derives from: Latin prep. de, from; New Latin pref. sulfo-, prefix used for New Latin noun sulfas -atis, sulfate; New Latin noun natron (arbitrarily derived from the Arabic noun natrun or natron) soda, sodium carbonate; New Latin pref. natrono-, pertaining to soda; Latin feminine gender noun spira, a spire; New Latin feminine gender noun Desulfonatronospira, desulfurizing soda-loving spirillum.

Species
The genus contains 2 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * D. delicata ( Sorokin et al. 2008, ; Latin feminine gender adjective delicata, delicate.)
 * D. thiodismutans ( Sorokin et al. 2008, (Type species of the genus).; Greek noun theion (θέω) (Latin transliteration thium), sulfur; Latin particle dis, in two; Latin participle adjective mutans, changing, altering; New Latin participle adjective thiosismutans, dismutating sulfur.)

Desulfonatronovibrio
Desulfonatronovibrio is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Desulfonatronovibrio derives from: Latin pref. de, from; Latin noun sulfur, sulfur; New Latin pref. desulfo-, desulfuricating (prefix used to characterize a dissimilatory sulfate-reducing procaryote); New Latin noun natron (arbitrarily derived from the Arabic noun natrun or natron) soda, sodium carbonate; New Latin pref. natrono-, pertaining to soda; Latin v. vibro, to set in tremulous motion, move to and fro, vibrate; New Latin masculine gender noun vibrio, that which vibrates, and also a bacterial genus name of bacteria possessing a curved rod shape (Vibrio); New Latin masculine gender noun Desulfonatronovibrio, sulfate-reducing vibrio from soda environment.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely D. hydrogenovorans ( Zhilina et al. 1997, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin hydrogenum (from Greek noun húdōr (ὕδωρ), water; and Greek v. gennaō (γεννάω), to produce), hydrogen, an element; Latin participle adjective vorans, devouring, eating; New Latin participle adjective hydrogenovorans, hydrogen devouring, hydrogen utilizing.)

Desulfonatronum
Desulfonatronum is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Desulfonatronum derives from: Latin pref. de, from; Latin noun sulfur, sulfur; New Latin pref. desulfo-, desulfuricating (prefix used to characterize a dissimilatory sulfate-reducing procaryote); New Latin neuter gender noun natron (arbitrarily derived from the Arabic noun natrun or natron) soda; New Latin neuter gender noun Desulfonatronum, a sulfate reducer inhabiting soda lakes.

Species
The genus contains 3 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * D. cooperativum ( Zhilina et al. 2005, ; Latin neuter gender adjective cooperativum, cooperative.)
 * D. lacustre ( Pikuta et al. 1998, (Type species of the genus).; Latin noun lacus, basin, lake; Latin suff. -ter -tris -tre, suffix meaning in a general way belonging to (especially of places); New Latin neuter gender adjective lacustre, belonging to lakes, inhabiting lakes.)
 * D. thiodismutans ( Pikuta et al. 2003, ; Greek noun theion (θέω) (Latin transliteration thium), sulfur; New Latin participle adjective dismutans, dismutating, splitting; New Latin participle adjective thiodismutans, sulfur-dismutating, pertaining to the ability of the organism to dismutate thiosulfate and sulfite.)

Desulfonauticus
Desulfonauticus is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Desulfonauticus derives from: Latin pref. de, from; Latin noun sulfur, sulfur; New Latin pref. Desulfo-, desulfuricating, use to characterize a dissimilatory sulfate-reducing prokaryote; Latin adjective nauticus, nautical; New Latin masculine gender noun Desulfonauticus, a marine sulfate-reducer.

Species
The genus contains 2 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * D. autotrophicus ( Mayilraj et al. 2009, ; Greek pron. autos (αὐτός), self; New Latin adjective trophicus (from Greek adjective trophikos), nursing, tending; New Latin masculine gender adjective autotrophicus, self feeding, referring to the ability of the organism to use CO2 as a sole carbon source.)
 * D. submarinus ( Audiffrin et al. 2003, (Type species of the genus).; Latin pref. sub-, under; Latin adjective marinus, marine; New Latin adjective submarinus, from a submarine area.)

Desulfonema
Desulfonema is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Desulfonema derives from: Latin pref. de, from; Latin noun sulfur, sulfur; New Latin pref. desulfo-, desulfuricating (prefix used to characterize a dissimilatory sulfate-reducing procaryote); Greek neuter gender noun nema, thread; New Latin neuter gender noun Desulfonema, thread-forming sulfate reducer.

Species
The genus contains 3 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * D. ishimotonii ( corrig. Fukui et al. 2000, ; New Latin genitive case noun ishimotonii, of Ishimoto, named after Maoto Ishimoto, a Japanese biochemist and microbiologist.)
 * D. limicola ( Widdel 1981, (Type species of the genus).; Latin noun limus, mud; Latin suff. -cola (from Latin noun incola), inhabitant, dweller; New Latin noun limicola, mud-dweller.)
 * D. magnum ( Widdel 1981, ; Latin neuter gender adjective magnum, large, great.)

Desulfonispora
Desulfonispora is a genus in the phylum Firmicutes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Desulfonispora derives from: New Latin pref. desulfono- (from New Latin participle adjective desulfonans), desulfonating; New Latin feminine gender noun spora (σπορά) (from Greek feminine gender spora (σπορά), a seed), a spore; New Latin feminine gender noun Desulfonispora, desulfonating spore (-former).

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely D. thiosulfatigenes ( Denger et al. 1999, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin noun thiosulfas -atis, thiosulfate; Greek v. gennaō (γεννάω), produce, engender; New Latin participle adjective thiosulfatigenes, thiosulfate-producing.)

Desulfopila
Desulfopila is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Desulfopila derives from:
 * Latin pref. de, from; Latin noun sulfur, sulfur; Latin feminine gender noun pila, pillar; New Latin feminine gender noun Desulfopila, a sulfate-reducing pillar.

Species
The genus contains 2 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * D. aestuarii ( Suzuki et al. 2007, (Type species of the genus).;: Latin genitive case noun aestuarii, of an estuary.)
 * D. inferna ( Gittel et al. 2010, ; Latin feminine gender adjective inferna, that which is, or comes from, below, referring to the isolation of the type strain from a subsurface sediment.)

Desulforegula
Desulforegula is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Desulforegula derives from: Latin pref. de, from; Latin noun sulfur, sulfur; New Latin pref. desulfo-, desulfuricating (prefix used to characterize a dissimilatory sulfate-reducing procaryote); Latin noun fem regula, a straight piece of wood or ruler; New Latin feminine gender noun Desulforegula, a sulfate-reducing bacterium shaped like a ruler.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely D. conservatrix ( Rees and Patel 2001, (Type species of the genus).; Latin feminine gender noun conservatrix (nominative in apposition), she who preserves, describing the storage of lipid cell inclusions.)

Desulforhabdus
Desulforhabdus is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Desulforhabdus derives from: Latin pref. de, from; Latin noun sulfur, sulfur; Greek feminine gender noun rhabdos (ῥάβδος), rod; New Latin feminine gender noun Desulforhabdus, a rod-shaped sulfate reducer.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely D. amnigena ( corrig. Oude Elferink et al. 1997, (Type species of the genus).; Latin noun amnis, any broad and deep-flowing, rapid water; Latin suff. genus -a -um (from Latin v. gigno, to produce, give birth to, beget), born from; New Latin feminine gender adjective amnigena, coming from water.)

Desulforhopalus
Desulforhopalus is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Desulforhopalus derives from: Latin pref. de-, from; Latin noun sulfur, sulfur; New Latin pref. desulfo-, desulfuricating (prefix used to characterize a dissimilatory sulfate-reducing procaryote); Latin masculine gender noun rhopalus, cudgel; New Latin masculine gender noun Desulforhopalus, cudgel-formed sulfate reducer.

Species
The genus contains 2 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * D. singaporensis ( Lie et al. 2000, ; New Latin masculine gender adjective singaporensis, pertaining to the place of isolation, Republic of Singapore.)
 * D. vacuolatus ( Isaksen and Teske 1999, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin masculine gender adjective vacuolatus (from Latin v. vacuo, to make empty or void), vacuolated due to the morphology of the cells.)

Desulfosalsimonas
Desulfosalsimonas is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Desulfosalsimonas derives from: Latin pref. de, from; Latin noun sulfur, sulfur; Latin adjective salsus, salty, saline; Latin feminine gender noun monas (μονάς / μονάδα), unit, monad; New Latin feminine gender noun Desulfosalsimonas, a sulfate-reducing monad that thrives in (hyper)saline environments.

Members of the genus Desulfosalsimonas can be referred to as desulfosalsimonad (viz. Trivialisation of names).

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely D. propionicica ( Kjeldsen et al. 2010, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin noun acidum propionicum, propionic acid; Latin feminine gender suff. -ica, suffix used with the sense of pertaining to; New Latin feminine gender adjective propionicica, belonging to propionic acid.)

Desulfosarcina
Desulfosarcina is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Desulfosarcina derives from: Latin pref. de-, from; Latin noun sulfur, sulfur; New Latin pref. desulfo-, desulfuricating (prefix used to characterize a dissimilatory sulfate-reducing procaryote); Latin feminine gender noun sarcina, a package, bundle, and also a generic name (Sarcina); New Latin feminine gender noun Desulfosarcina, sarcina-shaped sulfate reducer.

Species
The genus contains 3 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * D. cetonica ( corrig. (Galushko and Rozanova 1994) Kuever et al. 2006, ; New Latin noun cetonum, ketone; Latin suff. -icus -a -um, used in adjectives with the sense of belonging to; New Latin feminine gender adjective cetonica, pertaining to ketones; Desulfosarcina cetonica a sulfate-reducing bacterium oxidizing ketones.)
 * D. ovata ( Kuever et al. 2006, ; Latin feminine gender adjective ovata, eggshaped, ovate, referring to the oval cell shape.)
 * D. variabilis ( Widdel 1981, (Type species of the genus).; Latin feminine gender adjective variabilis, changeable, variable.)

Desulfosoma
Desulfosoma is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Desulfosoma derives from: Latin pref. de, from; Latin noun sulfur, sulfur; New Latin pref. desulfo-, prefix used to characterize a dissimilatory sulfate-reducing prokaryote; Greek neuter gender noun soma (σῶμα), body; New Latin neuter gender noun Desulfosoma, sulfate-reducing body.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely D. caldarium ( Baena et al. 2011, (Type species of the genus).; Latin neut adjective caldarium, pertaining to warmth, suitable for warming.)

Desulfospira
Desulfospira is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Desulfospira derives from: Latin pref. de-, from; Latin noun sulfur, sulfur; New Latin pref. desulfo-, desulfuricating (prefix used to characterize a dissimilatory sulfate-reducing procaryote); Latin feminine gender noun spira, a coil, spire; New Latin feminine gender noun Desulfospira, a sulfate-reducing coil.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely D. joergensenii ( Finster et al. 1997, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin genitive case masculine gender noun joergensenii, of Joergensen; named after B.B. J&oslash;rgensen, a Danish microbiologist who has made important contributions to our current knowledge of the sulfur cycle.)

Desulfosporosinus
Desulfosporosinus is a genus in the phylum Firmicutes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Desulfosporosinus derives from: Latin pref. de, from; Latin noun sulfur, sulfur; New Latin noun spora (σπορά) (from Greek noun spora (σπορά), a seed), spore; Latin noun sinus, bend; New Latin masculine gender noun Desulfosporosinus, a spore-forming curved (organism) that reduces sulfur compounds.

Species
The genus contains 6 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * D. auripigmenti ( corrig. (Newman et al. 2000) Stackebrandt et al. 2003, ; Latin neuter gender noun aurum, gold; Latin neuter gender noun pigmentum, colour, pigment; New Latin genitive case noun auripigmenti, of golden pigment, referring to the colour of precipitate (arsenosulfide, As2S3) which is formed after reduction of arsenate and sulfate.)
 * D. hippei ( Vatsurina et al. 2008, ; New Latin genitive case noun hippei, of Hippe, named after Hans H. Hippe, of the DSMZ, for his numerous contributions to the cultivation and taxonomy of sulfate-reducing bacteria.)
 * D. lacus ( Ramamoorthy et al. 2006, ;: Latin noun lacus -us, a lake; Latin genitive case noun lacus, of a lake.)
 * D. meridiei ( Robertson et al. 2001, ;: Latin noun meridies, the south; Latin genitive case noun meridiei, of the south, referring to its isolation in the Southern Hemisphere.)
 * D. orientis ( (Campbell and Postgate 1965) Stackebrandt et al. 1997, (Type species of the genus).;: Latin noun oriens -entis, the East, the Orient; Latin genitive case noun orientis, of the orient.)
 * D. youngiae ( Lee et al. 2009, ; New Latin feminine gender genitive case noun youngiae, of Young, in recognition of the contributions of Lily Y. Young to our understanding of the physiology and ecology of anaerobic bacteria.)

Desulfotalea
Desulfotalea is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Desulfotalea derives from: Latin pref. de-, from; Latin noun sulfur, sulfur; New Latin pref. desulfo-, desulfuricating (prefix used to characterize a dissimilatory sulfate-reducing procaryote); Latin feminine gender noun talea, a slender staff, a rod; New Latin feminine gender noun Desulfotalea, a sulfate-reducing rod.

Species
The genus contains 2 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * D. arctica ( Knoblauch et al. 1999, ; Latin feminine gender adjective arctica, northern, from the Artic, referring to the site where the type strain was isolated.)
 * D. psychrophila ( Knoblauch et al. 1999, (Type species of the genus).; Greek adjective psychros (ψυχρός), cold; New Latin adjective philus from Greek adjective philos (φίλος) meaning friend, loving; New Latin feminine gender adjective psychrophila, cold loving.)

Desulfothermus
Desulfothermus is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Desulfothermus derives from: Latin pref. de, from; Latin noun sulfur, sulfur; New Latin pref. desulfo-, desulfuricating (prefix used to characterize a dissimilatory sulfate-reducing procaryote); Greek adjective thermos (θερμός), hot; New Latin masculine gender noun Desulfothermus, sulfate reducer living in hot places.

Species
The genus contains 2 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * D. naphthae ( Kuever et al. 2006, (Type species of the genus).; Latin genitive case noun naphthae, of crude oil (able to oxidize crude oil).)
 * D. okinawensis ( Nunoura et al. 2007, ; New Latin masculine gender adjective okinawensis, of Okinawa, a region of Japan.)

Desulfotignum
Desulfotignum is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Desulfotignum derives from: Latin pref. de-, from; Latin noun sulfur, sulfur; New Latin pref. desulfo-, desulfuricating (prefix used to characterize a dissimilatory sulfate-reducing procaryote); Latin neuter gender noun tignum, a piece or stick of timber; New Latin neuter gender noun Desulfotignum, sulfate-reducing stick.

Species
The genus contains 3 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * D. balticum ( Kuever et al. 2001, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin neuter gender adjective balticum, pertaining to the Baltic Sea.)
 * D. phosphitoxidans ( Schink et al. 2002, ; New Latin noun phosphis -itis, phosphite; New Latin participle adjective oxidans, oxidizing; New Latin participle adjective phosphitoxydans, phosphite-oxidizing.)
 * D. toluenicum ( Ommedal and Torsvik 2007, ;: New Latin noun toluenum, toluene; Latin suff. -icus -a -um, suffix used with the sense of belonging to; New Latin neuter gender adjective toluenicum, pertaining to toluene.)

Desulfotomaculum
Desulfotomaculum is a genus in the phylum Firmicutes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Desulfotomaculum derives from: Latin pref. de, from; Latin noun sulfur, sulfur; Latin noun tomaculum, a kind of sausage; New Latin neuter gender noun Desulfotomaculum, a sausage-shaped sulfate reducer.

Species
The genus contains 27 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * D. acetoxidans ( Widdel and Pfennig 1977, species.; Latin noun acetum, vinegar; New Latin noun acidum aceticum, acetic acid; New Latin v. oxido (sic) (from Greek adjective oxus, sour, acid), to oxidize; New Latin participle adjective acetoxidans, oxidizing acetic acid.)
 * D. aeronauticum ( Hagenauer et al. 1997, ; Greek noun aer, aeros (ἀήρ, ἀέρος), air; Greek adjective nautikos, naval, nautical, concerning ship/navigation; New Latin neuter gender adjective aeronauticum, pertaining to navigation in air.)
 * D. alcoholivorax ( Kaksonen et al. 2008, ; New Latin noun alcohol, alcohol; Latin adjective vorax, voracious; New Latin neuter gender adjective alcoholivorax, alcohol-devouring.)
 * D. alkaliphilum ( Pikuta et al. 2000, ; New Latin noun alkali, alkali (from Arabic article al, the; Arabic noun qaliy, ashes of saltwort), alkali; New Latin adjective philus from Greek adjective philos (φίλος) meaning friend, loving; New Latin neuter gender adjective alkaliphilum, alkali-loving.)
 * D. antarcticum ( (ex Iizuka et al. 1969) Campbell and Singleton 1988,, nom. rev.; Latin neuter gender adjective antarticum, southern, pertaining to Antarctica.)
 * D. arcticum ( Vandieken et al. 2006, ; Latin neuter gender adjective arcticum, northern, arctic, from the Arctic, referring to the place where the type strain was isolated.)
 * D. auripigmentum ( Newman et al. 2000, ; Latin neuter gender noun aurum, gold; Latin neuter gender noun pigmentum, colour, pigment; New Latin genitive case noun auripigmenti, of golden pigment, referring to the colour of precipitate (arsenosulfide, As2S3) which is formed after reduction of arsenate and sulfate.)
 * D. australicum ( Love et al. 1993, ; New Latin neuter gender adjective australicum, pertaining to Australia.)
 * D. carboxydivorans ( Parshina et al. 2005, ; New Latin noun carboxydum, carbon monoxide; Latin participle adjective vorans, devouring; New Latin participle adjective carboxydivorans, carbon monoxide digesting.)
 * D. geothermicum ( Daumas et al. 1990, ; Greek noun gē, earth, Greek noun thermē (θέρμη), heat; Latin neuter gender suff. -icum, suffix used with the sense of pertaining to; New Latin neuter gender adjective geothermicum, geothermal.)
 * D. gibsoniae ( Kuever et al. 1999, ; New Latin genitive case noun gibsoniae, of Gibson; named after Jane Gibson, a British-American microbiologist and biochemist who made important contributions to the field of anaerobic degradation of aromatic compounds.)
 * D. guttoideum ( Gogotova and Vainstein 1986, ; not found.)
 * D. halophilum ( Tardy-Jacquenod et al. 1998, ; Greek noun hals, halos (ἅλς, ἁλός), salt; New Latin adjective philus from Greek adjective philos (φίλος) meaning friend, loving; New Latin neuter gender adjective halophilum, salt-loving.)
 * D. hydrothermale ( Haouari et al. 2008, ; Greek noun hydros, water; Greek noun thermos (θερμός), heat; Latin suff. -alis -is -e, suffix used with the sense of pertaining to; New Latin neuter gender adjective hydrothermale, from a hydrothermal area.)
 * D. kuznetsovii ( Nazina et al. 1990, ; New Latin genitive case noun kuznetovii, of Kuznetsov, named in honor of the leading Soviet microbiologist S.I. Kuznetsov who has made a significant contribution to the study of geochemical activity of micro-organisms.)
 * D. luciae ( Liu et al. 1997, ; New Latin genitive case noun luciae, of Lucia, referring to the source of the type strain, a hot spring in St Lucia.)
 * D. nigrificans ( (Werkman and Weaver 1927) Campbell and Postgate 1965, species. (Type species of the genus).; Latin participle adjective nigrificans, making black, blackening.)
 * D. orientis ( Campbell and Postgate 1965, species.; Latin noun oriens -entis, the East, the Orient; Latin genitive case noun orientis, of the orient.)
 * D. putei ( Liu et al. 1997, ; Latin genitive case noun putei, of a pit or well, referring to the source of the type strain, an exploratory gas well.)
 * D. ruminis ( Campbell and Postgate 1965, species.; Latin noun rumen, throat, first stomach (rumen) of a ruminant; Latin genitive case noun ruminis, of a rumen.)
 * D. sapomandens ( Cord-Ruwisch and Garcia 1990, ; Latin noun sapo -onis, soap; Latin v. mando, to eat, devour; New Latin participle adjective sapomandens, eating soap.)
 * D. solfataricum ( Goorissen et al. 2003, ; New Latin neuter gender adjective solfataricum, pertaining to solfatares, derived from solfatara (field of hot sulfur springs and fumaroles), referring to the original habitat of the organism.)
 * D. thermoacetoxidans ( Min and Zinder 1995, ; Greek adjective thermos (θερμός), hot; Latin noun acetum, vinegar; New Latin noun acidum aceticum, acetic acid; New Latin v. oxido (sic) (from Greek adjective oxus, sour, acid), to oxidize; New Latin participle adjective thermoacetoxidans, oxidizing acetate under hot conditions.)
 * D. thermobenzoicum ( Tasaki et al. 1991, ; Greek adjective thermos (θερμός), hot; New Latin neuter gender adjective benzoicum, pertaining to benzoate; New Latin neuter gender adjective thermobenzoicum, oxidizes benzoate under thermophilic conditions.)
 * D. thermobenzoicum ( subsp. thermobenzoicum Tasaki et al. 1991, ; Greek adjective thermos (θερμός), hot; New Latin neuter gender adjective benzoicum, pertaining to benzoate; New Latin neuter gender adjective thermobenzoicum, oxidizes benzoate under thermophilic conditions.)
 * D. thermobenzoicum ( subsp. thermos (θερμός)yntrophicum Plugge et al. 2002, ; Greek adjective thermos (θερμός), hot; Greek adjective suntrophos, having grown up with one; New Latin neuter gender adjective thermos (θερμός)ynthrophicum, referring to the capacity of the organism to grow at elevated temperatures on propionate in the presence of a partner organism.)
 * D. thermocisternum ( Nilsen et al. 1996, ; Greek adjective thermos (θερμός), hot; Latin feminine gender noun cisterna, reservoir; New Latin adjective (?!) thermocisternum, hot reservoir, referring to the original habitat of the organism.)
 * D. thermos (θερμός)apovorans ( Fardeau et al. 1995, ; Greek adjective thermos (θερμός), hot; Latin noun sapo -onis, soap; Latin participle adjective vorans, devouring; New Latin participle adjective sapovorans, soap devouring; New Latin participle adjective thermos (θερμός)apovorans, thermophilic and soap-devouring.)
 * D. thermos (θερμός)ubterraneum ( Kaksonen et al. 2006, ;: Greek adjective thermos (θερμός), hot; Latin neuter gender adjective subterraneum, subterranean, underground, below the Earth&#39;s surface; New Latin neuter gender adjective thermos (θερμός)ubterraneum, thermophilic inhabitant of the Earth&#39;s subsurface.)

Desulfovermiculus
Desulfovermiculus is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Desulfovermiculus derives from: Latin pref. de, from; Latin noun sulfur, sulfur; Latin masculine gender noun vermiculus, a little worm; New Latin masculine gender noun Desulfovermiculus, vermiform sulfate-reducing bacterium.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely D. halophilus ( Belyakova et al. 2007, (Type species of the genus).; Greek noun hals, halos (ἅλς, ἁλός), salt; New Latin adjective philus from Greek adjective philos (φίλος) meaning friend, loving; New Latin masculine gender adjective halophilus, salt-loving.)

Desulfovibrio
Desulfovibrio is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Desulfovibrio derives from: Latin pref. de, from; Latin noun sulfur, sulfur; Latin v. vibro, to set in tremulous motion, move to and fro, vibrate; New Latin masculine gender noun vibrio, that which vibrates, and also a bacterial genus name of bacteria possessing a curved rod shape (Vibrio); New Latin masculine gender noun Desulfovibrio, a vibrio that reduces sulfur compounds.

Species
The genus contains 60 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * D. acrylicus ( van der Maarel et al. 1997, ; New Latin noun acidum acrylicum, acrylic acid; Latin masculine gender suff. -icus, suffix used with the sense of pertaining to; New Latin masculine gender adjective acrylicus, pertaining to acrylic acid.)
 * D. aerotolerans ( Mogensen et al. 2009, ; Greek noun aer, aeros (ἀήρ, ἀέρος), air; Latin participle adjective tolerans, tolerating; New Latin participle adjective aerotolerans, air-tolerating, fererring to the oxygen tolerance of the organism.)
 * D. aespoeensis ( Motamedi and Pedersen 1998, ; New Latin masculine gender adjective aespoeensis, pertaining to &Auml;spo, in southeastern Sweden.)
 * D. africanus ( Campbell et al. 1966, species.; Latin masculine gender adjective africanus, pertaining to Africa.)
 * D. africanus ( subsp. africanus Campbell et al. 1966, ; Latin masculine gender adjective africanus, pertaining to Africa.)
 * D. africanus ( subsp. uniflagellum Casta&ntilde;eda-Carri&oacute;n et al. 2010, ; Latin adjective unus, only one, one; Latin noun flagellum, whip; New Latin neuter gender noun (nominative in apposition) uniflagellum, the only one whip.)
 * D. alaskensis ( Feio et al. 2004, ; New Latin masculine gender adjective alaskensis, from Alaska, referring to the place of isolation.)
 * D. alcoholivorans ( corrig. Qatibi et al. 1995, ; New Latin noun alcohol -olis, alcohol; Latin v. voro, to eat, to devour; New Latin participle adjective alcoholovorans, devouring alcohol.)
 * D. alkalitolerans ( Abildgaard et al. 2006, ; Arabic noun alkali (al-qaliy), the ashes of saltwort; Latin participle adjective tolerans, tolerating; New Latin participle adjective alkalitolerans, alkali-tolerating.)
 * D. aminophilus ( Baena et al. 1999, ; New Latin noun aminum (amino in compound words involving chemicals), amine; New Latin adjective philus from Greek adjective philos (φίλος) meaning friend, loving; New Latin masculine gender adjective aminophilus, amine loving; intended to mean amino acid loving.)
 * D. baarsii ( Widdel 1981, ; New Latin genitive case noun baarsii, of Baars, named after J.K. Baars, a Dutch microbiologist, who did the first comprehensive studies on nutrition of sulfate-reducing bacteria.)
 * D. baculatus ( Rozanova and Nazina 1984, ; Latin noun baculum, a stick, staff; Latin masculine gender suff. -atus, suffix denoting provided with; New Latin masculine gender adjective baculatus, shaped like a rod.)
 * D. bastinii ( Magot et al. 2004, ; New Latin genitive case noun bastinii, of Bastin, named after the American microbiologist Edson S. Bastin, who studied sulfate-reducing bacteria from oilfields at the beginning of the 20th century.)
 * D. bizertensis ( Haouari et al. 2006, ;: New Latin masculine gender adjective bizertensis, from Bizerte, referring to the place of isolation of the type strain.)
 * D. burkinensis ( Ouattara et al. 1999, ; New Latin masculine gender adjective burkinensis, pertaining to Burkina Faso, West Africa.)
 * D. butyratiphilus ( Suzuki et al. 2010, ; New Latin noun butyras -atis, butyrate; New Latin masculine gender adjective philus (from Greek masculine gender adjective φίλος), friend, loving; New Latin masculine gender adjective butyratiphilus, butyrate-loving.)
 * D. carbinolicus ( Nanninga and Gottschal 1995, ; New Latin noun carbinol -olis, carbinol (syn. alcohol); Latin masculine gender suff. -icus, suffix used with the sense of pertaining to; New Latin masculine gender adjective carbinolicus, pertaining to carbinols; intended to mean metabolizing alcohols.)
 * D. carbinoliphilus ( Allen et al. 2008, ; New Latin neuter gender noun carbinolum, alcohol; New Latin adjective philus (from Greek adjective φίλος), friendly to, loving; New Latin masculine gender adjective carbinoliphilus, alcohol-loving.)
 * D. cuneatus ( Sass et al. 1998, ; Latin masculine gender participle adjective cuneatus, wedge-shaped, cuneiform, referring to the tapered ends of the cells.)
 * D. dechloracetivorans ( Sun et al. 2001, ; Latin pref. de, off, away; Greek adjective chlōros, greenish-yellow, pale green; New Latin pref. chloro-, referring to chlorine (named for its color); Latin noun acetum, vinegar; Latin participle adjective vorans, consuming; N. Latin participle adjective dechloracetivorans, removing chlorine and consuming acetate, referring to the characteristic of coupling acetate oxidation to reductive dechlorination for growth.)
 * D. desulfuricans ( (Beijerinck 1895) Kluyver and van Niel 1936, species. (Type species of the genus).; Latin pref. de, from; Latin noun sulfur, sulfur; New Latin participle adjective desulfuricans (from New Latin v. desulfurico, to reduce sulfur), reducing sulfur compounds.)
 * D. desulfuricans ( subsp. aestuarii Postgate and Campbell 1966, subspecies.; Latin noun aestuarium, a channel extending inland from the sea, and only filled with water at floodtide, an estuary; Latin genitive case noun aestuarii, of an estuary.)
 * D. desulfuricans ( subsp. desulfuricans (Beijerinck 1895) Kluyver and van Niel 1936, subspecies.; Latin pref. de, from; Latin noun sulfur, sulfur; New Latin participle adjective desulfuricans (from New Latin v. desulfurico, to reduce sulfur), reducing sulfur compounds.)
 * D. ferrireducens ( Vandieken et al. 2006, ; Latin noun ferrum, iron; Latin participle adjective reducens, leading back, bringing back and in chemistry converting to a different oxidation state; New Latin participle adjective ferrireducens, reducing Fe(III) to Fe(II).)
 * D. frigidus ( Vandieken et al. 2006, ; Latin masculine gender adjective frigidus, cold, referring to growth in the permanently cold sediment of Svalbard.)
 * D. fructosivorans ( corrig. Ollivier et al. 1990, ; New Latin noun fructosum, fructose; Latin v. voro, to eat, to devour; New Latin participle adjective fructosivorans, devouring fructose.)
 * D. furfuralis ( Folkerts et al. 1989, ; New Latin masculine gender adjective furfuralis, pertaining to furfural (2-furaldehyde). It is also possible to propose the following etymology: New Latin noun furfural -alis, furfural (2-furaldehyde); New Latin genitive case noun furfuralis, of furfural, intended to mean pertaining to furfural.)
 * D. gabonensis ( Tardy-Jacquenod et al. 1996, ; New Latin masculine gender adjective gabonensis, pertaining to Gabon, a country in West Africa.)
 * D. giganteus ( Esnault et al. 1988, ; Latin masculine gender adjective giganteus, giant, gigantic.)
 * D. gigas ( Le Gall 1963, species.; Latin noun gigas (nominative in apposition), a giant.)
 * D. gracilis ( Magot et al. 2004, ; Latin masculine gender adjective gracilis, slender, thin.)
 * D. halophilus ( Caumette et al. 1991, ; Greek noun hals, halos (ἅλς, ἁλός), salt; New Latin masculine gender adjective philus (from Greek masculine gender adjective φίλος), friend, loving; New Latin masculine gender adjective halophilus, salt-loving.)
 * D. hydrothermalis ( Alazard et al. 2003, ; New Latin masculine gender adjective hydrothermalis, from a hydrothermal area.)
 * D. idahonensis ( Sass et al. 2009, ; New Latin masculine gender adjective idahonensis, pertaining to Idaho, referring to the source of isolation of the first strains.)
 * D. indonesiensis ( corrig. Feio et al. 2000, ; New Latin masculine gender adjective indonesiensis, pertaining to Indonesia, referring to the country of isolation.)
 * D. inopinatus ( Reichenbecher and Schink 1999, ; Latin masculine gender adjective inopinatus, not expected, unexpected, referring to the utilization of an aromatic compound by a member of the genus Desulfovibrio.)
 * D. intestinalis ( Fr&ouml;hlich et al. 1999 (complete authorship reads: Fr&ouml;hlich, Sass, Kuhnigk and K&ouml;nig), ; Latin noun intestinum, gut, intestine; Latin masculine gender suff. -alis, suffix denoting pertaining to; New Latin masculine gender adjective intestinalis, pertaining to the intestine (the isolate lives in the intestine of termites).)
 * D. litoralis ( Sass et al. 1998, ; Latin masculine gender adjective litoralis, of or belonging to the sea-shore, pertaining to the habitat from where the organism was isolated.)
 * D. longreachensis ( corrig. Redburn and Patel 1995, ; New Latin masculine gender adjective longreachensis, pertaining to Longreach; named after the town in Australia.)
 * D. longus ( Magot et al. 1992, ; Latin masculine gender adjective longus, long.)
 * D. magneticus ( Sakaguchi et al. 2002, ; Latin masculine gender adjective magneticus, magnetic; refering to intracellular magnetite particles (magnetosomes).)
 * D. marinus ( Ben Dhia Thabet et al. 2007, ; Latin masculine gender adjective marinus, of or belonging to the sea, marine.)
 * D. marinisediminis ( Takii et al. 2008, ; Latin adjective marinus, of the sea, marine; Latin genitive case noun sediminis, of a sediment; New Latin genitive case noun marinisediminis, of a marine sediment.)
 * D. marrakechensis ( Chamkh et al. 2009, ; New Latin masculine gender adjective marrakechensis, pertaining to Marrakech, in south-west Morocco, the source of isolation of the type strain; also referring to the first sulfate-reducing bacterium isolated from Morocco (Marrakech was the old name of Morocco).)
 * D. mexicanus ( Hernandez-Eugenio et al. 2001, ; New Latin masculine gender adjective mexicanus, pertaining to Mexico.)
 * D. oxamicus ( (Postgate and Campbell 1966) L&oacute;pez-Cort&eacute;s et al. 2006, ; New Latin noun acidum oxamicum, oxamic acid; Latin masculine gender suff. -icus, suffix used with the sense of pertaining to; New Latin masculine gender adjective oxamicus, pertaining to oxamic acid.)
 * D. oxyclinae ( Krekeler et al. 2000, ; New Latin noun oxyclina, oxycline; New Latin genitive case noun oxyclinae, of oxycline, referring to the oxycline as habitat.)
 * D. paquesii ( van Houten et al. 2009, ; New Latin genitive case masculine gender noun paquesii, of Paques, named after Jos Paques, a Dutch biotechnologist and entrepreneur, in recognition of his contribution to the application of the biological sulfur cycle in anaerobic wastewater treatment.)
 * D. piger ( (Moore et al. 1976) Loubinoux et al. 2002, ; Latin adjective piger -gra -grum, lazy, indolent, sluggish, inactive; Latin masculine gender adjective piger, lazy (referring to the limited number of substrates utilized by the species).)
 * D. portus ( Suzuki et al. 2010, ; Latin genitive case noun portus, of estuary, of a river, pertaining to the original habitat of the type strain.)
 * D. profundus ( Bale et al. 1997, ; Latin masculine gender adjective profundus, deep.)
 * D. psychrotolerans ( Sasi Jyothsna et al. 2008, ; Greek adjective psychros (ψυχρός), cold; Latin participle adjective tolerans, tolerating; New Latin participle adjective psychrotolerans, cold-tolerating.)
 * D. putealis ( Basso et al. 2005, ; Latin masculine gender adjective putealis, of or belonging to a well.)
 * D. salexigens ( Postgate and Campbell 1966, species.; Latin noun sal salis, salt; Latin v. exigo, to demand; New Latin participle adjective salexigens, salt demanding.)
 * D. sapovorans ( Widdel 1981, ; Latin noun sapo, soap; Latin participle adjective vorans, eating, devouring; New Latin participle adjective sapovorans, devouring soap (i.e. higher fatty acids).)
 * D. senezii ( Tsu et al. 1999, ; New Latin genitive case masculine gender noun senezii, of Senez, named to honor the French microbiologist Jacques C. Senez.)
 * D. simplex ( Zellner et al. 1990, ; Latin masculine gender adjective simplex, simple, uncompounded, unmixed; intended to mean ordinary.)
 * D. sulfodismutans ( Bak and Pfennig 1988, ; Latin noun sulfur, sulfur; Latin inseparable particle dis, in two; Latin participle adjective mutans, altering, changing; New Latin participle adjective sulfodismutans, dismutating sulfur compounds.)
 * D. termitidis ( Trinkerl et al. 1991, ; Latin nom. termes -itis, a worm that eats wood, a termite; New Latin masculine gender adjective termitidis, pertaining to the termite, of a termite.)
 * D. thermophilus ( Rozanova and Khudyakova 1974, species.; Greek noun thermē (θέρμη), heat; New Latin masculine gender adjective philus (from Greek masculine gender adjective philus), friend, loving; New Latin masculine gender adjective thermophilus, heat-loving.)
 * D. tunisiensis ( Ben Ali Gam et al. 2009, ; New Latin masculine gender adjective tunisiensis, of Tunisia, pertaining to Tunisia.)
 * D. vietnamensis ( Dang et al. 2002, ; New Latin masculine gender adjective vietnamensis, pertaining to Vietnam, referring to the country of isolation.)
 * D. vulgaris ( Postgate and Campbell 1966, species.; Latin masculine gender adjective vulgaris, usual, common.)
 * D. vulgaris ( subsp. oxamicus Postgate and Campbell 1966, subspecies.; New Latin noun acidum oxamicum, oxamic acid; Latin masculine gender suff. -icus, suffix used with the sense of pertaining to; New Latin masculine gender adjective oxamicus, pertaining to oxamic acid.)
 * D. vulgaris ( subsp. vulgaris Postgate and Campbell 1966, subspecies.; Latin masculine gender adjective vulgaris, usual, common.)
 * D. zosterae ( Nielsen et al. 1999, ; New Latin noun Zostera, a scientific generic name; New Latin genitive case noun zosterae, of Zostera, denoting that the bacterium was isolated from the plant Zostera marina.)

Desulfovirga
Desulfovirga is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Desulfovirga derives from: Latin pref. de, from; Latin noun sulfur, sulfur; New Latin pref. desulfo-, desulfuricating (prefix used to characterize a dissimilatory sulfate-reducing procaryote); Latin feminine gender noun virga, twig, rod; New Latin feminine gender noun Desulfovirga, a sulfate-reducing rod.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely D. adipica ( Tanaka et al. 2000, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin noun acidum adipinum, adipic acid (adipate); Latin feminine gender suff. -ica, suffix used with the sense of pertaining to; N..Latin feminine gender adjective adipica, pertaining to adipic acid and the organism&#39;s ability to degrade it.)

Desulfovirgula
Desulfovirgula is a genus in the phylum Firmicutes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Desulfovirgula derives from:
 * Latin pref. de, from; Latin noun sulfur, sulfur; Latin feminine gender noun virgula, twig or rod; New Latin feminine gender noun Desulfovirgula, a rod that reduces sulfur compounds.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely D. thermocuniculi ( Kaksonen et al. 2007, (Type species of the genus).;: Greek adjective thermos (θερμός), hot; Latin noun cuniculus, mine; New Latin genitive case noun thermocuniculi, of a hot mine.)

Desulfurella
Desulfurella is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Desulfurella derives from: Latin pref. de, from; Latin noun sulfur, sulfur; Latin feminine gender dim. ending -ella; New Latin feminine gender noun Desulfurella, a small sulfur reducer.

Species
The genus contains 4 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * D. acetivorans ( Bonch-Osmolovskaya et al. 1993, (Type species of the genus).; Latin noun acetum, vinegar; Latin participle adjective vorans, devouring, eating; Latin participle adjective acetivorans, vinegar-eating; intended to mean acetate-eating.)
 * D. kamchatkensis ( Miroshnichenko 1998, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective kamchatkensis, pertaining to the Kamchatka Peninsula in the Russian Far East.)
 * D. multipotens ( Miroshnichenko et al. 1996, ; Latin adjective multus, much, great, many; Latin participle adjective potens (from Latin v. possum), being able, having power; New Latin participle adjective multipotens, having many abilities.)
 * D. propionica ( Miroshnichenko et al. 1998, ; New Latin noun acidum propionicum, propionic acid; Latin feminine gender suff. -ica, suffix used with the sense of pertaining to; New Latin feminine gender adjective propionica, pertaining to propionic acid; intended to mean propionate-utilizing.)

Desulfurispira
Desulfurispira is a genus in the phylum Chrysiogenetes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Desulfurispira derives from: Latin pref. de-, from; Latin noun sulfur, sulfur; Latin feminine gender noun spira, a coil; New Latin feminine gender noun Desulfurispira, a sulfur-reducing spirillum.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely D. natronophila ( Sorokin and Muyzer 2010, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin noun natron (arbitrarily derived from the Arabaic noun natron or natrun), soda; New Latin pref. natrono-, pertaining to soda; New Latin feminine gender adjective phila (from Greek feminine gender adjective philē (φίλη)), friend, loving; New Latin feminine gender adjective natronophila, soda-loving.)

Desulfurispirillum
Desulfurispirillum is a genus in the phylum Chrysiogenetes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Desulfurispirillum derives from: Latin pref. de, from; Latin noun sulfur, sulfur; New Latin dim. neuter gender noun spirillum, a small spiral (from Latin noun spira, spiral); New Latin neuter gender noun Desulfurispirillum, a spirillum that reduces elemental sulfur.

Species
The genus contains 2 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * D. alkaliphilum ( Sorokin et al. 2010, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin noun alkali, alkali (from Arabic article al, the; Arabic noun qaliy, ashes of saltwort), alkali; New Latin adjective philus from Greek adjective philos (φίλος) meaning friend, loving; New Latin neuter gender adjective alkaliphilum, loving alkaline conditions.)
 * D. indicum ( Rauschenbach et al. 2011, ; Latin neuter gender adjective indicum, of India, Indian.)

Desulfurispora
Desulfurispora is a genus in the phylum Firmicutes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Desulfurispora derives from: Latin pref. de, from; Latin noun sulfur, sulfur; Greek feminine gender noun spora (σπορά), a seed and, in biology, a spore; New Latin feminine gender noun Desulfurispora, a spore-forming organism that reduces sulfur compounds.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely D. thermophila ( Kaksonen et al. 2007, (Type species of the genus).; Greek feminine gender noun thermē (θέρμη), heat; New Latin adjective philus from Greek adjective philos (φίλος) meaning friend, loving; New Latin feminine gender adjective thermophila, heat-loving.)

Desulfurivibrio
Desulfurivibrio is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Desulfurivibrio derives from: Latin pref. de-, from, off, away; Latin noun sulfur, sulfur; New Latin masculine gender noun vibrio, that which vibrates, a vibrio; New Latin masculine gender noun Desulfurivibrio, vibrio that reduces sulfur compounds.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely D. alkaliphilus ( Sorokin et al. 2008, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin noun alkali, soda ash; New Latin adjective philus from Greek adjective philos (φίλος) meaning friend, loving; New Latin masculine gender adjective alkaliphilus, loving alkaline conditions.)

Desulfurobacterium
Desulfurobacterium is a genus in the phylum Aquificae (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Desulfurobacterium derives from: Latin pref. de, from; Latin noun sulfur, sulphur; Latin neuter gender noun bacterium, a stick, staff; New Latin neuter gender noun Desulfurobacterium, sulphur-reducing rod-shaped bacterium.

Species
The genus contains 3 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * D. atlanticum ( L&#39;Haridon et al. 2006, ;: Latin neuter gender adjective atlanticum, of or pertaining to the Atlantic Ocean.)
 * D. pacificum ( L&#39;Haridon et al. 2006, ;: Latin neuter gender adjective pacificum, peaceful; pertaining to the Pacific Ocean.)
 * D. thermolithotrophum ( L&#39;Haridon et al. 1998, (Type species of the genus).;: Greek noun thermē (θέρμη), heat; Greek masculine gender noun lithos, stone; Greek noun trophos, feeder, rearer, one who feeds; New Latin neuter gender adjective thermolithotrophum, referring to its thermophilic way of life and)

Desulfurococcus
Desulfurococcus is a genus in the phylum Crenarchaeota (Archaea).

Etymology
The name Desulfurococcus derives from: Latin pref. de, from; Latin noun sulfur, sulfur; New Latin pref. desulfo-, desulfuricating, suffix used to characterize a dissimilatory sulfate-reducing prokaryote; New Latin masculine gender noun coccus (from Greek masculine gender noun kokkos (κόκκος), grain, seed), coccus; New Latin masculine gender noun Desulfurococcus, the sulfur-reducing coccus.

Species
The genus contains 5 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * D. amylolyticus ( Bonch-Osmolovskaya et al. 2001, ; Greek noun amulon, starch; New Latin masculine gender adjective lyticus (from Greek masculine gender adjective lutikos (λυτικός)), able to loose, able to dissolve; New Latin masculine gender adjective amylolyticus, starch degrading.)
 * D. fermentans ( Perevalova et al. 2005, ; Latin participle adjective fermentans, fermenting.)
 * D. kamchatkensis ( Kublanov et al. 2009, ; New Latin masculine gender adjective kamchatkensis, pertaining to Kamchatka, where the type strain was isolated.)
 * D. mobilis ( Zillig and Stetter 1983, ; Latin masculine gender adjective mobilis, movable, motile.)
 * D. mucosus ( Zillig and Stetter 1983, (Type species of the genus).; Latin masculine gender adjective mucosus, slimy.)

Desulfurolobus
Desulfurolobus is a genus in the phylum Crenarchaeota (Archaea).

Etymology
The name Desulfurolobus derives from: Latin pref. de, from; Latin noun sulfur, sulfur; Latin masculine gender noun globus, a round body, a ball, sphere, globe; New Latin masculine gender noun Desulfuroglobus, a sphere that reduces sulfur compounds.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely D. ambivalens ( Zillig and B&ouml;ck 1987, (Type species of the genus).; Latin masculine gender adjective ambo ambae, both; Latin participle adjective valens, being able to do; New Latin participle adjective ambivalens, ambivalent.)

Desulfuromonas
Desulfuromonas is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Desulfuromonas derives from: Latin pref. de, from; Latin noun sulfur, sulfur; Latin feminine gender noun monas (μονάς / μονάδα), nominally meaning "a unit", but in effect meaning a bacterium; New Latin feminine gender noun Desulfuromonas, a monad that reduces sulfur.

Members of the genus Desulfuromonas can be referred to as desulfuromonad (viz. Trivialisation of names).

Species
The genus contains 7 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * D. acetexigens ( Finster et al. 1997, ; Latin noun acetum, vinegar; New Latin noun acidum aceticum, acetic acid; Latin v. exigo, to demand; New Latin participle adjective acetexigens, demanding acetate for growth.)
 * D. acetoxidans ( Pfennig and Biebl 1977, species. (Type species of the genus).; Latin noun acetum, vinegar; New Latin noun acidum aceticum, acetic acid; New Latin v. oxido (from Greek adjective oxus, acid or sour and in combined words indicating oxygen), to make acid, oxidize; New Latin participle adjective acetoxidans, oxidizing acetate.)
 * D. chloroethenica ( Krumholz 1997, ; New Latin noun chloroethenum, chloroethene; Latin feminine gender suff. -ica, suffix used with the sense of pertaining to; New Latin feminine gender adjective chloroethenica, pertaining to chloroethene, as the organism utilizes such compounds as electron acceptors.)
 * D. michiganensis ( Sung et al. 2009, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective michiganensis, pertaining to the state of Michigan where the sediment and aquifer samples used for isolation of strains BB1 and BRS1 were collected.)
 * D. palmitatis ( Coates et al. 2000, ; New Latin noun palmitas -atis, palmitate (chemical); New Latin genitive case noun palmitatis, of palmitate, because it oxidizes palmitate.)
 * D. svalbardensis ( Vandieken et al. 2006, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective svalbardensis, from Svalbard, a group of islands in the northern Barents Sea, from where the type strain was isolated.)
 * D. thiophila ( Finster et al. 1997, ; Greek noun theion (θέω) (Latin transliteration thium), sulfur; New Latin adjective philus from Greek adjective philos (φίλος) meaning friend, loving; New Latin feminine gender adjective thiophila, sulfur-loving.)

Desulfuromusa
Desulfuromusa is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Desulfuromusa derives from: Latin pref. de, from; Latin noun sulfur, sulfur; New Latin feminine gender noun Musa, generic name of banana; New Latin feminine gender noun Desulfuromusa, a banana-shaped bacterium that reduces sulfur.

Species
The genus contains 4 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * D. bakii ( Liesack and Finster 1994, ; New Latin genitive case noun bakii, of Bak, named in memory of F. Bak, a German microbiologist who has made important contributions to our knowledge of sulfur- and sulfate-reducing bacteria.)
 * D. ferrireducens ( Vandieken et al. 2006, ; Latin noun ferrum, iron; Latin participle adjective reducens, leading back, bringing back and, in chemistry, converting to a reduced oxidation state; New Latin participle adjective ferrireducens, reducing Fe(III) to Fe(II).)
 * D. kysingii ( Liesack and Finster 1994, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin genitive case noun kysingii, of kysing; named after the Fjord south of &Aring;rhus (Jutland, Denmark) from which the organism was isolated.)
 * D. succinoxidans ( Liesack and Finster 1994, ; New Latin noun acidum succinicum (from Latin noun succinum, amber), succinic acid; New Latin v. oxido (from Greek adjective oxus, acid or sour and in combined words indicating oxygen), to oxidize; New Latin participle adjective succinoxidans, oxidizing succinate.)

Dethiobacter
Dethiobacter is a genus in the phylum Firmicutes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Dethiobacter derives from: Latin pref. de-, from, off, away; Greek noun theion (θέω) (Latin transliteration thium), sulfur; New Latin masculine gender noun, a rodbacter, nominally meaning "a rod", but in effect meaning a bacterium, rod; New Latin masculine gender noun Dethiobacter, rod-shaped bacterium that reduces sulfur compounds.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely D. alkaliphilus ( Sorokin et al. 2008, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin noun alkali, soda ash; New Latin adjective philus from Greek adjective philos (φίλος) meaning friend, loving; New Latin masculine gender adjective alkaliphilus, loving alkaline conditions.)

Dethiosulfatibacter
Dethiosulfatibacter is a genus in the phylum Firmicutes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Dethiosulfatibacter derives from: Latin pref. de, from; New Latin noun thiosulfas -atis, thiosulfate; New Latin masculine gender noun, a rodbacter, nominally meaning "a rod", but in effect meaning a bacterium, a rod or staff; New Latin masculine gender noun Dethiosulfatibacter, a rod-shaped thiosulfate-reducer.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely D. aminovorans ( Takii et al. 2007, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin neuter gender noun aminum, amine; Latin participle adjective vorans, devouring; New Latin participle adjective aminovorans, devouring amino acids.)

Dethiosulfovibrio
Dethiosulfovibrio is a genus in the phylum Synergistetes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Dethiosulfovibrio derives from: Latin pref. de, from; New Latin noun thiosulfas -atis, thiosulfate; Latin v. vibro, to vibrate; New Latin noun vibrio, that which vibrates, and also a bacterial genus name of bacteria possessing a curved rod shape (Vibrio); New Latin masculine gender noun Dethiosulfovibrio, a vibrio that reduces thiosulfate.

Species
The genus contains 5 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * D. acidaminovorans ( Surkov et al. 2001, ; New Latin noun acidum aminum, amino acid; Latin v. vorare, to devour; New Latin participle adjective acidaminovorans, devouring amino acids.)
 * D. marinus ( Surkov et al. 2001, ; Latin masculine gender adjective marinus, of the sea, marine.)
 * D. peptidovorans ( Magot et al. 1997, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin noun peptidum (Greek adjective peptos, cooked), peptide; Latin v. voro, to devour; New Latin participle adjective peptidovorans, devouring peptides.)
 * D. russensis ( Surkov et al. 2001, ; New Latin masculine gender adjective russensis, pertaining to Staraja Russia.)
 * D. salsuginis ( D&iacute;az-C&aacute;rdenas et al. 2010, ; Latin noun salsugo -inis, salt water, brine; Latin genitive case noun salsuginis, of salt water.)

Devosia
Devosia is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Devosia derives from:
 * New Latin feminine gender noun Devosia, honoring Paul De Vos, a Belgian microbiologist, for his basic contribution to the taxonomy of pseudomonads.

Species
The genus contains 11 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * D. albogilva ( Verma et al. 2009, ; Latin feminine gender adjective albogilva, whitish yellow.)
 * D. chinhatensis ( Kumar et al. 2008, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective chinhatensis, pertaining to Chinhat, India, from where the type strain was isolated.)
 * D. crocina ( Verma et al. 2009, ; Latin feminine gender adjective crocina, saffron-coloured.)
 * D. geojensis ( Ryu et al. 2008, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective geojensis, pertaining to Geoje in Korea, the location of the soil sample from which the type strain was isolated.)
 * D. insulae ( Yoon et al. 2007, ; Latin genitive case noun insulae, of an island, from where the type strain was isolated.)
 * D. limi ( Vanparys et al. 2005, ; Latin genitive case noun limi, of sludge.)
 * D. neptuniae ( Rivas et al. 2003, ;: New Latin genitive case noun neptuniae, of Neptunia, named because the organism was isolated from Neptunia natans (Latinc.) Druce.)
 * D. riboflavina ( (ex Foster 1944) Nakagawa et al. 1996, nom. rev., (Type species of the genus).;: New Latin noun riboflavinum, riboflavin; New Latin feminine gender adjective riboflavina, referring to the ability of the organism to oxidize riboflavin.)
 * D. soli ( Yoo et al. 2006, ;: Latin genitive case noun soli, of soil.)
 * D. subaequoris ( Lee 2007, ; Latin prep. sub, under; Latin genitive case noun aequoris, of the sea; New Latin genitive case noun subaequoris, from under the sea, referring to the place where the type strain was isolated.)
 * D. yakushimensis ( Bautista et al. 2010, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective yakushimensis, pertaining to Yakushima, from where the organism was isolated.)

Devriesea
Devriesea is a genus in the phylum Actinobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Devriesea derives from: New Latin feminine gender noun Devriesea, referring to the veterinary microbiologist Latin A. Devriese.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely D. agamarum ( Martel et al. 2008, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin noun Agama, an Old World reptile genus of Sauria; New Latin genitive case pl. noun agamarum, of lizards of the genus Agama, of agamid lizards.)

Dialister
Dialister is a genus in the phylum Firmicutes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Dialister derives from: unknown.

Species
The genus contains 5 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * D. invisus ( Downes et al. 2003, ; Latin masculine gender adjective invisus, unseen, referring to the lack of turbidity of broth cultures of this organism.)
 * D. micraerophilus ( Jumas-Bilak et al. 2005, ; Greek adjective mikros (μικρός), small; Greek noun aer, aeros (ἀήρ, ἀέρος), air; New Latin adjective philus from Greek adjective philos (φίλος) meaning friend, loving; New Latin masculine gender adjective micraerophilus, slightly air-loving, referring to the ability of the species to grow under micoaerophilic conditions.)
 * D. pneumosintes ( (Olitsky and Gates 1921) Moore and Moore 1994, (Type species of the genus).; Greek noun pneuma, wind, breathed air; Greek noun sintes, a spoiler, thief; New Latin masculine gender adjective pneumosintes, breath destroying.)
 * D. propionicifaciens ( Jumas-Bilak et al. 2005, ; New Latin noun acidum propionicum, propionic acid; Latin participle adjective faciens (from Latin v. facio), producing; New Latin participle adjective propionicifaciens, propionic acid-producing.)
 * D. succinatiphilus ( Morotomi et al. 2008, ; New Latin noun succinas -atis, succinate; New Latin adjective philus from Greek adjective philos (φίλος) meaning friend, loving; New Latin masculine gender adjective succinatiphilus, succinate-loving.)

Diaphorobacter
Diaphorobacter is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Diaphorobacter derives from: Greek adjective diaphoros, different, and, in good sense, advantageous, profitable, important; New Latin masculine gender noun, a rodbacter, nominally meaning "a rod", but in effect meaning a bacterium, rod; New Latin masculine gender noun Diaphorobacter, profitable rod, referring to usefulness in nitrogen removal.

Species
The genus contains 2 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * D. nitroreducens ( Khan and Hiraishi 2003, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin noun nitras -atis, nitrate; New Latin pref. nitro-, pertaining to nitrate; Latin participle adjective reducens, leading back, bringing back and, in chemistry, converting to a different oxidation state; New Latin participle adjective nitroreducens, reducing nitrate.)
 * D. oryzae ( Pham et al. 2009, ; Latin genitive case noun oryzae, of rice, referring to the rice-paddy fields from where the type strain was isolated.)

Dichelobacter
Dichelobacter is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Dichelobacter derives from: Greek adjective dichelos, cloven hoofed; New Latin masculine gender noun, a rodbacter, nominally meaning "a rod", but in effect meaning a bacterium, a rod; New Latin masculine gender noun Dichelobacter, clovenhoofed rod, because this organism is the rod-shaped bacterium that causes footrot in sheep, goats, and cattle.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely D. nodosus ( (Beveridge 1941) Dewhirst et al. 1990, (Type species of the genus).; Latin masculine gender adjective nodosus, full of knots, refers to the shape of the cells.)

Dichotomicrobium
Dichotomicrobium is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Dichotomicrobium derives from: Greek adjective dichotomos, cutting in two, divided equally; New Latin neuter gender noun microbium, microbe; New Latin neuter gender noun Dichotomicrobium, a forked microbe.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely D. thermohalophilum ( Hirsch and Hoffman 1989, (Type species of the genus).; Greek noun thermē (θέρμη), heat; Greek noun hals, halos (ἅλς, ἁλός), salt; New Latin adjective philus from Greek adjective philos (φίλος) meaning friend, loving; New Latin neuter gender adjective thermohalophilum, heat and salt loving.)

Dickeya
Dickeya is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Dickeya derives from: New Latin feminine gender noun Dickeya, after the American phytopathologist Robert S. Dickey, for his contribution to research on the Erwinia chrysantemi complex.

Species
The genus contains 6 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * D. chrysanthemi ( (Burkholder et al. 1953) Samson et al. 2005, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin genitive case noun Chrysanthemi, of the plant genus Chrysanthemum.)
 * D. dadantii ( Samson et al. 2005, ; New Latin genitive case noun dadantii, of Dadant, in honour of the phytopathologist R. Dadant, for his description of the bacterium isolated from diseased Pelargonium capitatum.)
 * D. dianthicola ( Samson et al. 2005, ; New Latin noun Dianthus, a plant genus; Latin suff. -cola (from Latin noun incola), inhabitant, dweller; New Latin noun dianthicola, the dweller of Dianthus sp.)
 * D. dieffenbachiae ( Samson et al. 2005, ; New Latin genitive case noun dieffenbachiae, of the plant genus Dieffenbachia.)
 * D. paradisiaca ( (Fernandez-Borrero and Lopez-Duque 1970) Samson et al. 2005, ; Latin feminine gender adjective paradisiaca, of or belonging to Paradise, Paradisiacal, referring to the isolation of the organism from Musa paradisiaca.)
 * D. zeae ( Samson et al. 2005, ; New Latin genitive case noun zeae, of the plant genus Zea.)

Dictyoglomus
Dictyoglomus is a genus in the phylum Dictyoglomi (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Dictyoglomus derives from: Greek noun diktuon, a net; Latin neuter gender noun glomus, a ball; New Latin neuter gender noun Dictyoglomus, net ball.

Species
The genus contains 2 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * D. thermophilum ( Saiki et al. 1985, (Type species of the genus).; Greek noun thermē (θέρμη), heat; New Latin neuter gender adjective philum (from Greek neuter gender adjective philon (φίλον)), friend, loving; New Latin neuter gender adjective thermophilum, heat loving.)
 * D. turgidum ( corrig. Svetlichny and Svetlichnay&aacute; 1995, ; Latin neuter gender adjective turgidum, swollen, inflated, because the cells form spherical aggregates.)

Dietzia
Dietzia is a genus in the phylum Actinobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Dietzia derives from: New Latin feminine gender noun Dietzia, named after Alma Dietz, an American microbiologist.

Species
The genus contains 11 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * D. aerolata ( K&auml;mpfer et al. 2010, ; Greek noun aer, air; Latin feminine gender participle adjective lata, carried; New Latin feminine gender participle adjective aerolata, airborne.)
 * D. cercidiphylli ( Li et al. 2008, ; New Latin genitive case noun cercidiphylli, of the plant genus Cercidiphyllum, isolated from root sample of Cercidiphyllum japonicum.)
 * D. cinnamea ( Yassin et al. 2006, ; Latin feminine gender adjective cinnamea, of or from cinnamon, referring to the colour of the cellular biomass.)
 * D. kunjamensis ( Mayilraj et al. 2006, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective kunjamensis, of or pertaining to Kunjam Pass of the cold desert of the Indian Himalayas.)
 * D. lutea ( Li et al. 2011, ; Latin feminine gender adjective lutea, orange-yellow coloured.)
 * D. maris ( (Nesterenko et al. 1982) Rainey et al. 1995, (Type species of the genus).; Latin genitive case noun maris, of the sea.)
 * D. natronolimnaea ( corrig. Duckworth et al. 1999, ; New Latin noun natron (arbitrarily derived from the Arabic noun natrun or natron) soda, sodium carbonate; New Latin adjective limnaeus -a -um (from Greek adjective limnaios -a -on), of or from the marsh; New Latin feminine gender adjective natronolimnaea, of or from a soda lake (marsh). )
 * D. papillomatosis ( Jones et al. 2008, ; New Latin genitive case noun papillomatosis, of papillomatosis.)
 * D. psychralcaliphila ( Yumoto et al. 2002, ; Greek adjective psychros (ψυχρός), cold; New Latin noun alcali (from Arabic article al, the; Arabic noun qaliy, ashes of saltwort), alcali ; New Latin adjective philus from Greek adjective philos (φίλος) meaning friend, loving; New Latin feminine gender adjective psychralcaliphila, loving cold and alkaline environments.)
 * D. schimae ( Li et al. 2008, ; New Latin genitive case noun schimae, of the plant genus Schima, isolated from a stem sample of Schima sp.)
 * D. timorensis ( Yamamura et al. 2010, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective timorensis, of or pertaining to West Timor, Indonesia, from where the organism was first isolated.)

Dinoroseobacter
Dinoroseobacter is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Dinoroseobacter derives from: Greek noun dinos, whirling, rotation, and the first compound of the Protozoan name Dinophyceae (dinoflagellates), the source from which the isolates were obtained; New Latin masculine gender noun Roseobacter, a bacterial genus; New Latin masculine gender noun Dinoroseobacter, a Roseobacter-like organism originating from dinoflagellates.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely D. shibae ( Biebl et al. 2005, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin genitive case noun shibae, of Shiba, named after Professor Tsuneo Shiba, who discovered the marine aerobic anoxygenic phototrophic bacteria and provided fundamental contributions to the description of this physiological group of bacteria.)

Diplocalyx
Diplocalyx is a genus in the phylum Spirochaetes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Diplocalyx derives from: Greek adjective diplos (or diploos), twofold, double; Latin masculine gender noun calyx, cup, calyx, covering; New Latin masculine gender noun Diplocalyx, twofold cover.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely D. calotermitidis ( (ex Gharagozlou 1968) Bermudes et al. 1988,, nom. rev. (Type species of the genus).; New Latin genitive case noun calotermitidis, of Calotermes, named after the termite host Calotermes flavicollis.)

Dokdonella
Dokdonella is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Dokdonella derives from: New Latin feminine gender dim. noun Dokdonella, named after Dokdo, an island located on the East Sea in Korea, from where the organisms were isolated.

Species
The genus contains 4 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * D. fugitiva ( Cunha et al. 2006, ; Latin feminine gender adjective fugitiva, fleeing away, fugitive, because the organism fled to Portugal, where it was isolated.)
 * D. ginsengisoli ( Ten et al. 2009, ; New Latin noun ginsengum, ginseng; Latin noun solum, soil; New Latin genitive case noun ginsengisoli, of soil of a ginseng field, the source of the type strain.)
 * D. koreensis ( Yoon et al. 2006, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin feminine gender adjective koreensis, pertaining to Korea, where Dokdo is located.)
 * D. soli ( Yoo et al. 2009, ; Latin genitive case noun soli, of soil, the source of the type strain.)

Dokdonia
Dokdonia is a genus in the phylum Bacteroidetes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Dokdonia derives from: New Latin feminine gender noun Dokdonia, named after Dokdo, an island located on the East Sea in Korea, fom where the organisms were isolated.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely D. donghaensis ( Yoon et al. 2005, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin feminine gender adjective donghaensis, pertaining to Donghae, the Korean name of the East Sea, where Dokdo is located and from where the organism was isolated.)

Dolosicoccus
Dolosicoccus is a genus in the phylum Firmicutes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Dolosicoccus derives from: Latin adjective dolosus, crafty, deceptive; New Latin masculine gender noun coccus (from Greek masculine gender noun kokkos (κόκκος), grain, seed), coccus; New Latin masculine gender noun dolosicoccus, a deceptive coccus.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely D. paucivorans ( Collins et al. 1999, (Type species of the genus).; Latin adjective paucus, few, little; Latin participle adjective vorans, eating, devouring; New Latin participle adjective paucivorans, eating little, relating to the observation that the organism utilizes few carbohydrates)

Dolosigranulum
Dolosigranulum is a genus in the phylum Firmicutes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Dolosigranulum derives from: Latin adjective dolosus, crafty, deceitful; L neuter gender noun granulum, a small grain; New Latin neu. noun Dolosigranulum, a deceptive small grain.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely D. pigrum ( Aguirre et al. 1994, (Type species of the genus).; Latin neuter gender adjective pigrum, lazy.)

Donghaeana
Donghaeana is a genus in the phylum Bacteroidetes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Donghaeana derives from: New Latin noun Donghae, the Korean name of the East Sea in Korea; Latin feminine gender suff. -ana, suffix used with the sense of belonging to; New Latin feminine gender noun (New Latin feminine gender adjective used as a substantive) Dhongaeana, named after the East Sea of Korea, where Dokdo is located.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely D. dokdonensis ( Yoon et al. 2006, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin feminine gender adjective dokdonensis, pertaining to Dokdo, a Korean island, where the type strain was isolated.)

Donghicola
Donghicola is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Donghicola derives from:
 * New Latin noun Donghae, the Korean name of the East Sea in Korea; Latin suff. -cola (from Latin noun incola), a dweller, inhabitant; New Latin masculine gender noun Donghicola, a dweller of the East Sea in Korea.

Species
The genus contains 2 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * D. eburneus ( Yoon et al. 2007, (Type species of the genus).;: Latin masculine gender adjective eburneus, white as ivory.)
 * D. xiamenensis ( Tan et al. 2009, ; New Latin masculine gender adjective xiamenensis, pertaining to Xiamen.)

Dongia
Dongia is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Dongia derives from: New Latin feminine gender noun Dongia, named after Professor Xiu-Zhu Dong, a bacteriologist and bacterial taxonomist in China.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely D. mobilis ( Liu et al. 2010, (Type species of the genus).; Latin feminine gender adjective mobilis, motile, pertaining to the motility of the type strain.)

Dorea
Dorea is a genus in the phylum Firmicutes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Dorea derives from: New Latin feminine gender noun Dorea, named in honour of the French microbiologist Joel Dor&eacute;, in recognition of his many contributions to gut microbiology.

Species
The genus contains 2 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * D. formicigenerans ( (Holdeman and Moore 1974) Taras et al. 2002, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin noun acidum formicum, formic acid; Latin participle adjective generans, producing; New Latin adjective formicigenerans, formic acid-producing; referring to its production of large amounts of formic acid from carbohydrate fermentation.)

Duganella
Duganella is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Duganella derives from:
 * New Latin feminine gender dim. noun Duganella, named after P.R. Dugan, the American microbiologist who isolated the organism.

Species
The genus contains 2 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * D. violaceinigra ( Li et al. 2004, ; Latin adjective violaceus, violet; Latin adjective niger -gra -grum, black; New Latin feminine gender adjective violaceinigra, violet-black, after the colour of the colonies.)
 * D. zoogloeoides ( Hiraishi et al. 1997, (Type species of the genus).;: New Latin noun Zoogloea, bacterial genus name; Latin suff. -oides (from Greek suff. -eides, from Greek noun eidos, that which is seen, form, shape, figure), ressembling, similar; New Latin feminine gender adjective zoogloeoides, similar to Zoogloea.)

Dyadobacter
Dyadobacter is a genus in the phylum Bacteroidetes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Dyadobacter derives from: G. feminine gender noun dyas -ados, the number two, pair; New Latin masculine gender noun, a rodbacter, nominally meaning "a rod", but in effect meaning a bacterium, rod or staff; New Latin masculine gender noun Dyadobacter, rod or staff occurring in pairs.

Species
The genus contains 9 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * D. alkalitolerans ( Tang et al. 2009, ; New Latin noun alkali, alkali; Latin participle adjective tolerans, tolerating; New Latin participle adjective alkalitolerans, alkali-tolerating.)
 * D. beijingensis ( Dong et al. 2007, ;: New Latin masculine gender adjective beijingensis, pertaining to Beijing, the geographical origin of the type strain.)
 * D. crusticola ( Reddy and Garcia-Pichel 2005, ; Latin noun crusta, crust; Latin suff. -cola (from Latin noun incola), dweller; New Latin noun crusticola, a dweller of crust.)
 * D. fermentans ( Chelius and Triplett 2000, (Type species of the genus).; Latin participle adjective fermentans, causing fermentation.)
 * D. ginsengisoli ( Liu et al. 2006, ; New Latin noun ginsengum, ginseng; Latin noun solum, soil; New Latin genitive case noun ginsengisoli, of the soil of a ginseng field, the source of the type strain.)
 * D. hamtensis ( Chaturvedi et al. 2005, ; New Latin masculine gender adjective hamtensis, pertaining to the Hamta glacier.)
 * D. koreensis ( Baik et al. 2007, ; New Latin masculine gender adjective koreensis, pertaining to Korea, where the type strain was isolated.)
 * D. psychrophilus ( Zhang et al. 2010, ; Greek adjective psychros (ψυχρός), cold; New Latin adjective philus from Greek adjective philos (φίλος) meaning friend, loving; New Latin masculine gender adjective psychrophilus, cold-loving.)
 * D. soli ( Lee et al. 2010, ; Latin genitive case noun soli, of soil, the source of the type strain.)

Dyella
Dyella is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Dyella derives from: New Latin feminine gender dim. noun Dyella, in honour of Dr Douglas W. Dye, of New Zealand, who contributed to the taxonomic study of the genus Xanthomonas.

Species
The genus contains 8 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * D. ginsengisoli ( Jung et al. 2009, ; New Latin noun ginsengum, ginseng; Latin noun solum, soil; New Latin genitive case noun ginsengisoli, of soil from a ginseng field, the source of the organism.)
 * D. japonica ( Xie and Yokota 2005, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin feminine gender adjective japonica, pertaining to Japan, from where the type strain and other strains originated.)
 * D. koreensis ( An et al. 2005, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective koreensis, pertaining to Korea, the location of the soil sample from which the type strain was isolated.)
 * D. marensis ( Lee and Lee 2009, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective marensis, pertaining to Mara Island, Jeju, Republic of Korea, on which the type strain was isolated.)
 * D. soli ( Weon et al. 2009, ; Latin genitive case noun soli, of soil.)
 * D. terrae ( Weon et al. 2009, ; Latin genitive case noun terrae, of the soil.)
 * D. thiooxydans ( Anandham et al. 2011, ; Greek noun theion (θέω) (Latin transliteration thium), sulfur; New Latin v. oxydo, to make acid, oxidize; New Latin participle adjective thiooxydans, oxidizing sulfur.)
 * D. yeojuensis ( Kim et al. 2006, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective yeojuensis, pertaining to Yeoju, a city in Korea, from where the type strain originated.)

Dysgonomonas
Dysgonomonas is a genus in the phylum Bacteroidetes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Dysgonomonas derives from: Greek pref. dys (δύω)-, with notion of hard, bad, unlucky; Greek noun gonos (γόνος), reproduction; Greek feminine gender noun monas (μονάς / μονάδα), a monad, unit; New Latin feminine gender noun Dysgonomonas, intended to mean a weakly growing monad.

Members of the genus Dysgonomonas can be referred to as dysgonomonad (viz. Trivialisation of names).

Species
The genus contains 4 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * D. capnocytophagoides ( Hofstad et al. 2000, ; New Latin noun Capnocytophaga, a genus of CO2-requiring bacteria; Latin suff. -oides (from Greek suff. -eides, from Greek noun eidos, that which is seen, form, shape, figure), ressembling, similar; New Latin adjective capnocytophagoides, like Capnocytophaga, referring to some properties shared between these organisms.)
 * D. gadei ( Hofstad et al. 2000, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin genitive case masculine gender noun gadei, of the Gade Institute, Bergen, Norway, where the organism was first isolated.)
 * D. hofstadii ( Lawson et al., 2010, ; New Latin genitive case masculine gender noun hofstadii, of Hofstad, named after Tor Hofstad, a Norwegian microbiologist, in recognition of his contributions to anaerobic microbiology.)
 * D. mossii ( Lawson et al. 2002, ; New Latin genitive case masculine gender noun mossii, of Moss, to honor Claude Wayne Moss, an American microbiologist who has contributed much to microbial taxonomy.)

Echinicola
Echinicola is a genus in the phylum Bacteroidetes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Echinicola derives from: Latin masculine gender noun echinus, sea urchin; Latin suff. -cola (derived from Latin masculine gender or feminine gender noun incola), a dweller; New Latin feminine gender noun Echinicola, a sea-urchin dweller.

Species
The genus contains 2 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * E. pacifica ( Nedashkovskaya et al. 2006, (Type species of the genus).; Latin feminine gender adjective pacifica, pacific, and by extension referring to the Pacific Ocean, from which the type strain was isolated.)
 * E. vietnamensis ( Nedashkovskaya et al. 2007, ;: New Latin feminine gender adjective vietnamensis, of or belonging to Vietnam, the country of origin of the type strain.)

Ectothiorhodosinus
Ectothiorhodosinus is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Ectothiorhodosinus derives from: Greek prep. ectos, outside; Greek noun theion (θέω) (Latin transliteration thium), sulfur; Greek noun rhodon (ῥόδον), rose; Latin masculine gender noun sinus, a bending, curve, fold; New Latin masculine gender noun Ectothiorhodosinus, red curved rod with extracellular sulfur.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely E. mongolicus ( corrig. Gorlenko et al. 2007, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin masculine gender adjective mongolicus, belonging to Mongolia.)

Ectothiorhodospira
Ectothiorhodospira is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Ectothiorhodospira derives from:
 * Greek prep. ektos, outside; Greek noun theion (θέω) (Latin transliteration thium), sulfur; Greek noun rhodon (ῥόδον), rose; Latin feminine gender noun spira, the spiral; New Latin feminine gender noun Ectothiorhodospira, spiral rose with sulfur outside.

Species
The genus contains 11 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * E. abdelmalekii ( Imhoff and Tr&uuml;per 1982, ;: New Latin genitive case masculine gender noun abdelmalekii, of Abd-El-Malek, named for Yousef Abd-El-Malek, an Egyptian microbiologist.)
 * E. haloalkaliphila ( Imhoff and S&uuml;ling 1997, ;: Greek noun hals, halos (ἅλς, ἁλός), salt; New Latin noun alkali, soda ash (from Arabic al-qalyi, the ashes of saltwort); New Latin feminine gender adjective phila (from Greek feminine gender adjective philē (φίλη)), friend, loving; New Latin feminine gender adjective haloalkaliphila, loving salt and alkaline conditions.)
 * E. halochloris ( Imhoff and Tr&uuml;per 1979, species.;: Greek noun hals, halos (ἅλς, ἁλός), salt; Greek adjective chlōros, green; New Latin feminine gender adjective halochloris, green-colored and from salt lakes.)
 * E. halophila ( Raymond and Sistrom 1969, species.;: Greek noun hals, halos (ἅλς, ἁλός), salt; New Latin feminine gender adjective phila (from Greek feminine gender adjective philē (φίλη)), friend, loving; New Latin feminine gender adjective halophila, salt-loving.)
 * E. marina ( Imhoff and S&uuml;ling 1997, ;: Latin feminine gender adjective marina, of or belonging to the sea, marine.)
 * E. marismortui ( Oren et al. 1990, ;: Latin noun maris -is, the sea; Latin adjective mortuus, dead; New Latin genitive case noun marismortui, of the Dead Sea.)
 * E. mobilis ( Pelsh 1936, species. (Type species of the genus).;: Latin feminine gender adjective mobilis, movable, mobile.)
 * E. salini ( Ramana et al. 2011, ; Latin genitive case noun salini, of a salt-cellar.)
 * E. shaposhnikovii ( Cherni et al. 1969, species.;: New Latin genitive case masculine gender noun shaposhnikovii, of Shaposhnikov, named for D. I. Shaposhnikov, a Russian microbiologist.)
 * E. vacuolata ( Imhoff et al. 1982, ;: New Latin feminine gender adjective vacuolata, containing vacuoles.)
 * E. variabilis ( Gorlenko et al. 2009, ; Latin feminine gender adjective variabilis, varied, changeable.)

Edaphobacter
Edaphobacter is a genus in the phylum Acidobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Edaphobacter derives from: Greek neuter gender noun edaphos, soil; New Latin masculine gender noun, a rodbacter, nominally meaning "a rod", but in effect meaning a bacterium, a rod; New Latin masculine gender noun Edaphobacter, rod-shaped soil bacterium.

Species
The genus contains 2 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * E. aggregans ( Koch et al. 2008, ; Latin v. aggregare, to flock or band together; Latin participle adjective aggregans, assembling, aggregating.)
 * E. modestus ( Koch et al. 2008, (Type species of the genus).; Latin masculine gender adjective modestus, moderate, referring to the adaptation of the type strain to low substrate concentrations.)

Edwardsiella
Edwardsiella is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Edwardsiella derives from: New Latin feminine gender dim. noun Edwardsiella, named after the American bacteriologist P.R. Edwards (1901-1966).

Species
The genus contains 4 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * E. anguillimortifera ( (Hoshina 1962) Sakazaki and Tamura 1975, species.; Latin noun anguilla, eel; Latin feminine gender adjective mortifera, death-bringing, death-dealing, deadly, fatal; New Latin feminine gender adjective anguillimortifera, fatal for eels.)
 * E. hoshinae ( Grimont et al. 1981, ; New Latin genitive case noun hoshinae, of Hoshina; named after Toshikazu Hoshina, the Japanese bacteriologist who was one of the first to describe an organism that was probably an Edwardsiella.)
 * E. ictaluri ( Hawke et al. 1981, ; New Latin noun Ictalurus, the genus name for catfish; New Latin genitive case noun ictaluri, of Icatlurus, of catfish.)
 * E. tarda ( Ewing and McWhorter 1965, species. (Type species of the genus).; Latin feminine gender adjective tarda, slow (intended meaning was &ldquo;inactive,&rdquo; referring to the fermentation on only a few carbohydrates compared to many other Enterobacteriaceae).)

Effluviibacter
Effluviibacter is a genus in the phylum Bacteroidetes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Effluviibacter derives from: Latin neuter gender noun effluvium, outflow; New Latin masculine gender noun, a rodbacter, nominally meaning "a rod", but in effect meaning a bacterium, rod; New Latin masculine gender noun Effluviibacter, rod from an outflow, referring to the source of isolation of the first strain.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely E. roseus ( Suresh et al. 2006, (Type species of the genus).; Latin masculine gender adjective roseus, rose-coloured, pink.)

Eggerthella
Eggerthella is a genus in the phylum Actinobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Eggerthella derives from: New Latin feminine gender dim. noun Eggerthella, named to honour Arnold Eggerth, who first described the organism later named Eubacterium lentum (Eggerth 1935).

Species
The genus contains 4 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * E. hongkongensis ( Lau et al. 2006, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective hongkongensis, pertaining to Hong Kong, the city where the bacterium was discovered.)
 * E. lenta ( (Eggerth 1935) Wade et al. 1999, (Type species of the genus).; Latin feminine gender adjective lenta, slow.)
 * E. lenta ( (Eggerth 1935) Kageyama et al. 1999, (Type species of the genus).; Latin feminine gender adjective lenta, slow.)
 * E. sinensis ( Lau et al. 2006, ; Medieval Latin genitive case noun sinae, of China; New Latin feminine gender adjective sinensis, pertaining to China, the country where the bacterium was discovered.)

Ehrlichia
Ehrlichia is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Ehrlichia derives from: New Latin feminine gender noun Ehrlichia, named after Paul Ehrlich, a German bacteriologist.

Species
The genus contains 9 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * E. canis ( (Donatien and Lestoquard 1935) Moshkovski 1945, species. (Type species of the genus).; Latin genitive case noun canis, of the dog.)
 * E. chaffeensis ( Anderson et al. 1992, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective chaffeensis, pertaining to Fort Chaffee in western Arkansas, where the patient from whom the first isolate was prepared was identified.)
 * E. equi ( Lewis et al. 1988, ; Latin genitive case noun equi, of the horse.)
 * E. ewingii ( Anderson et al. 1992, ; New Latin genitive case masculine gender noun ewingii, of Ewing, named in honor of Sidney A. Ewing for his pioneering work with this agent.)
 * E. muris ( Wen et al. 1995, ; Latin genitive case noun muris, of the mouse; the species was first isolated from a mouse.)
 * E. phagocytophila ( (Foggie 1949) Philip 1962, species.; New Latin noun phagocytum (from Greek v. phagein, to eat up, devour; and Greek noun kutos, hollow, a vessel and, in biology, a cell), a phagocyte; New Latin feminine gender adjective phila (from Greek feminine gender adjective philoē, friend, loving; New Latin feminine gender adjective phagocytophila, phagocytes loving; intended to mean attractive to phagocytes.)
 * E. risticii ( Holland et al. 1985, ; New Latin genitive case masculine gender noun risticii, of Ristic, named after from Miodrag Ristic.)
 * E. ruminantium ( (Cowdry 1925) Dumler et al. 2001, ; Latin participle adjective ruminans -antis, ruminating; New Latin genitive case pl. noun ruminantium, of ruminants.)
 * E. sennetsu ( (Misao and Kobayashi 1956) Ristic and Huxsoll 1984, ; New Latin noun sennetsu, from Japanese, meaning glandular fever.)

Eikenella
Eikenella is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Eikenella derives from: New Latin feminine gender dim. noun Eikenella, named after M. Eiken, who first named the type species of the genus.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely E. corrodens ( (Eiken 1958) Jackson and Goodman 1972, species. (Type species of the genus).; Latin participle adjective corrodens, gnawing (colonies may appear to corrode the surface of the agar).)

Ekhidna
Ekhidna is a genus in the phylum Bacteroidetes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Ekhidna derives from: New Latin feminine gender noun Ekhidna, a sea nymph-dragon of Greek mythology producing slime, referring to the creaminess and smoothness of the colonies.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely E. lutea ( Alain et al. 2010, (Type species of the genus).; Latin feminine gender adjective lutea, gold yellow, the colour of the colonies on marine agar.)

Elioraea
Elioraea is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Elioraea derives from: New Latin feminine gender noun Elioraea, named in honour of Israeli microbiologist Eliora Z. Ron.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely

Elizabethkingia
Elizabethkingia is a genus in the phylum Bacteroidetes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Elizabethkingia derives from: New Latin feminine gender noun Elizabethkingia, in honour of Elizabeth O. King, who first described bacteria associated with infant meningitis, notably [Flavobacterium] meningosepticum in 1959.

Species
The genus contains 2 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * E. meningoseptica ( (King 1959) Kim et al. 2005, (Type species of the genus).; Greek noun meninx meningos, meninges, membrane covering the brain; Greek adjective septikos, putrefactive; New Latin feminine gender adjective meningoseptica, apparently referring to association of the bacterium with both meningitis and septicaemia, but not septic meningitis as the name implies.)
 * E. miricola ( (Li et al. 2004) Kim et al. 2005, ; New Latin neuter gender noun mirum, derived from mir = peace (name of Russian space station); Latin suff. -cola from Latin masculine gender or feminine gender noun incola, inhabitant; New Latin masculine gender or feminine gender noun miricola, inhabitant of the Mir space station.)

Elusimicrobium
Elusimicrobium is a genus in the phylum Elusimicrobia (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Elusimicrobium derives from: Latin participle adjective elusus (from Latin verb. eludo), to delude, deceive, mock (with the accessory notion of mockery); here intended to mean escaped from capture; New Latin neuter gender noun microbium, a microbe; New Latin neuter gender noun Elusimicrobium, an elusive microbe, hard to find, capture or isolate.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely E. minutum ( Geissinger et al. 2010, (Type species of the genus).; Latin neuter gender adjective minutum, very small, minute.)

Elytrosporangium
Elytrosporangium is a genus in the phylum Actinobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Elytrosporangium derives from:

Species
The genus contains 3 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * E. brasiliense ( corrig. Falc&atilde;o de Morais et al. 1966, species. (Type species of the genus).; New Latin neuter gender adjective brasiliense, of or pertaining to Brazil.)
 * E. carpinense ( Falc&atilde;o de Morais et al. 1971, species.; Greek noun karpos, fruit, seed with seed-vessel; New Latin neuter gender adjective carpinense, pertaining to spores within a sporangium.)
 * E. spirale ( Falc&atilde;o de Morais 1970, species.;)

Empedobacter
Empedobacter is a genus in the phylum Bacteroidetes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Empedobacter derives from: Greek adjective empedos, fixed, immovable; New Latin masculine gender noun, a rodbacter, nominally meaning "a rod", but in effect meaning a bacterium, a small rod; New Latin masculine gender noun Empedobacter, nonmotile rod

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely E. brevis ( (Holmes and Owen 1982) Vandamme et al. 1994, (Type species of the genus).; Latin masculine gender adjective brevis, short.)

Emticicia
Emticicia is a genus in the phylum Bacteroidetes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Emticicia derives from: New Latin feminine gender noun Emticicia, arbitrarily formed from the acronym MTCC for Microbial Type Culture Collection and Gene Bank, where this investigation was carried out.

Species
The genus contains 2 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * E. ginsengisoli ( Liu et al. 2008, ; New Latin noun ginsengum, ginseng; Latin noun solum, soil; New Latin genitive case noun ginsengisoli, of soil from a ginseng field, the source of the type strain.)
 * E. oligotrophica ( Saha and Chakrabarti 2006, (Type species of the genus).; Greek adjective oligos, few; Greek adjective trophikos, nursing, tending or feeding; New Latin feminine gender adjective oligotrophica, eating little, referring to a bacterium living on low-nutrient media.)

Endozoicomonas
Endozoicomonas is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Endozoicomonas derives from: Greek adjective endo, inside; Greek adjective zoicos, animal; Greek feminine gender noun monas (μονάς / μονάδα), nominally meaning "a unit", but in effect meaning a bacterium; New Latin feminine gender noun Endozoicomonas, monad living inside an animal.

Members of the genus Endozoicomonas can be referred to as endozoicomonad (viz. Trivialisation of names).

Species
The genus contains 2 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * E. elysicola ( Kurahashi and Yokota 2007, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin noun elysia, Elysia, name of a zoological genus; Latin suff. -cola, dweller; New Latin noun elysicola, Elysia dweller.)
 * E. montiporae ( Yang et al. 2010, ; New Latin genitive case feminine gender noun montiporae, of Montipora, referring to the isolation of the type strain from a coral belonging to the genus Montipora.)

Enhydrobacter
Enhydrobacter is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Enhydrobacter derives from: Greek adjective enudros (Latin transliteration enhydros) living in or by water, aquatic New Latin masculine gender noun, a rodbacter, nominally meaning "a rod", but in effect meaning a bacterium, a rod; New Latin masculine gender noun Enhydrobacter, aquatic rod.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely E. aerosaccus ( Staley et al. 1987, (Type species of the genus).; Greek noun aer, aeros (ἀήρ, ἀέρος), air; Greek noun sakkos, sack, bag; New Latin noun aerosaccus, bag filled with air, gas vacuolate.)

Enhygromyxa
Enhygromyxa is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Enhygromyxa derives from: Greek adjective enugros, in the water, aquatic; Greek feminine gender noun muxa, mucus, slime; New Latin feminine gender noun Enhygromyxa, slime of wet or moist habitat; intended to mean aquatic myxobacteria.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely E. salina ( Iizuka et al. 2003, (Type species of the genus).; Latin feminine gender adjective salina, salted.)

Ensifer
Ensifer is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Ensifer derives from: Latin adjective ensifer, sword-bearing; New Latin masculine gender Ensifer, sword bearer.

Species
The genus contains 13 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * E. adhaerens ( Casida 1982, (Type species of the genus).; Latin participle adjective adhaerens, adhering to.)
 * E. arboris ( (Nick et al. 1999) Young 2003, ; Latin noun arbor, tree; Latin genitive case noun arboris, of a tree.)
 * E. fredii ( (Scholla and Elkan 1984) Young 2003, ; New Latin genitive case noun fredii, of Fred, named after of E.B. Fred.)
 * E. garamanticus ( Merabet et al. 2010, ; Latin masculine gender adjective garamanticus, Garamantian, pertaining to Garamante, the country of Garamantes, from which the strains were isolated.)
 * E. kostiensis ( (Nick et al. 1999) Young 2003, ; New Latin masculine gender adjective kostiensis, pertaining to Kosti, the region in Sudan where most of these organisms have been isolated.)
 * E. kummerowiae ( (Wei et al. 2002) Young 2003, ; New Latin genitive case noun kummerowiae, of Kummerowia, a genus of leguminous plants, referring to the host from which the bacterium was isolated.)
 * E. medicae ( (Rome et al. 1996) Young 2003, ; Latin genitive case noun medicae, of/from lucern (plant belonging to the genus Medicago).)
 * E. meliloti ( (Dangeard 1926) Young 2003, ; New Latin noun Melilotus, generic name of sweet clover; New Latin genitive case noun meliloti, of Melilotus.)
 * E. mexicanus ( Lloret et al. 2011, ; New Latin masculine gender adjective mexicanus, of or belonging to Mexico, where the strains were isolated.)
 * E. numidicus ( Merabet et al. 2010, ; Latin masculine gender adjective numidicus, Numidian, pertaining to the country of Numidia, the Roman denomination of the region in North Africa from which the majority of the organisms were isolated.)
 * E. saheli ( (De Lajudie et al. 1994) Young 2003, ; New Latin genitive case noun saheli, of the Sahel, the region in Africa from which they were isolated.)
 * E. terangae ( (De Lajudie et al. 1994) Young 2003, ; New Latin noun terenga (from West African Wolof noun terenga, hospitality), hospitality; New Latin genitive case noun terangae, of hospitality; intended to mean that this species is isolated from different host plants.)
 * E. xinjiangensis ( (Chen et al. 1988) Young 2003, ; New Latin masculine gender adjective xinjiangensis, pertaining to the suburbs of Xinjiang, China.)

Enterobacter
Enterobacter is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Enterobacter derives from: Greek noun enteron, intestine; New Latin masculine gender noun, a rodbacter, nominally meaning "a rod", but in effect meaning a bacterium, a small rod; New Latin masculine gender noun Enterobacter, intestinal small rod.

Species
The genus contains 23 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * E. aerogenes ( Hormaeche and Edwards 1960, species.; Greek noun aer, aeros (ἀήρ, ἀέρος), air; New Latin suff. -genes (from Greek v. gennaō (γεννάω), to produce), producing; New Latin adjective aerogenes, gas producing.)
 * E. agglomerans ( Ewing and Fife 1972, species.; Latin v. agglomerare, to wind on (as on a ball); Latin participle adjective agglomerans, forming into a ball (referring to the occurrence of symplasmata bacteria in aggregates surrounded by a translucent sheath in anaerogenic strains).)
 * E. amnigenus ( Izard et al. 1981, ; Latin masculine gender adjective amnigenus, born in a river; intended to mean coming from water.)
 * E. arachidis ( Madhaiyan et al. 2010, ; New Latin genitive case noun arachidis, of Arachis, isolated from groundnut (Arachis hypogaea Latin).)
 * E. asburiae ( Brenner et al. 1988, ; New Latin genitive case feminine gender noun asburiae, of Asbury, named in honor of Mary Alyce Fife-Asbury, an American bacteriologist who made many important contributions to the classification of Enterobacteriaceae.)
 * E. cancerogenus ( (Urosevic 1966) Dickey and Zumoff 1988, ; Latin cancer -cri, crab, the disease cancer; Latin suff. genus -a -um (from Latin v. gigno, to produce, give birth to, beget), producing; New Latin masculine gender adjective cancerogenus, cancer-inducing.)
 * E. cloacae ( (Jordan 1890) Hormaeche and Edwards 1960, species. (Type species of the genus).; Latin genitive case noun cloacae, of a sewer.)
 * E. cloacae ( subsp. cloacae (Jordan 1890) Hormaeche and Edwards 1960, ; Latin genitive case noun cloacae, of a sewer.)
 * E. cloacae ( subsp. dissolvens (Rosen 1922) Hoffmann et al. 2005, ; Latin participle adjective dissolvens, dissolving.)
 * E. cowanii ( Inoue et al. 2001, ; New Latin genitive case masculine gender noun cowanii, of Cowan, named after S.T. Cowan, British bacteriologist.)
 * E. dissolvens ( (Rosen 1922) Brenner et al. 1988, ; Latin participle adjective dissolvens, dissolving.)
 * E. gergoviae ( Brenner et al. 1980, ; New Latin genitive case noun gergoviae, of Gergovie (Gergovia) Highland, France.)
 * E. helveticus ( Stephan et al. 2007, ;: Latin masculine gender adjective helveticus, from Helvetia (Switzerland), from where the species was first isolated.)
 * E. hormaechei ( O&#39;Hara et al. 1990, ; New Latin genitive case masculine gender noun hormaechei, of Hormaeche, named after Estenio Hormaeche, Uruguayan microbiologist.)
 * E. intermedius ( corrig. Izard et al. 1980, ; Latin masculine gender adjective intermedius, that is between, intermediate.)
 * E. kobei ( Kosako et al. 1997, ; New Latin genitive case noun kobei, of Kobe, Japan.)
 * E. ludwigii ( Hoffmann et al. 2005, ; New Latin genitive case masculine gender noun ludwigii, of Ludwig, named in honour of Wolfgang Ludwig, a microbiologist who contributed to the general understanding of bacterial systematics, especially by developing the ARB data bases and opening them to the public.)
 * E. nimipressuralis ( (Carter 1945) Brenner et al. 1988, ; Latin adv. nimis, overmuch; Latin noun pressura, pressure; Latin masculine gender suff. -alis, suffix denoting pertaining to; New Latin masculine gender adjective nimipressuralis, pertaining to excessive pressure, with excessive pressure.)
 * E. oryzae ( Peng et al. 2009, ; Latin genitive case noun oryzae, of rice, from which the first strains were isolated.)
 * E. pulveris ( Stephan et al. 2008, ; Latin noun pulvis -eris, dust, powder; Latin genitive case noun pulveris, of powder.)
 * E. pyrinus ( Chung et al. 1993, ; Latin noun pyrum, a pear; Latin masculine gender suff. -inus, suffix denoting belonging to; New Latin masculine gender adjective pyrinus, belonging to pears, from pears.)
 * E. radicincitans ( K&auml;mpfer et al. 2005, ; Latin noun radix -icis, a root; Latin participle adjective incitans, promoting the growth; New Latin participle adjective radicincitans, promoting root growth of plants.)
 * E. sakazakii ( Farmer et al. 1980, ; New Latin genitive case masculine gender noun sakazakii, of Sakazaki, in honour of the Japanese microbiologist Riichi Sakazaki.)
 * E. taylorae ( Farmer et al. 1985, ; New Latin genitive case noun taylorae, of Taylor, named after Welton Taylor, an American clinical microbiologist who has also made many contributions to our knowledge of the family Enterobacteriaceae, particularly the development of XLD agar and the isolation of Shigella and other bacterial pathogens from feces.)
 * E. turicensis ( Stephan et al. 2007, ;: Latin masculine gender adjective turicensis, from Turicum (Zurich), from where the species was first isolated.)

Enterococcus
Enterococcus is a genus in the phylum Firmicutes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Enterococcus derives from: Greek noun enteron, intestine; New Latin masculine gender noun coccus (from Greek masculine gender noun kokkos (κόκκος), grain, seed), coccus; New Latin masculine gender noun Enterococcus, intestinal coccus

Species
The genus contains 40 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * E. aquimarinus ( &Scaron;vec et al. 2005, ; Latin noun aqua, water; Latin adjective marinus, of the sea; New Latin masculine gender adjective aquimarinus, pertaining to sea water.)
 * E. asini ( de Vaux et al. 1998, ; Latin genitive case noun asini, of a donkey (Equus asinus).)
 * E. avium ( (ex Nowlan and Deibel 1967) Collins et al. 1984, nom. rev., ; Latin noun avis, bird; Latin genitive case pl. noun avium, of birds.)
 * E. caccae ( Carvalho et al. 2006, ; Greek noun kakke, human ordure, faeces; New Latin genitive case noun caccae, of faeces.)
 * E. camelliae ( Sukontasing et al. 2007, ; New Latin genitive case noun camelliae, of Camellia, referring to the isolation of the type strain from fermented tea leaves (Camellia sinensis).)
 * E. canintestini ( Naser et al. 2005, ; Latin genitive case noun canis, of a dog; Latin genitive case noun intestini, of gut; New Latin genitive case noun canintestini, of the gut of a dog.)
 * E. canis ( De Graef et al. 2003, ; Latin genitive case noun canis, of a dog.)
 * E. casseliflavus ( (ex Vaughan et al. 1979) Collins et al. 1984, nom. rev., ; New Latin genitive case noun casseli, of Cassel (Cassel yellow); Latin adjective flavus, yellow; New Latin masculine gender adjective casseliflavus, yellow-colored.)
 * E. cecorum ( (Devriese et al. 1983) Williams et al. 1989, ; Latin noun cecum, sacculated diverticulum of the large intestine (cecum); Latin genitive case pl. noun cecorum, of ceca.)
 * E. columbae ( Devriese et al. 1993, ; Latin noun columba, pigeon; Latin genitive case noun columbae, of a pigeon.)
 * E. devriesei ( &Scaron;vec et al. 2005, ; New Latin genitive case noun devriesei, of Devriese, in honour of the Belgian microbiologist Luc A. Devriese for his outstanding contributions to the taxonomy of enterococci.)
 * E. dispar ( Collins et al. 1991, ; Latin masculine gender adjective dispar, dissimilar, different.)
 * E. durans ( (ex Sherman and Wing 1937) Collins et al. 1984, nom. rev., ; Latin participle adjective durans, hardening, resisting.)
 * E. faecalis ( (Andrewes and Horder 1906) Schleifer and Kilpper-B&auml;lz 1984, (Type species of the genus).; Latin noun faex faecis, dregs; Latin masculine gender suff. -alis, suffix denoting pertaining to; New Latin masculine gender adjective faecalis,pertaining or relating to feces.)
 * E. faecium ( (Orla-Jensen 1919) Schleifer and Kilpper-B&auml;lz 1984, ; Latin noun faex, dregs; Latin genitive case pl. noun faecium, of the dregs, of feces.)
 * E. flavescens ( Pompei et al. 1992, ; Latin participle adjective flavescens, becoming yellow.)
 * E. gallinarum ( (Bridge and Sneath 1982) Collins et al. 1984, ; Latin genitive case pl. noun gallinarum, of hens.)
 * E. gilvus ( Tyrrell et al. 2002, ; Latin masculine gender adjective gilvus, pale yellow, referring to the pale yellow pigmentation of the bacterium.)
 * E. haemoperoxidus ( &Scaron;vec et al. 2001, ; Greek noun haima (Latin transliteration haema), blood; Greek pref. per, preffix adding force to the word to which it is added; Greek adjective oxus, sour; New Latin masculine gender adjective hemoperoxidus, blood peroxide, derived from the ability of the species to decompose hydrogen peroxide into oxygen and water when cultivated on blood-agar media.)
 * E. hermanniensis ( Koort et al. 2004, ; New Latin masculine gender adjective hermanniensis, pertaining to Hermanni, a locality in Helsinki, Finland.)
 * E. hirae ( Farrow and Collins 1985, ; Latin genitive case noun hirae, of the intestine or gut.)
 * E. italicus ( Fortina et al. 2004, ; Latin masculine gender adjective italicus, from Italy, where the bacterium was first isolated.)
 * E. malodoratus ( (ex Pette 1955) Collins et al. 1984, nom. rev., ; Latin adjective malus, bad; Latin participle adjective odoratus, perfumed; New Latin masculine gender adjective malodoratus, bad-smelled.)
 * E. moraviensis ( &Scaron;vec et al. 2001, ; New Latin masculine gender adjective moraviensis, pertaining to Moravia, the region in the Czech Republic.)
 * E. mundtii ( Collins et al. 1986, ; New Latin genitive case noun mundtii, of Mundt; named after the late J.O. Mundt, an American microbiologist.)
 * E. pallens ( Tyrrell et al. 2002, ; Latin participle adjective pallens, being pale or yellow, yellowish, referring to the yellow pigmentation of the bacterium.)
 * E. phoeniculicola ( Law-Brown and Meyers 2003, ; New Latin noun Phoeniculus, the genus of the Woodhoopoe; Latin suff. -cola, inhabitant; New Latin masculine gender noun phoeniculicola, growing in Phoeniculus, the genus of the Woodhoopoe.)
 * E. porcinus ( Teixeira et al. 2001, ; Latin masculine gender adjective porcinus, of a swine)
 * E. pseudoavium ( Collins et al. 1989, ; Greek adjective  pseudēs, false; Latin noun avis, bird; Latin genitive case plur. avium, of birds, and also a specific epithet; New Latin neuter gender pl. noun pseudoavium, false [Enterococcus] avium, owing to its similarity to this species.)
 * E. raffinosus ( Collins et al. 1989, ; New Latin masculine gender adjective raffinosus, pertaining to raffinose, referring to ability to metabolize raffinose.)
 * E. ratti ( Teixeira et al. 2001, ; New Latin genitive case noun ratti, of the rat.)
 * E. saccharolyticus ( (Farrow et al. 1985) Rodrigues and Collins 1991, ; Greek noun sakch&acirc;r, sugar; New Latin masculine gender adjective lyticus (from Greek masculine gender adjective lutikos (λυτικός)), able to loose, able to dissolve; New Latin masculine gender adjective saccharolyticus, sugar-digesting.)
 * E. saccharominimus ( Vancanneyt et al. 2004, ; Greek noun sakch&acirc;r, sugar; Latin adjective sup. minimus, least, smallest; New Latin adjective sup. saccharominimus, meaning that this organism differs from other enterococci in that it lyses only few sugars.)
 * E. seriolicida ( Kusuda et al. 1991, ; New Latin noun seriola, generic name of the yellowtail; Latin suffix -cida from Latin v. caedo, to kill; New Latin noun seriolicida, yellowtail killer.)
 * E. silesiacus ( &Scaron;vec et al. 2006, ; New Latin masculine gender adjective silesiacus, pertaining to Silesia, the region in the Czech Republic from which the type strain originates.)
 * E. solitarius ( Collins et al. 1989, ; Latin masculine gender adjective solitarius, alone, lonely, solitary.)
 * E. sulfureus ( Martinez-Murcia and Collins 1991, ; Latin masculine gender adjective sulfureus, of or like sulphur.)
 * E. termitis ( &Scaron;vec et al. 2006, ; Latin noun termes -itis, a worm that eats wood, a woodworm, and in zoology the name of a scientific genus; Latin genitive case noun termitis, of a termite.)
 * E. thailandicus ( Tanasupawat et al. 2008, ; New Latin masculine gender adjective thailandicus, of Thailand, pertaining to Thailand, where the type strain was isolated.)
 * E. villorum ( Vancanneyt et al. 2001, ; Latin noun villus, rough hair, anatomical term for flocculate structure in the small intestine; Latin genitive case pl. villorum, of flocculate structures in the small intestine.)

Enterorhabdus
Enterorhabdus is a genus in the phylum Actinobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Enterorhabdus derives from: Greek noun enteron, intestine; Greek feminine gender noun rhabdos (ῥάβδος), a rod; New Latin feminine gender noun Enterorhabdus, a rod isolated from the intestine.

Species
The genus contains 2 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * E. caecimuris ( Clavel et al. 2010, ; Latin noun caecum, caecum; Latin noun mus muris, mouse; New Latin genitive case noun caecimuris, of the caecum of a mouse.)
 * E. mucosicola ( Clavel et al. 2009, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin noun mucosa (from Latin adjective mucosus -a -um, mucous), mucosa; Latin suff. -cola (from Latin noun incola), inhabitant, dweller; New Latin noun mucosicola, inhabitant of the intestinal mucosa.)

Enterovibrio
Enterovibrio is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Enterovibrio derives from: Greek noun enteron, intestine; Latin noun vibro, nominally meaning "that which vibrates", but in effect meaning a curved rod bacterium (a vibrio); New Latin masculine gender noun Enterovibrio, enteric vibrio.

Species
The genus contains 4 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * E. calviensis ( (Denner et al. 2002) Pascual et al. 2009, ; New Latin masculine gender adjective calviensis, of or pertaining to the Bay of Calvi, Corsica, from where the type strain was isolated.)
 * E. coralii ( Thompson et al. 2005, ; Latin genitive case noun coralii, of coral.)
 * E. nigricans ( Pascual et al. 2009, ; Latin participle adjective nigricans, being blackish, blackish.)
 * E. norvegicus ( Thompson et al. 2002, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin masculine gender adjective norvegicus, pertaining to Norway, where the organism was isolated.)

Entomoplasma
Entomoplasma is a genus in the phylum Tenericutes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Entomoplasma derives from: Greek noun entomon, insect; Greek neuter gender noun plasma (πλάσμα), something formed or molded, a form, an image; New Latin neuter gender noun Entomoplasma, intended to mean associated with insects.

Species
The genus contains 6 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * E. ellychniae ( (Tully et al. 1989) Tully et al. 1993, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin noun Ellychnia, a genus of firefly beetles; New Latin genitive case noun ellychniae, of Ellychnia, from which the organism was first isolated.)
 * E. freundtii ( Tully et al. 1998, ; New Latin masculine gender genitive case noun freundtii, of Freundt, named after Eyvind Freundt, a Danish pioneer in the taxonomy and classification of mollicutes.)
 * E. lucivorax ( (Williamson et al. 1990) Tully et al. 1993, ; Latin noun lux lucis, light; Latin adjective vorax, ravenous, voracious, devouring; New Latin neuter gender adjective lucivorax, light devouring, referring to the predacious habit of the host insect, which preys on other luminescent firefly species.)
 * E. luminosum ( (Williamson et al. 1990) Tully et al. 1993, ; Latin neuter gender adjective luminosum, luminous, emitting light, referring to the luminescence of the adult host from which the organism was isolated.)
 * E. melaleucae ( (Tully et al. 1990) Tully et al. 1993, ; New Latin noun Melaleuca, a genus of tropical trees having white flowers with sweet fragrance; New Latin genitive case noun melaleucae, of Melaleuca, the plant from which the type strain was isolated.)
 * E. somnilux ( (Williamson et al. 1990) Tully et al. 1993, ; Latin noun somnus, sleep; Latin noun lux, light; New Latin noun somnilux, intended to mean sleeping light, referring to the quiescent pupal stage of the host from which the organism was isolated, which precedes the luminescent adult stage.)

Eperythrozoon
Eperythrozoon is a genus in the phylum Tenericutes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Eperythrozoon derives from: Greek pref. epi-, on; Greek adjective eruthros, red; Greek neuter gender noun zoon, living being, animal; New Latin neuter gender noun Eperythrozoon, presumably intended to mean animals on red (blood cells).

Species
The genus contains 5 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * E. coccoides ( Schilling 1928, species. (Type species of the genus).; New Latin masculine gender noun coccus (from Greek masculine gender noun kokkos (κόκκος), grain, seed), coccus; Latin suff. -oides (from Greek suff. eides, from Greek noun eidos, that which is seen, form, shape, figure), ressembling, similar; New Latin neuter gender adjective coccoides, coccus-shaped.)
 * E. ovis ( Neitz et al. 1934, species.; Latin feminine gender noun ovis -is, a sheep; Latin genitive case noun ovis, of a sheep.)
 * E. parvum ( Splitter 1950, species.; Latin neuter gender adjective parvum, small.)
 * E. suis ( Splitter 1950, species.; Latin noun sus suis, a pig; Latin genitive case noun suis, of a pig.)
 * E. wenyonii ( Adler and Ellenbogen 1934, species.; New Latin masculine gender genitive case noun wenyonii, of Wenyon, named after C.M. Wenyon, an investigator of these organisms.)

Epilithonimonas
Epilithonimonas is a genus in the phylum Bacteroidetes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Epilithonimonas derives from: New Latin noun epilithon -onis (or epilithonum -i), epilithon; Latin feminine gender noun monas (μονάς / μονάδα), nominally meaning "a unit", but in effect meaning a bacterium; New Latin feminine gender noun Epilithonimonas, a monad isolated from epilithon.

Members of the genus Epilithonimonas can be referred to as epilithonimonad (viz. Trivialisation of names).

Species
The genus contains 2 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * E. lactis ( Shak&eacute;d et al. 2010, ; Latin genitive case noun lactis, of milk, referring to the isolation of the type strain from raw milk.)
 * E. tenax ( O&#39;Sullivan et al. 2006, (Type species of the genus).; Latin feminine gender adjective tenax, sticky, holding firm, referring to the organism&#39;s viscous colonies.)

Eremococcus
Eremococcus is a genus in the phylum Firmicutes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Eremococcus derives from: Greek adjective eremos, lonely; New Latin masculine gender noun coccus (from Greek masculine gender noun kokkos (κόκκος), grain, seed), coccus; New Latin masculine gender noun Eremococcus, a lonely or isolated coccus, referring to its distinct phylogenetic position.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely E. coleocola ( Collins et al. 1999, (Type species of the genus).; Greek noun colea, vagina; Latin suffix -cola (from Latin noun incola), inhabitant; New Latin noun coleocola, inhabitant of the vagina, referring to the isolation of the type strain.)

Erwinia
Erwinia is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Erwinia derives from:
 * New Latin feminine gender noun Erwinia, named after Erwin F. Smith.

Species
The genus contains 32 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * E. alni ( Surico et al. 1996, ; Latin genitive case noun alni, of alder, referring to the plant from which the organism was first isolated.)
 * E. amylovora ( (Burrill 1882) Winslow et al. 1920, species. (Type species of the genus).;: Greek noun amulon, starch; Latin v. voro, to eat, to devour; New Latin feminine gender adjective amylovora, starch-destroying.)
 * E. ananatis ( corrig. Serrano 1928, species.;: New Latin Ananas -atis, generic name of the pineapple; New Latin genitive case noun ananatis, of Ananas, of the pineapple.)
 * E. aphidicola ( Harada et al. 1998, ;: New Latin noun aphidum, the aphid; Latin suff. -cola (from Latin noun incola) dweller; New Latin noun aphidicola, aphid dweller.)
 * E. billingiae ( Mergaert et al. 1999, ;: Latin genitive case feminine gender noun billingiae, of Billing, named after Eve Billing, who first isolated these organisms.)
 * E. cacticida ( Alcorn et al. 1991, ;: Latin noun cactus, a prickly plant with edible stalks, a cactus; Latin suff. -cida (from Latin v. caedo, to cut or kill), murderer, killer; New Latin noun cacticida, a killer of cactus.)
 * E. cancerogena ( Urosevic 1966, species.; Latin cancer -cri, crab, the disease cancer; Latin suff. genus -a -um (from Latin v. gigno, to produce, give birth to, beget), producing; New Latin feminine gender adjective cancerogena, cancer-inducing.)
 * E. carnegieana ( Standring 1942, species.;: New Latin feminine gender adjective carnegieana, of Carnegiea, the generic name of a cactus.)
 * E. carotovora ( (Jones 1901) Bergey et al. 1923, species.;: Latin noun carota, carrot; Latin v. vorare, to devour; New Latin feminine gender adjective carotovora, carrot-devouring.)
 * E. carotovora ( subsp. atroseptica (van Hall 1902) Dye 1969, subspecies.;: Latin adjective ater -tra trum, black; Latin adjective septicus -a -um, producing a putrefaction, putrefying, septic; New Latin feminine gender adjective atroseptica, producing a black rot.)
 * E. carotovora ( subsp. betavasculorum Thomson et al. 1984, ;: Latin noun beta, beet; Latin noun vasculum, a small vessel; New Latin pl. genitive case noun betavasculorum, of the beet&#39; s vascular tissues.)
 * E. carotovora ( subsp. carotovora (Jones 1901) Bergey et al. 1923, subspecies.;: Latin noun carota, carrot; Latin v. vorare, to devour; New Latin feminine gender adjective carotovora, carrot-devouring.)
 * E. carotovora ( subsp. odorifera Gallois et al. 1992, ;: Latin adjective odorifer -era -erum, bringing or spreading odors, fragrant, odoriferous; Latin feminine gender adjective odorifera, fragrant.)
 * E. carotovora ( subsp. wasabiae Goto and Matsumoto 1987, ;: New Latin genitive case noun wasabiae, of wasabi (Eutrema wasabi), name of host plant.)
 * E. chrysanthemi ( Burkholder et al. 1953, species.;: New Latin genitive case noun Chrysanthemi, of the plant genus Chrysanthemum.)
 * E. cypripedii ( (Hori 1911) Bergey et al. 1923, species.;: New Latin noun Cypripedium, generic name; New Latin genitive case noun cypripedii, of Cypripedium, of cypripedium orchids.)
 * E. dissolvens ( (Rosen 1922) Burkholder 1948, species.;: Latin participle adjective dissolvens, dissolving.)
 * E. herbicola ( (L&ouml;hnis 1911) Dye 1964, species.;: Latin noun herba, grass, an herb; Latin suff. -cola (from Latin noun incola), dweller; New Latin noun herbicola, grass dweller.)
 * E. mallotivora ( Goto 1976, species.;: New Latin noun Mallotus, a genus of trees; Latin v. voro, to eat, to devour; New Latin feminine gender adjective mallotivora, Mallotus-destroying.)
 * E. milletiae ( (Kawakami and Yoshida 1920) Magrou 1937, species.;: New Latin noun Milletia, a genus of flowering plants named after A.J. Millett (a botanist); New Latin genitive case noun Milletiae, of Milletia.)
 * E. nigrifluens ( Wilson et al. 1957, species.; Latin adjective niger -gra -grum, black; Latin v. fluo, to flow; New Latin participle adjective nigrifluens, black flowing.)
 * E. nimipressuralis ( (Carter 1945) Dye 1969, species.;: Latin adv. nimis, overmuch; Latin noun pressura, pressure; Latin masculine gender suff. -alis, suffix denoting pertaining to; New Latin feminine gender adjective nimipressuralis, pertaining to excessive pressure, with excessive pressure.)
 * E. papayae ( Gardan et al. 2004, ; New Latin feminine gender noun papaya, papaya; New Latin genitive case noun papayae, of papaya (of Carica papaya, the souce of isolation).)
 * E. paradisiaca ( Fernandez-Borrero and Lopez-Duque 1970, species.; Latin feminine gender adjective paradisiaca, of or belonging to Paradise, Paradisiacal, referring to the isolation of the organism from Musa paradisiaca.)
 * E. persicina ( corrig. Hao et al. 1990, ;: Latin noun persicum, peach; Latin suff. -inus -a -um, suffix used with the sense of belonging to; New Latin feminine gender adjective persicina, belonging to a peach, peach colored, because of the pinkish or peach-colored pigment of this organism.)
 * E. piriflorinigrans ( L&oacute;pez et al. 2011, ; Latin noun pirus, pear tree; Latin noun flos floris, flower; Latin participle adjective nigrans, blackened, darkened; New Latin participle adjective piriflorinigrans, blackened pear blossom, from which the type strain was isolated.)
 * E. psidii ( Rodrigues Neto et al. 1988, ;: New Latin noun Psidium, a genus of the family Myrtaceae; New Latin genitive case noun psidii, of Psidium.)
 * E. pyrifoliae ( Kim et al. 1999, ;: Latin genitive case noun pyrifoliae, of pyrifolia, the species name of the host plant, the Nashi pear, Pyrus pyrifolia.)
 * E. quercina ( Hildebrand and Schroth 1967, species.; Latin feminine gender adjective quercina, of or pertaining to oak.)
 * E. rhapontici ( (Millard 1924) Burkholder 1948, species.;: New Latin noun rhaponticum, specific epithet of Rheum rhaponticum, rhubarb; New Latin genitive case noun rhapontici, of rhaponticum, of rhubarb.)
 * E. rubrifaciens ( Wilson et al. 1967, species.; Latin adjective ruber -bra -brum, red; Latin v. facio, to make, to produce; New Latin participle adjective rubrifaciens, red-producing.)
 * E. salicis ( (Day 1924) Chester 1939, species.; Latin noun salix, the willow; Latin genitive case noun salicis, of the willow.)
 * E. stewartii ( (Smith 1898) Dye 1963, species.;: New Latin genitive case noun stewartii, of Stewart; named after F.C. Stewart.)
 * E. tasmaniensis ( Geider et al. 2006, ;: New Latin feminine gender adjective tasmaniensis, pertaining to Tasmania, where the type strain was isolated.)
 * E. toletana ( Rojas et al. 2004, ; Latin feminine gender adjective toletana, from Toletum, the Roman name for Toledo, the location from which the organisms were isolated.)
 * E. tracheiphila ( (Smith 1895) Bergey et al. 1923, species.;: Latin noun trachia, windpipe, trachae; New Latin feminine gender adjective phila (from Greek feminine gender adjective philē (φίλη)), friend, loving; New Latin feminine gender adjective tracheiphila, trachea-loving, i.e., growing in the tracheiphila of the vascular bundles.)
 * E. uredovora ( (Pon et al. 1954) Dye 1963, species.;: Latin noun uredo, a blast, blight of plants; Latin v. voro, to eat, to devour; New Latin noun uredovora, blight devourer; (eats uredospores and uredia).)

Erysipelothrix
Erysipelothrix is a genus in the phylum Firmicutes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Erysipelothrix derives from: Greek noun erusipelas -pelatos, erysipelas; Greek feminine gender noun thrix, hair; New Latin feminine gender noun Erysipelothrix, erysipelas thread.

Species
The genus contains 3 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * E. inopinata ( Verbarg et al. 2004, ; Latin feminine gender adjective inopinata, unexpected.)
 * E. rhusiopathiae ( (Migula 1900) Buchanan 1918, species. (Type species of the genus).; Greek adjective rhousios (Latin transliteration rhusios), reddish; Greek noun pathos, accident, misfortune, calamity; here intended to mean disease; New Latin genitive case noun rhusiopathiae, of red disease.)
 * E. tonsillarum ( Takahashi et al. 1987, ; Latin genitive case pl. noun tonsillarum, of the tonsils.)

Erythrobacter
Erythrobacter is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Erythrobacter derives from: Greek adjective eruthros, red; New Latin masculine gender noun, a rodbacter, nominally meaning "a rod", but in effect meaning a bacterium, rod; New Latin masculine gender noun Erythrobacter, red rod.

Species
The genus contains 11 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * E. aquimaris ( Yoon et al. 2004, ; Latin noun aqua, water; Latin genitive case noun maris, of the sea; New Latin genitive case noun aquimaris, of the water of the sea.)
 * E. citreus ( Denner et al. 2002, ; Latin masculine gender adjective citreus, of or pertaining to the citron-tree; intended to mean lemon-yellow, describing the lemon-yellow pigmentation.)
 * E. flavus ( Yoon et al. 2003, ; Latin masculine gender adjective flavus, yellow, the colour of colonies or pigment.)
 * E. gaetbuli ( Yoon et al. 2005, ; New Latin genitive case noun gaetbuli, of gaetbul, the Korean name for a tidal flat.)
 * E. gangjinensis ( Lee et al. 2010, ; New Latin masculine gender adjective gangjinensis, referring to Gangjin, the name of the bay in Korea from which the type strain was isolated.)
 * E. litoralis ( Yurkov et al. 1994, ; Latin masculine gender adjective litoralis, of or belonging to the sea-shore.)
 * E. longus ( Shiba and Simidu 1982, (Type species of the genus).; Latin masculine gender adjective longus, long.)
 * E. luteolus ( Yoon et al. 2005, ; Latin masculine gender adjective luteolus, yellowish.)
 * E. nanhaisediminis ( Xu et al. 2010, ; Chin. noun nanhai, meaning &quot;the South China Sea&quot; in Chinese; Latin genitive case noun sediminis, of a sediment; New Latin genitive case noun nanhaisediminis, of a sediment from the South China Sea.)
 * E. seohaensis ( Yoon et al. 2005, ; New Latin masculine gender adjective seohaensis, of Seohae, the Korean name of the Yellow Sea, from where the type strain was isolated.)
 * E. vulgaris ( Ivanova et al. 2006, ; Latin masculine gender adjective vulgaris, ordinary, usual, common.)

Erythromicrobium
Erythromicrobium is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Erythromicrobium derives from: Greek adjective eruthros, red; New Latin neuter gender noun microbium, a microbe; New Latin neuter gender noun Erythromicrobium, red microbe.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely E. ramosum ( Yurkov et al. 1994, (Type species of the genus).; Latin neuter gender adjective ramosum, having many branches, branching, referring to the morphology of the cells.)

Erythromonas
Erythromonas is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Erythromonas derives from: Greek adjective eruthros, red; Greek feminine gender noun monas (μονάς / μονάδα), nominally meaning "a unit", but in effect meaning a bacterium; New Latin feminine gender noun Erythromonas, red monad.

Members of the genus Erythromonas can be referred to as erythromonad (viz. Trivialisation of names).

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely E. ursincola ( Yurkov et al. 1997, (Type species of the genus).; Latin noun ursus, bear; Latin noun incola, inhabitant, dweller; New Latin noun ursincola, intended top mean neighbor or compatriot of bears.)

Escherichia
Escherichia is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Escherichia derives from: New Latin feminine gender noun Escherichia, named after Theodor Escherich, who isolated the type species of the genus.

Species
The genus contains 7 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * E. adecarboxylata ( Leclerc 1962, species.; Greek pref. a, not; New Latin noun decarboxylum [from new Fr. noun decarboxyl (from Fr. noun carboxyl)], removal of a molecule of carbon dioxide from an organic compound; New Latin feminine gender adjective adecarboxylata, without decarboxylase activity; because it has negative reactions in lysine decarboxylase, ornithine decarboxylase and arginine dihydrolase; i.e., &ldquo;triple decarboxylase negative&rdquo;.)
 * E. albertii ( Huys et al. 2003, ; New Latin genitive case noun albertii, of Albert, named after M. John Albert, a microbiologist previously associated with the ICDDR,B, who first described these strains as a group of Hafnia-like diarrhoeagenic isolates in the early 1990s and who also contributed greatly to the study of other diarrhoeagenic bacteria.)
 * E. blattae ( Burgess et al. 1973, species.; Latin genitive case noun blattae, of the cockroach.)
 * E. coli ( (Migula 1895) Castellani and Chalmers 1919, species. (Type species of the genus).; Latin noun colon or colum, the colon; Latin genitive case noun coli, of the colon.)
 * E. fergusonii ( Farmer et al. 1985, ; New Latin masculine gender genitive case noun fergusonii, of Ferguson, named to honor the American microbiologist William W. Ferguson, who made many contributions to enteric bacteriology and)
 * E. hermannii ( Brenner et al. 1983, ; New Latin genitive case masculine gender noun hermannii, of Hermann, named in honor of George J. Hermann, former chief of the Enteric Section at the CDC, for his many contributions to enteric bacteriology, and Lloyd G. Herman, formerly of the Environmental Services Branch, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, for his contributions to the study of yellow-pigmented bacteria.)
 * E. vulneris ( Brenner et al. 1983, ; Latin noun vulnus, a wound; Latin genitive case noun vulneris, of a wound.)

Ethanoligenens
Ethanoligenens is a genus in the phylum Firmicutes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Ethanoligenens derives from: New Latin noun ethanol -is, ethanol; Latin participle adjective genens (from Latin v. genere to produce) producing; New Latin neuter gender noun Ethanoligenens, ethanol-producing (bacterium).

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely E. harbinense ( Xing et al. 2006, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin neuter gender adjective harbinense, pertaining to Harbin, from Harbin, where the type strain was isolated.)

Eubacterium
Eubacterium is a genus in the phylum Firmicutes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Eubacterium derives from: Greek pref. eu-, good, well, beneficial (not as opposed to  pseudēs); Latin neuter gender noun bacterium, rod or staff and, in biology, a bacterium (so called because the first ones observed were rod-shaped); New Latin neuter gender noun Eubacterium, beneficial bacterium.

Species
The genus contains 53 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * E. acidaminophilum ( Zindel et al. 1989, ; New Latin noun acidum (from Latin adjective acidus, sour), an acid; New Latin pref. amino, amino group containing; New Latin neuter gender adjective philum (from Greek neuter gender adjective philon (φίλον)) loving; New Latin neuter gender adjective acidaminophilum, loving amino acids.)
 * E. aerofaciens ( (Eggerth 1935) Pr&eacute;vot 1938, species.; Greek noun aer, aeros (ἀήρ, ἀέρος), air, gas; Latin participle adjective faciens, making, producing; New Latin participle adjective aerofaciens, gas producing.)
 * E. aggregans ( Mechichi et al. 2000, ; Latin participle adjective aggregans, adhering, assembling. participle aggregans assembling (aggregating).)
 * E. alactolyticum ( (Pr&eacute;vot and Taffanel 1942) Holdeman and Moore 1970, species.; Greek prep. a, not; Latin noun lac lactis, milk; New Latin neuter gender adjective lyticum (from Greek neuter gender adjective lutikon), able to loose, able to dissolve; New Latin neuter gender adjective alactolyticum, not milk digesting.)
 * E. angustum ( Beuscher and Andreesen 1985, ; Latin neuter gender adjective angustum, restrained, scanty, narrow (substrate spectrum).)
 * E. barkeri ( (Stadtman et al. 1972) Collins et al. 1994, ; New Latin genitive case noun barkeri, of Barker, named after Professor H.A. Barker, American biochemist.)
 * E. biforme ( (Eggerth 1935) Pr&eacute;vot 1938, species.; Latin neuter gender adjective biforme, two-shaped, two-formed (pertaining to cellular morphology).)
 * E. brachy ( Holdeman et al. 1980, ; New Latin neuter gender adjective brachy (from Greek neuter gender adjective brachu), short, referring to the length of the cells.)
 * E. budayi ( (Le Blaye and Guggenheim 1914) Holdeman and Moore 1970, species.; New Latin genitive case noun budayi, of Buday; named for the bacteriologist who first isolated the organism.)
 * E. callanderi ( Mountfort et al. 1988, ; New Latin genitive case noun callanderi, of Callander, named in honor of John Callander for his pioneering work on anaerobic digestion of wood-based materials.)
 * E. cellulosolvens ( (Bryant et al. 1958) Holdeman and Moore 1972, species.; New Latin noun cellulosum, cellulose; Latin participle adjective solvens, dissolving; New Latin participle adjective cellulosolvens, cellulosedissolving.)
 * E. combesii ( (Pr&eacute;vot and Laplanche 1947) Holdeman and Moore 1970, species.; New Latin genitive case noun combesii, of Combes; named for Combes.)
 * E. contortum ( (Pr&eacute;vot 1947) Holdeman et al. 1971, species.; Latin neuter gender participle adjective contortum, twisted.)
 * E. coprostanoligenes ( Freier et al. 1994, ; New Latin noun coprostanol, coprostanol; Greek v. gennaō (γεννάω), produce, engender; New Latin adjective coprostanoligenes, producing coprostanol.)
 * E. cylindroides ( (Rocchi 1908) Holdeman and Moore 1970, species.; Greek noun kulindros, a cylinder; Latin suff. -oides (from Greek suff. eides, from Greek noun eidos, that which is seen, form, shape, figure), ressembling, similar; New Latin neuter gender adjective cylindroides, cylinder-shaped.)
 * E. desmolans ( Morris et al. 1986, ; Greek noun desmos, a bond, mod. chem. term desmolase, an enzyme that splits a carbon-carbon bond; New Latin participle adjective desmolans, making desmolase.)
 * E. dolichum ( Moore et al. 1976, species.; New Latin neuter gender adjective dolichum (from Greek neuter gender adjective dolichon), long, referring to the long chains formed in broth cultures.)
 * E. eligens ( Holdeman and Moore 1974, species.; Latin participle adjective eligens, making a proper selection, selecting, referring to its generally poor growth without fermentable carbohydrate.)
 * E. exiguum ( Poco et al. 1996, ; Latin neuter gender adjective exiguum, scanty, small, referring to the scanty or poor growth of this organism.)
 * E. fissicatena ( Taylor 1972, species.; Latin participle adjective fissus, clived, splite; Latin noun catena, a chain; New Latin noun fissicatena, a broken chain.)
 * E. formicigenerans ( Holdeman and Moore 1974, species.; New Latin noun acidum formicum, formic acid; Latin participle adjective generans, producing; New Latin adjective formicigenerans, formic acid-producing; referring to its production of large amounts of formic acid from carbohydrate fermentation.)
 * E. fossor ( Bailey and Love 1986, ; Latin noun fossor, a digger, delver.)
 * E. hadrum ( Moore et al. 1976, species.; New Latin neuter gender adjective hadrum (from Greek neuter gender adjective hadron), thick, bulky (referring to the relatively large size of the cell).)
 * E. hallii ( Holdeman and Moore 1974, species.; New Latin genitive case noun hallii, of Hall, named for Ivan C. Hall, an American bacteriologist.)
 * E. infirmum ( Cheeseman et al. 1996, ; Latin neuter gender adjective infirmum, not strong, weak, feeble, delicate, referring to the delicate growth of the organism.)
 * E. lentum ( (Eggerth 1935) Pr&eacute;vot 1938, species.; Latin neuter gender adjective lentum, slow.)
 * E. limosum ( (Eggerth 1935) Pr&eacute;vot 1938, species. (Type species of the genus).; Latin neuter gender adjective limosum, full of slime, slimy.)
 * E. minutum ( Poco et al. 1996, ; Latin neuter gender adjective minutum, minute, small, referring to the minute colonies formed by the organism.)
 * E. moniliforme ( (Repaci 1910) Holdeman and Moore 1970, species.; Latin noun monile, a necklace; Latin adjective suffix -formis -is -e (from Latin noun forma, figure, shape, appearance), -like, in the shape of; New Latin neuter gender adjective moniliforme, necklace-shaped.)
 * E. multiforme ( (Distaso 1911) Holdeman and Moore 1970, species.; Latin adjective multus, much, many; Latin adjective suffix -formis -is -e (from Latin noun forma, figure, shape, appearance), -like, in the shape of; New Latin neuter gender adjective multiforme, many-shaped.)
 * E. nitritogenes ( Pr&eacute;vot 1940, species.; New Latin noun nitris -itis, nitrite; Greek v. gennaō (γεννάω), produce, engender; New Latin adjective nitritogenes, nitrite-producing.)
 * E. nodatum ( Holdeman et al. 1980, ; Latin neuter gender participle adjective nodatum, entangled, referring to the tangled arrangement of the cells.)
 * E. oxidoreducens ( corrig. Krumholz and Bryant 1986, ; New Latin noun oxidum, oxide; Latin participle adjective reducens, leading back, bringing back and in chemistry converting to a different oxidation state; New Latin participle adjective oxidoreducens, reducing compounds (containing) oxygen.)
 * E. plautii ( (S&eacute;guin 1928) Hofstad and Aasjord 1982, ; New Latin genitive case noun plautii, of Plaut; named for H.C. Plaut, the bacteriologist who first described this organism.)
 * E. plexicaudatum ( Wilkins et al. 1974, species.; Latin participle adjective plexus, twisted or braided; New Latin adjective caudatus (from Latin noun cauda, tail), with a tail; New Latin neuter gender adjective plexicaudatum, with a braided tail, referring to the tuft of subpolar flagella that are twisted together to form the &ldquo;large flagellum&rdquo; often visible by darkfield or phase-contrast microscopy.)
 * E. pyruvativorans ( Wallace et al. 2003, ; New Latin noun pyruvatum, pyruvate; Latin participle adjective vorans, devouring, eating greedily; New Latin participle adjective pyruvativorans, devouring pyruvate.)
 * E. ramulus ( Moore et al. 1976, species.; Latin noun ramulus, a twig, referring to the shape of the cell.)
 * E. rectale ( (Hauduroy et al. 1937) Pr&eacute;vot 1938, species.; Latin noun rectum, that which is right; New Latin noun rectum, the straight bowel; Latin neuter gender suffix -ale, suffix denoting pertaining to; New Latin neuter gender adjective rectale, pertaining to rectum, rectal.)
 * E. ruminantium ( Bryant 1959, species.; New Latin genitive case pl. noun ruminantium, of ruminants.)
 * E. saburreum ( (Pr&eacute;vot 1966) Holdeman and Moore 1970, species.; Latin noun saburra, sand; Latin neuter gender suff. -eum, suffix used with the sense of belonging to; New Latin neuter gender adjective saburreum, sandy.)
 * E. saphenum ( corrig. Uematsu et al. 1993, ; New Latin neuter gender adjective saphenum (?), hidden; referring to the fact the organisms had been hidden in a bacterial flora.)
 * E. siraeum ( Moore et al. 1976, species.; New Latin neuter gender adjective siraeum (?), sluggish, referring to the relative inactivity of this organism in most substrates tested.)
 * E. suis ( (ex Soltys and Spratling 1957) Wegienek and Reddy 1982, nom. rev., ; Latin genitive case noun suis, of a hog, of a pig.)
 * E. sulci ( (Cato et al. 1985) Jalava and Eerola 1999, ; Latin genitive case noun sulci, of a furrow, referring to its habitat, the human gingival sulcus.)
 * E. tarantellae ( corrig. Udey et al. 1977, species.; New Latin genitive case noun tarantellae, of tarantella, a fast, whirling dance; referring to the disease symptoms of the fish from which the species was isolated.)
 * E. tardum ( Cheeseman et al. 1996, ; Latin neuter gender adjective tardum, slow, referring to the slow growth of the organism.)
 * E. tenue ( (Bergey et al. 1923) Holdeman and Moore 1970, species.; Latin neuter gender adjective tenue, slender (originally used with spatuliformis to indicate forms like slender spatulas).)
 * E. timidum ( Holdeman et al. 1980, ; Latin neuter gender adjective timidum, fearful, afraid, timid (referring to the slight or slow growth in clumps).)
 * E. tortuosum ( (Debono 1912) Pr&eacute;vot 1938, species.; Latin neuter gender adjective tortuosum, full of windings, tortuous.)
 * E. uniforme ( van Gylswyk and van der Toorn 1985, ; Latin neuter gender adjective uniforme, having only one shap, uniform, denoting unusual uniformity among strains.)
 * E. ventriosum ( (Tissier 1908) Pr&eacute;vot 1938, species.; Latin neuter gender adjective ventriosum, having a large belly, pot-bellied.)
 * E. xylanophilum ( van Gylswyk and van der Toorn 1985, ; New Latin noun xylanum, xylan; New Latin adjective philus from Greek adjective philos (φίλος) meaning friend, loving; New Latin neuter gender adjective xylanophilum, xylan-loving.)
 * E. yurii ( Margaret and Krywolap 1986, ; New Latin genitive case noun yurii, of Yuri (author).)
 * E. yurii ( subsp. margaretiae Margaret and Krywolap 1986, ; New Latin genitive case noun margaretiae, of Margaret (author).)
 * E. yurii ( subsp. schtitka Margaret and Krywolap 1988, ; New Latin noun schitka (from Ukrainian noun schitka), a brush.)
 * E. yurii ( subsp. yurii Margaret and Krywolap 1986, ; New Latin genitive case noun yurii, of Yuri (author).)

Eudoraea
Eudoraea is a genus in the phylum Bacteroidetes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Eudoraea derives from: New Latin feminine gender noun Eudora, a sea goddess in Greek mythology; New Latin feminine gender noun Eudoraea, named after Eudora.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely E. adriatica ( Alain et al. 2008, (Type species of the genus).; Latin feminine gender adjective adriatica, of the Adriatic Sea, where the type strain was isolated.)

Euzebya
Euzebya is a genus in the phylum Actinobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Euzebya derives from: New Latin feminine gender noun Euzebya, named for Jean Paul Marie Euz&eacute;by, a French microbiologist who has contributed significantly to microbial systematics, including the Latinization of microbial names.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely E. tangerina ( Kurahashi et al. 2010, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin feminine gender adjective tangerina, tangerine-coloured, referring to the colony colour.)

Euzebyella
Euzebyella is a genus in the phylum Bacteroidetes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Euzebyella derives from: New Latin feminine gender noun Euzebyella, named after the French microbiologist J. P. Euz&eacute;by, for his outstanding contribution to the nomenclature of Prokaryotes and to bacterial taxonomy in general.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely E. saccharophila ( Lucena et al. 2010, (Type species of the genus).; Greek noun sakch&acirc;r, sugar; New Latin adjective philus from Greek adjective philos (φίλος) meaning friend, loving; New Latin feminine gender adjective saccharophila, sugar-loving.)

Ewingella
Ewingella is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Ewingella derives from:
 * New Latin feminine gender dim. noun Ewingella, named to honor William H. Ewing an American bacteriologist who made many contributions to the nomenclature and classification of the families Enterobacteriaceae and Vibrionaceae.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely E. americana ( Grimont et al. 1984, (Type species of the genus).;: New Latin feminine gender adjective americana, pertaining to America, to denote that the original 10 strains were isolated in the United States of America.)

Excellospora
Excellospora is a genus in the phylum Actinobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Excellospora derives from:

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely E. viridilutea ( Agre and Guzeva 1975, species. (Type species of the genus).;)

Exiguobacterium
Exiguobacterium is a genus in the phylum Firmicutes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Exiguobacterium derives from: Latin adjective exiguus, short, small; Latin neuter gender noun bacterium, a small rod; New Latin neuter gender noun Exiguobacterium, small rod

Species
The genus contains 13 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * E. acetylicum ( (Levine and Soppeland 1926) Farrow et al. 1994, ; New Latin neuter gender noun acetylum, the organic radical acetyl; Latin neuter gender suff. -icum, adjectival suffix used with the sense of belonging to; New Latin neuter gender adjective acetylicum, pertaining to acetyl.)
 * E. aestuarii ( Kim et al. 2005, ; Latin genitive case noun aestuarii, of a part of the sea-coast which, during the flood-tide, is overflowed, but at the ebb-tide is left covered with mud or slime.)
 * E. antarcticum ( Fr&uuml;hling et al. 2002, ; Latin neuter gender adjective antarcticum, southern, of Antarctica.)
 * E. artemiae ( L&oacute;pez-Cort&eacute;s et al. 2006, ; New Latin genitive case noun artemiae, of Artemia, the taxonomic genus name of the brine shrimp.)
 * E. aurantiacum ( Collins et al. 1984, (Type species of the genus).; Latin noun aurum, gold; New Latin noun Aurantium, generic name of the orange; Latin neuter gender suff. -acum, adjectival suffix used with the sense of belonging to; New Latin neuter gender adjective aurantiacum, orange-colored.)
 * E. indicum ( Chaturvedi and Shivaji 2006, ;: Latin neuter gender adjective indicum, Indian, pertaining to India.)
 * E. marinum ( Kim et al. 2005, ; Latin neuter gender adjective marinum, of the sea, marine.)
 * E. mexicanum ( L&oacute;pez-Cort&eacute;s et al. 2006, ; New Latin neuter gender adjective mexicanum, Mexican (from the location of the laboratory where isolation of the strain took place).)
 * E. oxidotolerans ( Yumoto et al. 2004, ; New Latin v. oxido, to oxidize; Latin participle adjective tolerans, tolerating; New Latin participle adjective oxidotolerans, oxidation-tolerant.)
 * E. profundum ( Crapart et al. 2007, ;: Latin neuter gender adjective profundum, deep, living within the depth of the oceans.)
 * E. sibiricum ( Rodrigues et al. 2006, ; New Latin neuter gender adjective sibiricum, pertaining to Siberia (region in northwestern Asia, the name said to come from Sibir, ancient Tatar fortress at the confluence of the rivers Tobol and Irtysh).)
 * E. soli ( Chaturvedi et al. 2008, ; Latin genitive case noun soli, of soil.)
 * E. undae ( Fr&uuml;hling et al. 2002, ; Latin noun unda, water; Latin genitive case noun undae, of the water.)

Exilispira
Exilispira is a genus in the phylum Spirochaetes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Exilispira derives from: Latin adjective exilis, slender; Latin feminine gender noun spira, helix; New Latin feminine gender noun Exilispira, slender helix, referring to the cell shape.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely E. thermophila ( Imachi et al. 2008, (Type species of the genus).; Greek feminine gender noun thermē (θέρμη), heat; New Latin adjective philus from Greek adjective philos (φίλος) meaning friend, loving; New Latin feminine gender adjective thermophila, heat-loving.)

Fabibacter
Fabibacter is a genus in the phylum Bacteroidetes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Fabibacter derives from: Latin feminine gender noun faba, bean; New Latin masculine gender noun, a rodbacter, nominally meaning "a rod", but in effect meaning a bacterium, rod; New Latin masculine gender noun Fabibacter, bean(-like) rod.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely F. halotolerans ( Lau et al. 2006, (Type species of the genus).; Greek noun hals, halos (ἅλς, ἁλός), salt; Latin participle adjective tolerans, tolerating; New Latin participle adjective halotolerans, salt-tolerating.)

Facklamia
Facklamia is a genus in the phylum Firmicutes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Facklamia derives from: New Latin feminine gender noun Facklamia, named after Richard R. Facklam, an American microbiologist.

Species
The genus contains 6 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * F. hominis ( Collins et al. 1997, (Type species of the genus).; Latin genitive case noun hominis, of a human being, from which the organisms were first isolated.)
 * F. ignava ( Collins et al. 1998, ; Latin feminine gender adjective ignava, lazy, unreactive.)
 * F. languida ( Lawson et al. 1999, ; Latin feminine gender adjective languida, languid, pertaining to the lack of activity of the organisms in biochemical tests.)
 * F. miroungae ( Hoyles et al. 2001, ; New Latin genitive case noun miroungae, of Mirounga, named because the species was first isolated from the southern elephant seal, Mirounga leonina.)
 * F. sourekii ( Collins et al. 1999, ; New Latin genitive case noun sourekii, of Sourek, named after the Czech microbiologist J. Sourek.)
 * F. tabacinasalis ( Collins et al. 1999, ; New Latin noun tabacum, tobacco; Latin adjective nasalis, pertaining to the nose; New Latin genitive case feminine gender adjective tabacinasalis, of snuff.)

Faecalibacterium
Faecalibacterium is a genus in the phylum Firmicutes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Faecalibacterium derives from: New Latin adjective faecalis (from Latin noun faex faecis), pertaining to feces; Latin neuter gender noun bacterium, a small rod; New Latin neuter gender noun Faecalibacterium, rod from feces, as this bacterium is abundant in feces, with the colon its presumed habitat.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely F. prausnitzii ( (Hauduroy et al. 1937) Duncan et al. 2002, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin genitive case noun prausnitzii, of Prausnitz; named for C. Prausnitz, the bacteriologist who first isolated this organism.)

Faenia
Faenia is a genus in the phylum Actinobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Faenia derives from: Latin noun faenum, hay; Latin (sic) fem (sic) pl. noun Faenia, a genus of bacteria associated with hay.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely F. rectivirgula ( (Krasil&#39;nikov and Agre 1964) Kurup and Agre 1983, (Type species of the genus).; Latin adjective rectus, )

Falcivibrio
Falcivibrio is a genus in the phylum Actinobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Falcivibrio derives from:

Species
The genus contains 2 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * F. grandis ( Hammann et al. 1984, (Type species of the genus).;)
 * F. vaginalis ( Hammann et al. 1984, ;)

Falsibacillus
Falsibacillus is a genus in the phylum Firmicutes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Falsibacillus derives from: Latin adjective falsus, false; New Latin masculine gender noun Bacillus, a bacterial generic name; New Latin masculine gender noun Falsibacillus, false Bacillus.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely F. pallidus ( (Zhou et al. 2008) Zhou et al. 2009, (Type species of the genus).; Latin masculine gender adjective pallidus, pale, the light pink colour of colonies.)

Fangia
Fangia is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Fangia derives from: New Latin feminine gender noun Fangia, named after Professor Xinfang Fang, founder of the Institute of Microbiology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely F. hongkongensis ( Lau et al. 2007, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin feminine gender adjective hongkongensis, pertaining to Hong Kong SAR, PR China, where the bacterium was first isolated.)

Fastidiosipila
Fastidiosipila is a genus in the phylum Firmicutes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Fastidiosipila derives from: Latin adjective fastidiosus, fastidious; Latin feminine gender noun pila, ball; New Latin feminine gender noun fastidiosipila, a fastidious ball (coccus), because the organisms are difficult to grow.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely F. sanguinis ( Falsen et al. 2005, (Type species of the genus).; Latin genitive case noun sanguinis, of blood, referring to the source of the organism.)

Ferribacterium
Ferribacterium is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Ferribacterium derives from: Latin noun ferrum, iron; Latin neuter gender noun bacterium, a small rod; New Latin neuter gender noun Ferribacterium, rod-shaped iron bacterium.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely F. limneticum ( Cummings et al. 2000, (Type species of the genus).; Greek noun limnē, pool of standing water, lake; Latin neuter gender suff. -ticum, suffix denoting made of or belonging to; New Latin neuter gender adjective limneticum, from or belonging to a lake.)

Ferrimicrobium
Ferrimicrobium is a genus in the phylum Actinobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Ferrimicrobium derives from: Latin noun ferrum, iron; New Latin neuter gender noun microbium, microbe; New Latin neuter gender noun Ferrimicrobium, iron microbe, referring to its capacity for ferrous iron oxidation.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely F. acidiphilum ( Johnson et al. 2009, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin neuter gender noun acidum (from Latin adjective acidus, sour), an acid; New Latin adjective philus from Greek adjective philos (φίλος) meaning friend, loving; New Latin neuter gender adjective acidiphilum, acid-loving.)

Ferrithrix
Ferrithrix is a genus in the phylum Actinobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Ferrithrix derives from: Latin noun ferrum, iron; Greek feminine gender noun thrix, hair, thread; New Latin feminine gender noun Ferrithrix, iron thread, referring to filamentous nature and capacity for ferrous iron oxidation.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely F. thermotolerans ( Johnson et al. 2009, (Type species of the genus).; Greek noun thermē (θέρμη), heat; Latin participle adjective tolerans, tolerating; New Latin participle adjective thermotolerans, heat-tolerating, able to tolerate high temperatures.)

Ferrimonas
Ferrimonas is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Ferrimonas derives from:
 * Latin noun ferrum, iron; Latin feminine gender noun monas (μονάς / μονάδα), monad, unit; New Latin feminine gender noun Ferrimonas, iron (III)-reducing cell.

Members of the genus Ferrimonas can be referred to as ferrimonad (viz. Trivialisation of names).

Species
The genus contains 5 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * F. balearica ( Rossell&oacute;-Mora et al. 1996, (Type species of the genus).;: Latin feminine gender adjective balearica, pertaining to the Balearaic Islands where the organism was isolated.)
 * F. futtsuensis ( Nakagawa et al. 2006, ;: New Latin feminine gender adjective futtsuensis, from Futtsu, the place of isolation.)
 * F. kyonanensis ( Nakagawa et al. 2006, ;: New Latin feminine gender adjective kyonanensis, from Kyonan, the place of isolation.)
 * F. marina ( Katsuta et al. 2005, ; Latin feminine gender adjective marina, of, or belonging to, the sea, marine.)
 * F. senticii ( Campbell et al. 2007, ; New Latin genitive case noun senticii, of Sentic, named in honour of Sinisa Sentic for scientific and philosophical discussions.)

Ferroglobus
Ferroglobus is a genus in the phylum Euryarchaeota (Archaea).

Etymology
The name Ferroglobus derives from: Latin neuter gender noun ferrum, iron; Latin masculine gender noun globus, ball; New Latin masculine gender noun Ferroglobus, the iron ball.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely F. placidus ( Hafenbradl et al. 1997, (Type species of the genus).; Latin masculine gender adjective placidus, placid, peace loving (because of reduction of nitrate, a component of gun powder).)

Ferroplasma
Ferroplasma is a genus in the phylum Euryarchaeota (Archaea).

Etymology
The name Ferroplasma derives from: New Latin pref. ferro-, pertaining to ferrous iron; Greek neuter gender noun plasma (πλάσμα), anything formed or moulded, image, figure; New Latin neuter gender noun Ferroplasma, a ferrous-iron-oxidizing form.

Species
The genus contains 2 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * F. acidiphilum ( Golyshina et al. 2000, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin noun acidum (from Latin adjective acidus, sour), an acid; New Latin adjective philus from Greek adjective philos (φίλος) meaning friend, loving; New Latin neuter gender adjective acidiphilum, acid-loving.)

Ferruginibacter
Ferruginibacter is a genus in the phylum Bacteroidetes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Ferruginibacter derives from: Latin noun ferrugo -inis, iron-rust, the color of iron-rust, dark-red; New Latin masculine gender noun, a rodbacter, nominally meaning "a rod", but in effect meaning a bacterium, a rod; New Latin masculine gender noun Ferruginibacter, rust-coloured rod.

Species
The genus contains 2 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * F. alkalilentus ( Lim et al. 2009, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin noun alkali (from Arabic article al, the; Arabic noun qaliy, ashes of saltwort), alkali; Latin adjective lentus -a -um, slow, sluggish, indifferent, unconcerned, reluctant; New Latin masculine gender adjective alkalilentus, indifferent to alkaline solution, referring to negative reaction for the flexirubin-KOH test.)
 * F. lapsinanis ( Lim et al. 2009, ; Latin noun lapsus -us, slipping, sliding, gliding; Latin adjective inanis, empty, void; New Latin masculine gender adjective lapsinanis, void of gliding motility.)

Fervidicella
Fervidicella is a genus in the phylum Firmicutes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Fervidicella derives from: Latin adjective fervidus, glowing, hot, burning; Latin feminine gender noun cella, a storeroom, chamber, and, in biology, a cell; New Latin feminine gender noun Fervidicella, a glowing cell, a thermophile.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely F. metallireducens ( Ogg and Patel 2010, (Type species of the genus).; Latin noun metallum, metal; Latin participle adjective reducens, leading back, bringing back, and, in chemistry, converting to a different oxidation state; New Latin participle adjective metallireducens, reducing metal.)

Fervidicoccus
Fervidicoccus is a genus in the phylum Crenarchaeota (Archaea).

Etymology
The name Fervidicoccus derives from: Latin adjective fervidus, hot; New Latin masculine gender noun coccus (from Greek masculine gender noun kokkos (κόκκος)), berry; New Latin masculine gender noun Fervidicoccus, coccus which grows at high temperatures.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely F. fontis ( Perevalova et al. 2010, (Type species of the genus).; Latin genitive case noun fontis, of a spring or fountain, referring to the isolation of the type strain from a terrestrial hot spring.)

Fervidicola
Fervidicola is a genus in the phylum Firmicutes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Fervidicola derives from: Latin adjective fervidus, glowing, burning; Latin suff. -cola (from Latin masculine gender or feminine gender noun incola) inhabitant, dweller; New Latin masculine gender noun Fervidicola, inhabitant of thermal waters, a thermophilic bacterium.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely F. ferrireducens ( Ogg and Patel 2009, (Type species of the genus).; Latin noun ferrum, iron; Latin participle adjective reducens, leading back, bringing back and in chemistry converting to a different oxidation state; New Latin participle adjective ferrireducens, reducing Fe(III) to Fe(II).)

Fervidobacterium
Fervidobacterium is a genus in the phylum Thermotogae (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Fervidobacterium derives from: Latin adjective fervidus, hot; Latin neuter gender noun bacterium, a small rod; New Latin neuter gender noun Fervidobacterium, rods which grow at higher temperatures.

Species
The genus contains 5 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * F. changbaicum ( Cai et al. 2007, ; New Latin neuter gender adjective changbaicum, pertaining to the isolation of the organism from the Changbai Mountains, China.)
 * F. gondwanense ( Andrews and Patel 1996, ; New Latin neuter gender adjective gondwanense, pertaining to the large land mass known as Gondwana, which included Australia, Africa, India, and South America before they separated.)
 * F. islandicum ( Huber et al. 1991, ; New Latin neuter gender adjective islandicum, pertaining to Island, describing its place of isolation.)
 * F. nodosum ( Patel et al. 1985, (Type species of the genus).; Latin neuter gender adjective nodosum, full of knots, knotty; intended to mean swollen.)
 * F. pennivorans ( corrig. Friedrich and Antranikian 1999, ; Latin noun penna, feather, wing; Latin participle adjective vorans, devouring; New Latin participle adjective pennivorans, feather-devouring (referring to the ability of the organism to degrade keratin, a protein found in feathers).)

Fibrella
Fibrella is a genus in the phylum Bacteroidetes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Fibrella derives from: Latin feminine gender noun fibra, a fibre or filament; Latin dim. suff. -ella; New Latin feminine gender noun Fibrella, a small fibre, referring to the ability of the type species to produce filaments.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely F. aestuarina ( Filippini et al. 2011, (Type species of the genus).; Latin noun aestuarium, a tidal marsh; Latin suff. -inus -a -um, suffix used with the sense of belonging to; New Latin feminine gender adjective aestuarina, belonging to a marsh, referring to the location where the type strain was isolated.)

Fibrobacter
Fibrobacter is a genus in the phylum Fibrobacteres (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Fibrobacter derives from: Latin feminine gender noun fibra, a fibre or filament; New Latin masculine gender noun, a rodbacter, nominally meaning "a rod", but in effect meaning a bacterium, rod or staff; New Latin masc noun Fibrobacter, bacterial rod that subsists on fiber.

Species
The genus contains 2 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * F. intestinalis ( Montgomery et al. 1988, ; Latin noun intestinum, intestines; Latin masculine gender suff. -alis, suffix denoting pertaining to; New Latin masculine gender adjective intestinalis, pertaining to the intestines, referring to the original site of isolation.)
 * F. succinogenes ( (Hungate 1950) Montgomery et al. 1988, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin noun acidum succinum, succinic acid; New Latin suff. -genes (from Greek v. gennaō (γεννάω), to produce), producing; New Latin participle adjective succinogenes, succinic acid producing.)
 * F. succinogenes ( subsp. elongatus corrig. Montgomery et al. 1988, ; Latin masculine gender participle adjective elongatus, prolonged, elongated, stretched out.)
 * F. succinogenes ( subsp. succinogenes (Hungate 1950) Montgomery et al. 1988, ; New Latin noun acidum succinum, succinic acid; New Latin suff. -genes (from Greek v. gennaō (γεννάω), to produce), producing; New Latin participle adjective succinogenes, succinic acid producing.)

Filibacter
Filibacter is a genus in the phylum Firmicutes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Filibacter derives from: Latin noun filum, a thread; New Latin masculine gender noun, a rodbacter, nominally meaning "a rod", but in effect meaning a bacterium, a rod; New Latin masculine gender noun Filibacter, thread rod.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely F. limicola ( Maiden and Jones 1985, (Type species of the genus).; Latin noun limus, mud; Latin suff. -cola (from Latin noun incola), dweller; New Latin masculine gender noun limicola, mud-dweller.)

Filifactor
Filifactor is a genus in the phylum Firmicutes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Filifactor derives from: Latin noun filum, thread; Latin masculine gender noun factor, a maker; New Latin masculine gender noun Filifactor, thread-maker.

Species
The genus contains 2 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * F. alocis ( (Cato et al. 1985) Jalava and Eerola 1999, ; Greek noun alox -okos, a furrow; New Latin genitive case noun alocis, of a furrow, referring to its isolation from a crevice of the gums.)
 * F. villosus ( (Love et al. 1979) Collins et al. 1994, (Type species of the genus).; Latin masculine gender adjective villosus, hairy, shaggy, rough (referring to the colonial morphology).)

Filimonas
Filimonas is a genus in the phylum Bacteroidetes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Filimonas derives from: Latin noun filum, a thread; Latin feminine gender noun monas (μονάς / μονάδα), a unit, a monad; New Latin feminine gender noun Filimonas, a thread-like monad.

Members of the genus Filimonas can be referred to as filimonad (viz. Trivialisation of names).

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely F. lacunae ( Shiratori et al. 2009, (Type species of the genus).; Latin genitive case noun lacunae, of a pool, referring to the isolation of the type strain from shallow fresh water.)

Filobacillus
Filobacillus is a genus in the phylum Firmicutes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Filobacillus derives from: Latin neuter gender noun filum, thread; Latin masculine gender noun bacillus, rod; New Latin masculine gender noun Filobacillus, a thread-like rod.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely F. milosensis ( corrig. Schlesner et al. 2001, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin masculine gender adjective milosensis, from the island Milos, Greece, where the organism was isolated.)

Filomicrobium
Filomicrobium is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Filomicrobium derives from: Latin noun filum, thread; New Latin neuter gender noun microbium, microbe; New Latin neuter gender noun Filomicrobium, thread-like microbe.

Species
The genus contains 2 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * F. fusiforme ( Schlesner 1988, (Type species of the genus).; Latin noun fusus, spindle; Latin adjective suffix -formis -is -e (from Latin noun forma, figure, shape, appearance), -like, in the shape of; New Latin neuter gender adjective fusiforme, spindle-shaped.)
 * F. insigne ( Wu et al. 2009, ; Latin neuter gender adjective insigne, distinguished by a mark, remarkable, extraordinary, referring to the remarkable phylogenetic relationship between the type strain and members of the genera Hyphomicrobium and Filomicrobium.)

Finegoldia
Finegoldia is a genus in the phylum Firmicutes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Finegoldia derives from: New Latin feminine gender noun Finegoldia, name after Sydney M. Finegold, an American microbiologist.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely F. magna ( (Pr&eacute;vot 1933) Murdoch and Shah 2000, (Type species of the genus).; Latin feminine gender adjective magna, large.)

Flagellimonas
Flagellimonas is a genus in the phylum Bacteroidetes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Flagellimonas derives from: Latin noun flagellum, a whip and in bacteriology, a flagellum; Latin feminine gender noun monas (μονάς / μονάδα), nominally meaning "a unit", but in effect meaning a bacterium; New Latin feminine gender noun Flagellimonas, a bacterium motile by means of a flagellum which is unusual for a member of the family Flavobacteriaceae.

Members of the genus Flagellimonas can be referred to as flagellimonad (viz. Trivialisation of names).

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely F. eckloniae ( Bae et al. 2007, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin noun Ecklonia, scientific genus name of the marine alga from which the bacterium was isolated; New Latin genitive case noun eckloniae, of Ecklonia.)

Flammeovirga
Flammeovirga is a genus in the phylum Bacteroidetes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Flammeovirga derives from: Latin adjective flammeus, flame-colored; Latin feminine gender noun virga, rod; New Latin feminine gender noun flammeovirga, fire-colored rod.

Species
The genus contains 4 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * F. aprica ( (Reichenbach 1989) Nakagawa et al. 1997, (Type species of the genus).; Latin feminine gender adjective aprica, exposed to the sun, growing in the sunshine.)
 * F. arenaria ( (ex Lewin 1969) Takahashi et al. 2006, nom. rev., ; Latin feminine gender adjective arenaria, of or pertaining to sand, referring to the source of the organism.)
 * F. kamogawensis ( Hosoya and Yokota 2007, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective kamogawensis, pertaining to Kamogawa, Japan, from where the organisms were isolated.)
 * F. yaeyamensis ( Takahashi et al. 2006, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective yaeyamensis, of or belonging to the Yaeyama Islands, from where the organisms were isolated.)

Flavihumibacter
Flavihumibacter is a genus in the phylum Bacteroidetes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Flavihumibacter derives from: Latin adjective flavus, yellow; Latin noun humus, soil; Latin masculine gender noun, a rodbacter, nominally meaning "a rod", but in effect meaning a bacterium, a rod; New Latin masculine gender noun Flavihumibacter, a yellow, rod-shaped bacterium from soil.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely F. petaseus ( Zhang et al. 2010, (Type species of the genus).; Latin noun petasus, hat; Latin adjective suff. -eus -ea -eum, suffix used with various meanings; New Latin masculine gender adjective petaseus, belonging to a hat, referring to the formation of hat-shaped colonies.)

Flavimonas
Flavimonas is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Flavimonas derives from: Latin adjective flavus, yellow; Greek noun monas (μονάς / μονάδα), nominally meaning "a unit", but in effect meaning a bacterium; New Latin feminine gender noun Flavimonas, a yellow unit.

Members of the genus Flavimonas can be referred to as flavimonad (viz. Trivialisation of names).

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely F. oryzihabitans ( (Kodama et al. 1985) Holmes et al. 1987, (Type species of the genus).;: Latin noun oryza, rice; Latin participle adjective habitans, inhabiting, dwelling; New Latin participle adjective oryzihabitans, rice-inhabiting.)

Flaviramulus
Flaviramulus is a genus in the phylum Bacteroidetes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Flaviramulus derives from: Latin adjective flavus, yellow; Latin masculine gender dim. noun ramulus, small branch; New Latin masculine gender noun Flaviramulus, small yellow branch.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely F. basaltis ( Einen and &Oslash;vre&aring;s 2006, (Type species of the genus).; Latin genitive case noun basaltis, of basalt, pertaining to the source of isolation.)

Flavisolibacter
Flavisolibacter is a genus in the phylum Bacteroidetes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Flavisolibacter derives from: Latin adjective flavus, yellow; Latin noun solum, soil; New Latin masculine gender noun, a rodbacter, nominally meaning "a rod", but in effect meaning a bacterium, a rod; New Latin masculine gender noun Flavisolibacter, a yellow, rod-shaped bacterium from soil.

Species
The genus contains 2 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * F. ginsengisoli ( Yoon and Im 2007, ; New Latin noun ginsengum, ginseng; Latin noun solum, soil; New Latin genitive case noun ginsengisoli, of soil from a ginseng field.)
 * F. ginsengiterrae ( Yoon and Im 2007, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin noun ginsengum, ginseng; Latin noun terra, soil; New Latin genitive case noun ginsengiterrae, of soil from a ginseng field.)

Flavobacterium
Flavobacterium is a genus in the phylum Bacteroidetes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Flavobacterium derives from: Latin adjective flavus, yellow; Latin neuter gender noun bacterium, a small rod or staff and, in biology, a bacterium (so called because the first ones observed were rod-shaped); New Latin neuter gender noun Flavobacterium, a yellow bacterium.

Species
The genus contains 95 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * F. acidificum ( Steinhaus 1941, species.; Latin adjective acidus, sour; Latin v. facere, to make; New Latin neuter gender adjective acidificum, making acid.)
 * F. acidurans ( Millar 1973, species.; Latin adjective acidus, sour; Latin participle adjective durans, resisting; New Latin participle adjective acididurans, acid-resisting.)
 * F. algicola ( Miyashita et al. 2010, ; Latin feminine gender noun alga, seaweed, alga; Latin suff. -cola (from Latin noun incola), inhabitant, dweller; New Latin masculine gender noun algicola, a alga-dweller.)
 * F. anhuiense ( Liu et al. 2008, ; New Latin neuter gender adjective anhuiense, pertaining to Anhui, the province where the type strain was isolated.)
 * F. antarcticum ( Yi et al. 2005, ; Latin neuter gender adjective antarcticum, southern, and, by extension, pertaining to Antarctica.)
 * F. aquatile ( (Frankland and Frankland 1889) Bergey et al. 1923, species. (Type species of the genus).; Latin neuter gender adjective aquatile, living, growing, or found in water, aquatic.)
 * F. aquidurense ( Cousin et al. 2007, ;: Latin feminine gender noun aqua, water; Latin adjective durus, hard; Latin suff. -ensis -is -e, suffix used with the sense of belonging to or coming from; New Latin neuter gender adjective aquidurense, pertaining to hard water.)
 * F. balustinum ( Harrison 1929, species.; Etymology uncertain but possibly derived from Latin noun balux, gold sand or gold dust, probably in reference to the bright yellow color.)
 * F. beibuense ( Fu et al. 2011, ; New Latin neuter gender adjective beibuense, referring to Beibu Gulf in the China Sea, the site where the type strain was isolated.)
 * F. branchiophilum ( corrig. Wakabayashi et al. 1989, ; Greek noun branchion, gill; New Latin neuter gender adjective philum (from Greek neuter gender adjective philon (φίλον)), friend, loving; New Latin neuter gender adjective branchiophilum, gill loving.)
 * F. breve ( (ex Lustig 1890) Holmes and Owen 1982,, nom. rev.; Latin neuter gender adjective breve, short.)
 * F. caeni ( Liu et al. 2010, ; Latin genitive case noun caeni, of sludge.)
 * F. capsulatum ( Leifson 1962, species.; Latin noun capsula, a small box or chest; Latin neuter gender suff. -atum, suffix denoting provided with; New Latin neuter gender adjective capsulatum, with a chest, capsuled.)
 * F. cauense ( Qu et al. 2009, ; New Latin neuter gender adjective cauense, pertaining to CAU, the acronym of the China Agricultural University, where taxonomic studies were performed.)
 * F. ceti ( Vela et al. 2007, ; Latin noun cetus, whale; Latin genitive case noun ceti, of a whale.)
 * F. cheniae ( Qu et al. 2008, ; New Latin feminine gender genitive case noun cheniae, of Chen, named in honour of Professor Wen-Xin Chen, for her contribution to environmental microbiology.)
 * F. chungangense ( Kim et al. 2009, ; New Latin neuter gender adjective chungangense, pertaining to Chung-Ang University, Korea, where the type strain of the species was isolated.)
 * F. columnare ( (Bernardet and Grimont 1989) Bernardet et al. 1996, ; Latin neuter gender adjective columnare, rising in the form of a pillar, referring to the shape of the aggregates formed by the bacteria on external lesions of infected fish.)
 * F. croceum ( Park et al. 2006, ; Latin neuter gender adjective croceum, saffron-colored, yellow, golden.)
 * F. cucumis ( Weon et al. 2007, ; Latin genitive case noun cucumis, of the cucumber, referring to the isolation source of the type strain, a soil cultivated with cucumber plants.)
 * F. daejeonense ( Kim et al. 2006, ; New Latin neuter gender adjective daejeonense, pertaining to Daejeon, a city in Korea, from where the type strain was isolated.)
 * F. defluvii ( Park et al. 2007, ;: Latin genitive case noun defluvii, of sewage.)
 * F. degerlachei ( Van Trappen et al. 2004, ; New Latin genitive case masculine gender noun degerlachei, of de Gerlache, named in honour of Adrian de Gerlache (the Belgian pioneer who conducted the first scientific expedition to Antarctica in 1897-1899).)
 * F. denitrificans ( Horn et al. 2005, ; New Latin participle adjective denitrificans, denitrifying.)
 * F. devorans ( (Zimmermann 1890) Bergey et al. 1923, species.; Latin participle adjective devorans, devouring.)
 * F. dongtanense ( Xiao et al. 2011, ; New Latin neuter gender adjective dongtanense, pertaining to Dongtan, a wetland region in Chongming Island, Shanghai, China, from where the type strain was isolated.)
 * F. esteraromaticum ( (Omelianski 1923) Bergey et al. 1930, species.; New Latin noun ester, ester; Latin neuter gender adjective aromaticum, aromatic, fragrant; New Latin neuter gender adjective esteraromaticum, smelling sweet due to esters.)
 * F. ferrugineum ( Sickles and Shaw 1934, species.; Latin neuter gender adjective ferrugineum, rust-coloured.)
 * F. filum ( Ryu et al. 2007, ; Latin neuter gender noun filum (nominative in apposition), a thread, a Flavobacterium species called the thread.)
 * F. flevense ( (van der Meulen et al. 1974) Bernardet et al. 1996, ; Latin noun Flevum, a former inner sea in the central part of The Netherlands which is now a freshwater lake called IJsselmeer; Latin suff. -ensis -is -e, suffix used with the sense of belonging to or coming from; New Latin neuter gender adjective flevense, pertaining to Flevum.)
 * F. fluvii ( Lee et al. 2010, ; Latin genitive case noun fluvii, of a river, of a stream.)
 * F. frigidarium ( Humphry et al. 2001, ; Latin neuter gender adjective frigidarium, of or for cooling, intended to mean belonging to the cold.)
 * F. frigidimaris ( Nogi et al. 2005, ; Latin adjective frigidus, cold; Latin genitive case noun maris, of the sea; New Latin genitive case noun frigidimaris, of a cold sea.)
 * F. frigoris ( Van Trappen et al. 2004, ; Latin masculine gender noun frigor, cold; Latin genitive case noun frigoris, of the cold.)
 * F. fryxellicola ( Van Trappen et al. 2005, ; New Latin noun Fryxellum, Lake Fryxell; Latin suff. -cola (from Latin noun incola), dweller, inhabitant; New Latin noun (nominative in apposition) fryxellicola, an inhabitant of Lake Fryxell.)
 * F. gelidilacus ( Van Trappen et al. 2003, ; Latin adjective gelidus, ice-cold; Latin noun lacus -us, lake; New Latin genitive case noun gelidilacus, of the ice-cold lake, referring to the isolation source, microbial mats in Antarctic lakes.)
 * F. gillisiae ( McCammon and Bowman 2000, ; New Latin genitive case feminine gender noun gillisiae, of Gillis, named after Monique Gillis, a Belgian microbiologist who pioneered new techniques for bacterial taxonomy.)
 * F. glaciei ( Zhang et al. 2006, ;: Latin genitive case noun glaciei, of ice, referring to the isolation source, the China No.1 glacier.)
 * F. gleum ( Holmes et al. 1984, ; Greek neuter gender adjective gloion, slippery, sticky; New Latin neuter gender adjective gleum (sic), sticky.)
 * F. glycines ( Madhaiyan et al. 2010, ; New Latin noun Glycine, a botanical genus name; New Latin genitive case noun glycines, of Glycine max, from which the type strain was isolated.)
 * F. gondwanense ( Dobson et al. 1993, ; New Latin neuter gender adjective gondwanense, pertaining to Gondwanaland or Gondwana, one of the two ancient supercontinents, which originally included Antarctica and other, separate continental landmasses.)
 * F. granuli ( Aslam et al. 2005, ; Latin genitive case noun granuli, of a small grain, pertaining to a granule, from which the type strain was isolated.)
 * F. halmophilum ( corrig. Elazari-Volcani 1940, species.; Greek noun halmē, brine, seawater; New Latin neuter gender adjective philum (from Greek neuter gender adjective philon (φίλον)), friend, loving; New Latin neuter gender adjective halmophilum, seawater loving.)
 * F. haoranii ( Zhang et al. 2010, ; New Latin genitive case masculine gender noun haoranii, of Hao-Ran, in honour of Hao-Ran Jian, a respected Chinese microbiologist, for his enormous contributions to the establishment and development of environmental microbiology in China.)
 * F. heparinum ( Payza and Korn 1956, species.; Greek noun hēpar, liver; New Latin neuter gender adjective heparinum, of or pertaining to degradation of heparin, acidic mucoheteropolysaccharide with sulfate groups from various animal tissues.)
 * F. hercynium ( Cousin et al. 2007, ;: Latin neuter gender adjective hercynium, pertaining to Hercynia, the Roman name for a mountain range, including the Harz Mountains, that forms the southern border of the North German plain.)
 * F. hibernum ( McCammon et al. 1998, ; Latin neuter gender adjective hibernum, of or belonging to winter.)
 * F. hydatis ( Bernardet et al. 1996, ; Greek noun h&ucirc;dor, water; New Latin genitive case noun hydatis, of/from water.)
 * F. indicum ( Saha and Chakrabarti 2006, ;: Latin neuter gender adjective indicum, pertaining to India, where the bacterial strain was isolated.)
 * F. indologenes ( Yabuuchi et al. 1983, ; New Latin noun indolum, indole; New Latin suff. -genes (from Greek v. gennaō (γεννάω), to produce), producing; New Latin neuter gender adjective indologenes, indole producing.)
 * F. indoltheticum ( Campbell and Williams 1951, species.; New Latin noun indolum, indole; Greek adjective thetikos -ē -on, positive; New Latin neuter gender adjective indoltheticum (sic), indole-positive.)
 * F. johnsoniae ( corrig. (Stanier 1947) Bernardet et al. 1996, ; New Latin genitive case feminine gender noun johnsoniae, of Johnson, named after the American microbiologist Delia E. Johnson, who made an early study of chitinolytic gliding soil bacteria.)
 * F. limicola ( Tamaki et al. 2003, ; Latin noun limus, mud; Latin suff. -cola (from Latin noun incola), inhabitant, dweller; New Latin noun limicola, a mud-dweller.)
 * F. lindanitolerans ( Jit et al. 2008, ; New Latin noun lindanum, lindane; Latin participle adjective tolerans, tolerating; New Latin participle adjective lindanitolerans, lindane-tolerating.)
 * F. marinotypicum ( ZoBell and Upham 1944, species.; Latin adjective marinus, of the sea, marine; Latin neuter gender adjective typicum, typical; New Latin neuter gender adjective marinotypicum, probably intended to mean typical of the sea.)
 * F. meningosepticum ( King 1959, species.; Greek noun meninx meningos, meninges, membrane covering the brain; Greek adjective septikos, putrefactive; New Latin neuter gender adjective meningosepticum, apparently referring to association of the bacterium with both meningitis and septicaemia, but not septic meningitis as the name implies.)
 * F. micromati ( Van Trappen et al. 2004, ; New Latin genitive case noun micromati, arbitrary name referring to the MICROMAT project (&ldquo;Biodiversity of microbial mats in Antarctic&rdquo;) in connection with which the strains were isolated.)
 * F. mizutaii ( (Yabuuchi et al. 1983) Holmes et al. 1988, ; New Latin genitive case masculine gender noun mizutaii, of Mizuta, named after Shunsuke Mizuta, Japanese pediatrician, who first reported a case of meningitis in a premature baby from whose spinal fluid the type strain of the species was isolated.)
 * F. multivorum ( Holmes et al. 1981, ; Latin adjective multus, many; Latin v. vorare, to swallow; New Latin neuter gender adjective multivorum, intended to mean &quot;produces acid from many carbohydrates&quot;.)
 * F. oceanosedimentum ( Carty and Litchfield 1978, species.; Greek noun okeanos, the ocean; Latin noun sedimentum, a settling, subsidence; New Latin neuter gender adjective oceanosedimentum, intended to mean from marine sediments.)
 * F. odoratum ( Stutzer 1929, species.; Latin participle neuter gender adjective odoratum, perfumed.)
 * F. okeanokoites ( ZoBell and Upham 1944, species.; Greek masculine gender noun okeanos, the ocean; Greek feminine gender noun choite, bed; New Latin feminine gender genitive case noun okeanokoites, of the ocean bed.)
 * F. omnivorum ( Zhu et al. 2003, ; Latin noun omne -is, everything; Latin v. vorare to devour; New Latin neuter gender adjective omnivorum, eating everything, referring to the ability of the strain to degrade a wide range of macromolecules.)
 * F. pectinovorum ( (Reichenbach 1989) Bernardet et al. 1996, ; New Latin noun pectinum, pectin, methylated polygalacturonic acids in plant cell walls; Latin v. vorare, to devour; New Latin neuter gender adjective pectinovorum, pectin-devouring.)
 * F. ponti ( Yoon et al. 2011, ; Latin genitive case noun ponti (poet. for maris), of the sea, referring to the place that the type strain was isolated.)
 * F. psychrolimnae ( Van Trappen et al. 2005, ; Greek adjective psychros (ψυχρός), cold; Greek feminine gender noun limna, lake; New Latin genitive case noun psychrolimnae, of a cold lake.)
 * F. psychrophilum ( (Bernardet and Grimont 1989) Bernardet et al. 1996, ; Greek adjective psychros (ψυχρός), cold; New Latin neuter gender adjective philum (from Greek neuter gender adjective philon (φίλον)), friend, loving; New Latin neuter gender adjective psychrophilum, cold-loving.)
 * F. reichenbachii ( Ali et al. 2009, ; New Latin masculine gender genitive case noun reichenbachii, of Reichenbach, named after Hans Reichenbach, a famous German microbiologist, who pioneered the study of gliding bacteria.)
 * F. resinovorum ( Delaporte and Daste 1956, species.;: Latin noun resina, resin or gum of trees; Latin v. vorare, to devour; New Latin neuter gender adjective resinovorum, resin-devouring.)
 * F. resistens ( Ryu et al. 2008, ; Latin participle adjective resistens, resisting, based on the type strain being resistant to all antibiotics tested.)
 * F. rivuli ( Ali et al. 2009, ; Latin genitive case noun rivuli, of/from a small river.)
 * F. saccharophilum ( (Reichenbach 1989) Bernardet et al. 1996, ; Greek noun sakch&acirc;r, sugar; New Latin neuter gender adjective philum (from Greek neuter gender adjective philon (φίλον)), friend, loving; New Latin neuter gender adjective saccharophilum, sugar-loving.)
 * F. salegens ( Dobson et al. 1993, ; Latin noun sal salis, salt; Latin adjective egens, needy, necessitous; New Latin neuter gender adjective salegens, needing salt.)
 * F. saliperosum ( Wang et al. 2006, ; Latin noun sal salis, salt; Latin adjective perosus -a -um, detesting, hating greatly; New Latin neuter gender adjective saliperosum, salt-hating.)
 * F. sasangense ( Yoon et al. 2009, (not validly published; see the footnote).; New Latin neuter gender adjective sasangense, pertaining to the Sasang stream, from which the type strain was isolated.)
 * F. scophthalmum ( Mudarris et al. 1994, ; New Latin noun Scophthalmus, scientific name of a genus that encompasses the turbot; New Latin neuter gender adjective scophthalmum (sic), pertaining to turbot.)
 * F. segetis ( Yi and Chun 2006, ; Latin genitive case noun segetis, of the soil.)
 * F. sinopsychrotolerans ( Xu et al. 2011, ; Medieval Latin genitive case noun sinae, of China; Greek adjective psychros (ψυχρός), cold; Latin participle adjective tolerans, tolerating; New Latin participle adjective sinopsychrotolerans, Chinese and cold-tolerating.)
 * F. soli ( Yoon et al. 2006, ; Latin genitive case noun soli, of soil.)
 * F. spiritivorum ( Holmes et al. 1982, ; Latin noun spiritus, spirit; Latin adjective suff. -vorus, devouring, eating; New Latin neuter gender adjective spiritivorum, spirit-devouring, intended to refer to the ability of the organism to attack spirits, i.e., alcohol, producing acid in the process.)
 * F. subsaxonicum ( Ali et al. 2009, ; Latin prep. sub, low, below, under; New Latin adjective saxonicus -a -um, pertaining to Saxony; New Latin neuter gender adjective subsaxonicum, pertaining to Lower Saxony.)
 * F. succinicans ( (Reichenbach 1989) Bernardet et al. 1996, ; New Latin noun acidum succinicum (derived from Latin noun succinum, amber), succinic acid; New Latin participle adjective succinicans, intended to mean forming succinic acid.)
 * F. suncheonense ( Kim et al. 2006, ; New Latin neuter gender adjective suncheonense, pertaining to Suncheon, a city in Korea, from where the type strain was isolated.)
 * F. swingsii ( Ali et al. 2009, ; New Latin masculine gender genitive case noun swingsii, of Swings, named after Jean Swings, a famous Belgian microbiologist and former President of the World Federation of Culture Collections.)
 * F. tegetincola ( McCammon and Bowman 2000, ; Latin noun teges –etis, a mat or covering; Latin noun incola, dweller; New Latin noun tegetincola (nominative in apposition), a mat-dweller, pertaining to the cyanobacterial mat habitat.)
 * F. terrae ( Weon et al. 2007, ; Latin genitive case noun terrae, of the soil.)
 * F. terrigena ( Yoon et al. 2007, ; Latin masculine gender or feminine gender noun terrigena, child of the earth, referring to the isolation of the type strain from soil.)
 * F. thalpophilum ( Holmes et al. 1983, ; Greek noun thalpos, warmth, heat; New Latin neuter gender adjective philum (from Greek neuter gender adjective philon (φίλον)), friend, loving; New Latin neuter gender adjective thalpophilum, warmth-loving.)
 * F. thermophilum ( Loginova and Egorova 1982, ; Greek noun thermē (θέρμη), heat; New Latin neuter gender adjective philum (from Greek neuter gender adjective philon (φίλον)), friend, loving; New Latin neuter gender adjective thermophilum, heat-loving.)
 * F. tiangeerense ( Xin et al. 2009, ; New Latin neuter gender adjective tiangeerense, pertaining to the mountain Tiangeer (meaning &lsquo;close to the sky&rsquo; in Mongolian language), the location of the China No. 1 glacier, where the type strain was isolated.)
 * F. uliginosum ( ZoBell and Upham 1944, species.; Latin neuter gender adjective uliginosum, moist, marshy.)
 * F. weaverense ( Yi and Chun 2006, ; New Latin neuter gender adjective weaverense, pertaining to the Weaver Peninsula in the Antarctic, the geographical origin of the type strain.)
 * F. xanthum ( (ex Inoue and Komagata 1976) McCammon and Bowman 2000,, nom. rev.; Greek adjective xanthos, yellow; New Latin neuter gender adjective xanthum, yellow.)
 * F. xinjiangense ( Zhu et al. 2003, ; New Latin neuter gender adjective xinjiangense, pertaining to Xinjiang, an autonomous region in North-West China from where the type strain was isolated.)
 * F. yabuuchiae ( Holmes et al. 1988, ; New Latin genitive case feminine gender noun yabuuchiae, of Yabuuchi, named in honor of Eiko Yabuuchi.)

Flavonifractor
Flavonifractor is a genus in the phylum Firmicutes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Flavonifractor derives from: New Latin noun flavonum, flavone; Latin masculine gender noun fractor, breaker; New Latin masculine gender noun Flavonifractor, flavone-breaker.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely F. plautii ( (S&eacute;guin 1928) Carlier et al. 2010, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin masculine gender genitive case noun plautii, of Plaut; named for H.C. Plaut, the bacteriologist who first described this organism.)

Flectobacillus
Flectobacillus is a genus in the phylum Bacteroidetes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Flectobacillus derives from: Latin v. flecto, to bend, to curve; Latin masculine gender noun bacillus, a little staff, rod; New Latin masculine gender noun Flectobacillus (sic), little curved rod.

Species
The genus contains 5 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * F. glomeratus ( McGuire et al. 1988, ; Latin masculine gender participle adjective glomeratus, (from Latin v. glomerare, to form into ball, glomerate), formed into a ball, glomerated.)
 * F. lacus ( Hwang and Cho 2006, ; Latin genitive case noun lacus, of a lake or pond, referring to the isolation of the type strain.)
 * F. major ( (Gromov 1963) Larkin et al. 1977, species. (Type species of the genus).; Latin masculine gender comp. adjective major (comp. of magnus), larger.)
 * F. marinus ( (Raj 1976) Borrall and Larkin 1978, species.; Latin masculine gender adjective marinus, of the sea, marine.)
 * F. roseus ( Sheu et al. 2009, ; Latin masculine gender adjective roseus, rose-coloured, pink.)

Flexibacter
Flexibacter is a genus in the phylum Bacteroidetes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Flexibacter derives from: Latin participle adjective flexus (from. Latin v. flecto), bent, winding; New Latin masculine gender noun, a rodbacter, nominally meaning "a rod", but in effect meaning a bacterium, rod; New Latin masculine gender noun Flexibacter, intended to mean flexible rod.

Species
The genus contains 17 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * F. aggregans ( (Lewin 1969) Leadbetter 1974, species.; Latin participle adjective aggregans (from Latin v. aggrego), adding to, aggregating, forming clumps.)
 * F. aurantiacus ( Lewin 1969, species.; New Latin masculine gender adjective aurantiacus, orange-coloured.)
 * F. canadensis ( Christensen 1980, ; New Latin masculine gender adjective canadensis, of or belonging to Canada, from where the organism was isolated.)
 * F. columnaris ( (ex Davis 1922) Bernardet and Grimont 1989,, nom. rev.; Latin masculine gender adjective columnaris, rising in the form of a pillar, referring to the shape of the aggregates formed by the bacteria on external lesions of infected fish.)
 * F. elegans ( (ex Lewin 1969, non Soriano 1945) Reichenbach 1989,, nom. rev.; Latin masculine gender adjective elegans, nice, elegant.)
 * F. filiformis ( (ex Solntseva 1940) Reichenbach 1989, nom. rev., ; Latin noun filum, a thread; Latin suff. -formis (from Latin noun forma, figure, shape, appearance), -like, in the shape of; New Latin masculine gender adjective filiformis, thread-shaped.)
 * F. flexilis ( Soriano 1945, species. (Type species of the genus).; Latin masculine gender adjective flexilis, pliable, flexible.)
 * F. japonensis ( Fujita et al. 1997, ; New Latin masculine gender adjective japonensis, pertaining to Japan.)
 * F. litoralis ( Lewin 1969, species.; Latin masculine gender adjective litoralis, of or belonging to the sea-shore.)
 * F. maritimus ( Wakabayashi et al. 1986, ; Latin masculine gender adjective maritimus, of the sea, maritime.)
 * F. ovolyticus ( Hansen et al. 1992, ; Latin noun ovum, egg; New Latin adjective lyticus -a -um (from Greek adjective lutikos (λυτικός) -ē -on), able to loose, able to dissolve; New Latin masculine gender adjective ovolyticus, egg dissolving, egg damaging.)
 * F. polymorphus ( Lewin 1974, species.; New Latin masculine gender adjective polymorphus (from Greek adjective polumorphos -on), multiform, variable in form, of irregular shape.)
 * F. psychrophilus ( (ex Borg 1960) Bernardet and Grimont 1989, nom. rev., ; Greek adjective psychros (ψυχρός), cold; New Latin masculine gender adjective philus (from Greek feminine gender adjective φίλος), friend, loving; New Latin masculine gender adjective psychrophilus, cold-loving.)
 * F. roseolus ( Lewin 1969, species.; Latin adjective roseus, rose-colored; Latin masculine gender suff. -olus, diminutive ending; New Latin masculine gender dim. adjective roseolus, intended to mean with a rosy tinge.)
 * F. ruber ( Lewin 1969, species.; Latin masculine gender adjective ruber, red.)
 * F. sancti ( Lewin 1969, species.; Latin genitive case noun sancti, of a saint; named perhaps in honor of Dr. Santos Soriano, from whose laboratory the type strain was supplied (etymology is not clear!).)
 * F. tractuosus ( (Lewin 1969) Leadbetter 1974, species.; Latin masculine gender adjective tractuosus, that draws to itself; intended to mean drawn or clumped together.)

Flexistipes
Flexistipes is a genus in the phylum Deferribacteres (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Flexistipes derives from: Latin noun flexus, a bending, turning, winding; Latin masculine gender noun stipes, a branch of a tree, stick; New Latin masculine gender noun Flexistipes, the flexible stick.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely F. sinusarabici ( Fiala et al. 2000, (Type species of the genus).; Latin noun sinus, a curve or fold in land, a gulf; Latin masculine gender adjective arabicus, arabic; New Latin genitive case noun sinusarabici, of the Arabic gulf, of the Red Sea, describing the place of isolation.)

Flexithrix
Flexithrix is a genus in the phylum Bacteroidetes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Flexithrix derives from: Latin participle adjective flexus, flexible; Greek feminine gender noun thrix, hair; New Latin feminine gender noun Flexithrix, flexible hair (flexible rod).

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely F. dorotheae ( Lewin 1970, species. (Type species of the genus).; New Latin genitive case feminine gender noun dorotheae, of Dorothy, named after Mrs. Dorothy White, a technical assistant.)

Fluoribacter
Fluoribacter is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Fluoribacter derives from: New Latin noun fluorum, fluor (because of the fluorescence of this organism); New Latin masculine gender noun, a rodbacter, nominally meaning "a rod", but in effect meaning a bacterium, a rod or staff; New Latin masculine gender noun Fluoribacter, fluorescent rod.

Species
The genus contains 3 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * F. bozemanae ( Garrity et al. 1980, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin genitive case feminine gender noun bozemanae, of Bozeman, named after F. Marilyn Bozeman, the microbiologist who isolated and first studied the organism.)
 * F. dumoffii ( (Brenner et al. 1980) Brown et al. 1981, ; New Latin genitive case masculine gender noun dumoffii, of Dumoff, named after Morris Dumoff, who first isolated Latin pneumophila directly on bacteriologic media.)
 * F. gormanii ( (Morris et al. 1980) Brown et al. 1981, ; New Latin genitive case masculine gender noun gormanii, of Gorman; named after G.W. Gorman, who isolated and first studied the organism and pioneered in the isolation of legionellae from environmental and clinical sources.)

Fluviicola
Fluviicola is a genus in the phylum Bacteroidetes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Fluviicola derives from: Latin noun fluvius, river; Latin suff. -cola (from Latin masculine gender or feminine gender noun incola), inhabitant, dweller; New Latin masculine gender noun Fluviicola, river dweller.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely F. taffensis ( O&#39;Sullivan et al. 2005, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin masculine gender adjective taffensis, pertaining to the River Taff, a river in Wales.)

Fodinibacter
Fodinibacter is a genus in the phylum Actinobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Fodinibacter derives from: Latin feminine gender noun fodina, mine; New Latin masculine gender noun, a rodbacter, nominally meaning "a rod", but in effect meaning a bacterium, rod; New Latin masculine gender noun Fodinibacter, rod bacterium isolated from a mine.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely F. luteus ( Wang et al. 2009, (Type species of the genus).; Latin masculine gender adjective luteus, orange–yellow, referring to the colony colour.)

Fodinicola
Fodinicola is a genus in the phylum Actinobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Fodinicola derives from: Latin noun fodina, a pit, mine; Latin suff. -cola (from Latin noun incola), dweller; New Latin masculine gender noun Fodinicola, a mine dweller.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely F. feengrottensis ( Carlsohn et al. 2008, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin masculine gender adjective feengrottensis, of or pertaining to the Thuringian cave Feengrotten, the origin of the type strain.)

Fodinicurvata
Fodinicurvata is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Fodinicurvata derives from: Latin feminine gender noun fodina, mine; Latin adjective curvatus -a -um, curved; New Latin feminine gender noun (New Latin feminine gender adjective used as a substantive) Fodinicurvata, curved-shaped bacterium isolated from a mine.

Species
The genus contains 2 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * F. fenggangensis ( Wang et al. 2009, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective fenggangensis, of or belonging to Fenggang, the locality of the salt mine from which the organism was isolated.)
 * F. sediminis ( Wang et al. 2009, (Type species of the genus).; Latin noun sedimen -inis, sediment; Latin genitive case noun sediminis, of sediment.)

Fontibacillus
Fontibacillus is a genus in the phylum Firmicutes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Fontibacillus derives from: Latin masculine gender noun fons fontis, a spring, fountain; Latin masculine gender noun bacillus, a rod; New Latin masculine gender noun Fontibacillus, a rod-shaped bacterium isolated from a spring.

Species
The genus contains 2 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * F. aquaticus ( Saha et al. 2010, (Type species of the genus).; Latin masculine gender adjective aquaticus, living, growing, or found in or by water, aquatic, referring to the isolation of the type strain from water.)
 * F. panacisegetis ( Lee et al. 2011, ; New Latin noun Panax -acis, scientific name of ginseng; Latin genitive case noun segetis, of the soil; New Latin genitive case noun panacisegetis, of soil of a ginseng field.)

Fontibacter
Fontibacter is a genus in the phylum Bacteroidetes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Fontibacter derives from: Latin noun fons fontis, a spring; New Latin masculine gender noun, a rodbacter, nominally meaning "a rod", but in effect meaning a bacterium, a rod; New Latin masculine gender noun Fontibacter, a rod isolated from a spring sample.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely F. flavus ( K&auml;mpfer et al. 2010, (Type species of the genus).; Latin masculine gender adjective flavus, yellow.)

Formivibrio
Formivibrio is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Formivibrio derives from: New Latin noun acidum formicum, formic acid; Latin v. vibro, to set in tremulous motion, move to and fro, vibrate; New Latin masculine gender noun vibrio, that which vibrates, and also a bacterial genus name of bacteria possessing a curved rod shape (Vibrio); New Latin masculine gender noun Formivibrio, the formic acid forming vibrio.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely F. citricus ( Tanaka et al. 1991, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin noun acidum citricum, citric acid; New Latin masculine gender adjective citricus, pertaining to citric acid.)

Formosa
Formosa is a genus in the phylum Bacteroidetes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Formosa derives from: New Latin feminine gender noun (Latin feminine gender adjective used as a substantive) Formosa, finely formed, beautiful, handsome.

Species
The genus contains 3 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * F. agariphila ( Nedashkovskaya et al. 2006, ; New Latin noun agarum, agar; New Latin adjective philus from Greek adjective philos (φίλος) meaning friend, loving; New Latin feminine gender adjective agariphila, agar-loving.)
 * F. algae ( Ivanova et al. 2004, (Type species of the genus).; Latin feminine gender genitive case noun algae of an alga, pertaining to the source of isolation, brown algae.)
 * F. spongicola ( Yoon and Oh 2011, ; Latin spongia, a sponge; Latin masculine gender/feminine gender suffix noun -cola (from Latin noun incola) inhabitant; New Latin noun (nominative in apposition) spongicola, inhabitant of sponges.)

Francisella
Francisella is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Francisella derives from: New Latin feminine gender dim. noun Francisella, named after Edward Francis, American bacteriologist, who extensively studied the etiologic agent and pathogenesis of tularemia and is credited with naming the disease.

Species
The genus contains 6 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * F. hispaniensis ( Huber et al. 2010, ; Latin feminine gender adjective hispaniensis, of or belonging to Hispania, the Latin name for Spain, the country where the type strain was isolated.)
 * F. noatunensis ( (Mikalsen et al. 2007) Ottem et al. 2009, ; New Latin noun noatun, enclosure of ships, the coastal abode of the Norse god of fisheries and seamanship; Latin feminine gender suffix -ensis, suffix meaning belonging to; New Latin feminine gender adjective noatunensis, belonging to the coast/sea.)
 * F. noatunensis ( subsp. noatunensis (Mikalsen et al. 2007) Ottem et al. 2009, ; New Latin noun noatun, enclosure of ships, the coastal abode of the Norse god of fisheries and seamanship; Latin feminine gender suffix -ensis, suffix meaning belonging to; New Latin feminine gender adjective noatunensis, belonging to the coast/sea.)
 * F. noatunensis ( subsp. orientalis Ottem et al. 2009, ; Latin feminine gender adjective orientalis, of or belonging to the East, referring to where the type strain was first isolated.)
 * F. novicida ( (Larson et al. 1955) Olsufiev et al. 1959, species.; Latin adjective novus, new; Latin suff. -cida (from Latin v. caedo, to cut, kill), killer; New Latin noun novicida, new killer.)
 * F. philomiragia ( (Jensen et al. 1969) Hollis et al. 1990, ; New Latin adjective philus from Greek adjective philos (φίλος) meaning friend, loving; New Latin noun miragium (from Latin v. miro or miror, to wonder or marvel at, to be astonished or amazed at a thing; to admire); mirage; New Latin noun philomiragia, a friend of mirages, loving mirages, because of the mirages observed in the area where the first isolations of this species were made.)
 * F. philomiragia ( subsp. noatunensis Mikalsen et al. 2007, ; New Latin noun noatun, enclosure of ships, the coastal abode of the Norse god of fisheries and seamanship; Latin feminine gender suffix -ensis, suffix meaning belonging to; New Latin feminine gender adjective noatunensis, belonging to the coast/sea.)
 * F. philomiragia ( subsp. philomiragia (Jensen et al. 1969) Hollis et al. 1990, ; New Latin adjective philus from Greek adjective philos (φίλος) meaning friend, loving; New Latin noun miragium (from Latin v. miro or miror, to wonder or marvel at, to be astonished or amazed at a thing; to admire); mirage; New Latin noun philomiragia, a friend of mirages, loving mirages, because of the mirages observed in the area where the first isolations of this species were made.)
 * F. tularensis ( (McCoy and Chapin 1912) Dorofe&#39;ev 1947, species. (Type species of the genus).; New Latin feminine gender adjective tularensis, pertaining to Tulare County, California, where the disease was first described in rodents.)
 * F. tularensis ( subsp. holarctica (ex Olsufjev et al. 1959) Olsufjev and Meshcheryakova 1983,, nom. rev.; Greek adjective holos, whole, entire; Latin feminine gender adjective arctica, northern, arctic; New Latin feminine gender adjective holarctica, generally distributed in the arctic regions.)
 * F. tularensis ( subsp. mediasiatica (ex Aikimbaev 1966) Olsufjev and Meshcheryakova 1983,, nom. rev.; Latin adjective medius, middle; Latin adjective asiaticus, pertaining to Asia, Asian; New Latin feminine gender adjective mediasiatica, pertaining to mid-Asia.)
 * F. tularensis ( subsp. novicida (Larson et al. 1955) Huber et al. 2010, ; Latin adjective novus, new; Latin suff. -cida (from Latin v. caedo, to cut, kill), killer; New Latin noun novicida, new killer.)
 * F. tularensis ( subsp. tularensis (McCoy and Chapin 1912) Dorofe&#39;ev 1947, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective tularensis, pertaining to Tulare County, California, where the disease was first described in rodents.)

Frankia
Frankia is a genus in the phylum Actinobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Frankia derives from: New Latin feminine gender noun Frankia, named after Albert Bernhard Frank (1839–1900), a Swiss plant biologist, who studied extensively nitrogen nutrition in legumes and the micro-organisms causing root nodulation from 1877 to 1892 and who coined the term &quot;symbiosis&quot;.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely F. alni ( (Woronin 1866) Von Tubeuf 1895, species. (Type species of the genus).; Latin noun alnus, the alder and also a genus name (Alnus); Latin genitive case noun alni, of the alder (or of Alnus).)

Frateuria
Frateuria is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Frateuria derives from: New Latin feminine gender noun Frateuria, named after Joseph Frateur (1903-1974), eminent Belgian microbiologist.

Species
The genus contains 2 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * F. aurantia ( (ex Kondō and Ameyama 1958) Swings et al. 1980, nom. rev., (Type species of the genus).; New Latin feminine gender adjective aurantia (from Latin v. auro, to overlay with gold), gold colored, refers to the gold-yellow color of the strains on MYP agar.)
 * F. terrea ( Zhang et al. 2011, ; Latin feminine gender adjective terrea, of earth.)

Friedmanniella
Friedmanniella is a genus in the phylum Actinobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Friedmanniella derives from: New Latin feminine gender dim. noun Friedmanniella, named after E. Imre Friedmann, (1921–2007) an American microbiologist, in recognition of his contributions to Antarctic microbiology.

Species
The genus contains 8 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * F. antarctica ( Schumann et al. 1997, (Type species of the genus).; Latin feminine gender adjective antarctica, southern, isolated from Antarctica.)
 * F. capsulata ( Maszenan et al. 1999, ; Latin noun capsula, a small box or chest; Latin feminine gender suff. -ata, suffix denoting provided with; New Latin feminine gender adjective capsulata, with a chest, capsuled.)
 * F. lacustris ( Lawson et al. 2000, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective lacustris (from Latin noun lacus, a lake), belonging to a lake.)
 * F. lucida ( Iwai et al. 2010, ; Latin feminine gender adjective lucida, brilliant, shining, referring to the shiny colony surface.)
 * F. luteola ( Iwai et al. 2010, ; Latin feminine gender adjective luteola, yellow, referring to the yellow colour of the colonies.)
 * F. okinawensis ( Iwai et al. 2010, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective okinawensis, of or pertaining to Okinawa, a prefecture in Japan, where the organism was first isolated.)
 * F. sagamiharensis ( Iwai et al. 2010, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective sagamiharensis, pertaining to Sagamihara, a city in Japan, where the organism was first isolated.)
 * F. spumicola ( Maszenan et al. 1999, ; Latin feminine gender noun spuma, foam; Latin suffix -cola (from Latin noun incola), dweller, inhabitant; New Latin noun spumicola, inhabitant of foam.)

Frigoribacterium
Frigoribacterium is a genus in the phylum Actinobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Frigoribacterium derives from: Latin noun frigor -oris, frost, cold; Latin neuter gender noun bacterium, small rod; New Latin neuter gender noun Frigoribacterium, a small rod growing in the cold.

Species
The genus contains 2 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * F. faeni ( K&auml;mpfer et al. 2000, (Type species of the genus).; Latin noun faenum, hay; Latin genitive case noun faeni, of hay.)
 * F. mesophilum ( Dastager et al. 2008, ; Greek adjective mesos, middle; New Latin adjective philus from Greek adjective philos (φίλος) meaning friend, loving; New Latin neuter gender adjective mesophilum, middle (temperature)-loving, mesophilic.)

Frondihabitans
Frondihabitans is a genus in the phylum Actinobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Frondihabitans derives from: Latin noun frons frondis, a leaf, foliage; Latin participle adjective habitans, inhabiting; New Latin participle adjective used as a masculine gender noun Frondihabitans, inhabitant of leaves, leaf dweller.

Species
The genus contains 2 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * F. australicus ( (Zhang et al. 2007) Greene et al. 2009, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin masculine gender adjective australicus, of or pertaining to Australia, from where the type strain was isolated.)
 * F. peucedani ( Lee 2010, ; Latin noun peucedanum, the plant hog&#39;s-fennel or sulphurwort and also a botanical genus name; Latin genitive case noun peucedani, of Peucedanum, isolated from Peucedanum japonicum Thunb.)

Fructobacillus
Fructobacillus is a genus in the phylum Firmicutes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Fructobacillus derives from: New Latin masculine gender noun Fructobacillus, arbitrarily derived from fructose and Lactobacillus, intended to mean fructose-loving lactic acid-producing bacillus.

Species
The genus contains 5 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * F. durionis ( (Leisner et al. 2005) Endo and Okada 2008, ; New Latin genitive case noun durionis, of Durio, the generic name of Durio zibenthinus, the durian fruit.)
 * F. ficulneus ( (Antunes et al. 2002) Endo and Okada 2008, ; Latin masculine gender adjective ficulneus, of a fig-tree.)
 * F. fructosus ( (Kodama 1956) Endo and Okada 2008, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin masculine gender adjective fructosus, pertaining to fructose.)
 * F. pseudoficulneus ( (Chambel et al. 2006) Endo and Okada 2008, ; Greek adjective  pseudēs, false; Latin masculine gender adjective ficulneus, of the fig-tree and also a bacterial specific epithet; New Latin masculine gender adjective pseudoficulneus, not the true (Fructobacillus) ficulneus.)
 * F. tropaeoli ( Endo et al. 2011, ; New Latin noun Tropaeolum, a botanical generic name; New Latin genitive case noun tropaeoli, of Tropaeolum, isolated from Tropaeolum majus.)

Fulvibacter
Fulvibacter is a genus in the phylum Bacteroidetes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Fulvibacter derives from: Latin adjective fulvus, yellowish brown; New Latin masculine gender noun, a rodbacter, nominally meaning "a rod", but in effect meaning a bacterium, a rod; New Latin masculine gender noun Fulvibacter, a rod that produces yellowish brown pigment.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely F. tottoriensis ( Khan et al. 2008, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin masculine gender adjective tottoriensis, pertaining to Tottori, from where the type strain was isolated.)

Fulvimarina
Fulvimarina is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Fulvimarina derives from: Latin adjective fulvus, brownish-yellow; Latin feminine gender adjective marina, of the sea; New Latin feminine gender noun Fulvimarina, brownish-yellow bacterium isolated from sea water.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely F. pelagi ( Cho and Giovannoni 2003, (Type species of the genus).; Latin genitive case noun pelagi, from the open sea.)

Fulvimonas
Fulvimonas is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Fulvimonas derives from: Latin adjective fulvus, deep-yellow; Latin feminine gender noun monas (μονάς / μονάδα), nominally meaning "a unit", but in effect meaning a bacterium; New Latin feminine gender noun Fulvimonas, deep-yellow monad.

Members of the genus Fulvimonas can be referred to as fulvimonad (viz. Trivialisation of names).

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely F. soli ( Mergaert et al. 2002, (Type species of the genus).; Latin genitive case noun soli, of soil, the source of the organism.)

Fulvivirga
Fulvivirga is a genus in the phylum Bacteroidetes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Fulvivirga derives from: Latin adjective fulvus, yellow-brownish; Latin feminine gender noun virga, rod; New Latin feminine gender noun fulvivirga, a yellow-brownish-coloured rod.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely F. kasyanovii ( Nedashkovskaya et al. 2007, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin genitive case masculine gender noun kasyanovii, of Kasyanov, in honour of Vladimir Latin Kasyanov (1940-2005), the famous Russian marine biologist, for his contributions to the development of marine biology and microbiology in the Far East.)

Fundibacter
Fundibacter is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Fundibacter derives from: Latin masculine gender noun fundus, the bottom, in this case the sea bed; New Latin masculine gender noun, a rodbacter, nominally meaning "a rod", but in effect meaning a bacterium, rod or staff; New Latin masculine gender noun Fundibacter, rod of the sea bed.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely F. jadensis ( Bruns and Berthe-Corti 1999, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin masculine gender adjective jadensis, referring to the region Jade which forms part of the bay &quot;Jadebusen&quot;, which belongs to the German North Sea coast.)

Fusibacter
Fusibacter is a genus in the phylum Firmicutes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Fusibacter derives from: Latin noun fusus, a spindle; New Latin masculine gender noun, a rodbacter, nominally meaning "a rod", but in effect meaning a bacterium, rod; New Latin masculine gender noun Fusibacter, a small spindle-shaped rod.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely F. paucivorans ( Ravot et al. 1999, (Type species of the genus).; Latin adjective paucus, few; Latin v. voro, to devour; New Latin participle adjective paucivorans, intended to mean a bacterium that utilizes few substrates.)

Fusobacterium
Fusobacterium is a genus in the phylum Fusobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Fusobacterium derives from: Latin noun fusus, a spindle; Latin neuter gender noun bacterium, a small rod; New Latin neuter gender noun Fusobacterium, a small spindle-shaped rod.

Species
The genus contains 20 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * F. alocis ( Cato et al. 1985, ; Greek noun alox -okos, a furrow; New Latin genitive case noun alocis, of a furrow, referring to its isolation from a crevice of the gums.)
 * F. canifelinum ( Conrads et al. 2004, ; Latin genitive case pl. noun canum, of dogs; Latin neuter gender adjective felinum, of or belonging to a cat; New Latin neuter gender adjective canifelinum, of dogs and cats.)
 * F. equinum ( Dorsch et al. 2001, ; Latin neuter gender adjective equinum, of or belonging to horses.)
 * F. gonidiaformans ( (Tunnicliff and Jackson 1925) Moore and Holdeman 1970, species.; Greek noun gonē, offspring, seed, organs of generation; New Latin noun gonidium, gonidium; New Latin pl. noun gonidia, gonidia; Latin participle adjective formans, forming; New Latin participle adjective gonidiaformans, gonidia forming.)
 * F. mortiferum ( (Harris 1901) Moore and Holdeman 1970, species.; Latin neuter gender adjective mortiferum, death-bringing, death bearing.)
 * F. naviforme ( (Jungano 1909) Moore and Holdeman 1970, species.; Latin noun navis, ship; Latin neuter gender suff. forme, in shape of; New Latin neuter gender adjective naviforme, in the shape of a ship.)
 * F. necrogenes ( (Weinberg et al. 1937) Moore and Holdeman 1970, species.; Greek noun nekros, the dead; New Latin suff. -genes (from Greek v. gennaō (γεννάω) to produce) producing; New Latin adjective necrogenes, dead producing, here necrosis producing.)
 * F. necrophorum ( (Fl&uuml;gge 1886) Moore and Holdeman 1969, species.; Greek noun nekros, the dead; Greek v. phoreō, to bear; New Latin neuter gender adjective necrophorum, dead producing, here necrosis producing.)
 * F. necrophorum ( subsp. funduliforme (ex Hall&eacute; 1898) Shinjo et al. 1991, nom. rev., ; Latin noun fundulus, akind of sausage; Latin neuter gender suff. forme, in shape of; New Latin neuter gender adjective funduliforme, sausage shaped.)
 * F. necrophorum ( subsp. necrophorum (Fl&uuml;gge 1886) Moore and Holdeman 1969, ; Greek noun nekros, the dead; Greek v. phoreō, to bear; New Latin neuter gender adjective necrophorum, dead producing, here necrosis producing.)
 * F. nucleatum ( Knorr 1922, species. (Type species of the genus).; Latin neuter gender adjective nucleatum, having a kernel or stone, intended to mean nucleated.)
 * F. nucleatum ( subsp. animalis Gharbia and Shah 1992, ; Latin noun animal -alis, an animal; Latin genitive case noun animalis, of an animal.)
 * F. nucleatum ( subsp. fusiforme (ex Veillon and Zuber 1898) Gharbia and Shah 1992, nom. rev., ; Latin noun fusus, a spindle; Latin neuter gender suff. forme, in shape of; New Latin neuter gender adjective fusiforme, spindle shaped.)
 * F. nucleatum ( subsp. nucleatum Knorr 1922, ; Latin neuter gender adjective nucleatum, having a kernel or stone, intended to mean nucleated.)
 * F. nucleatum ( subsp. polymorphum (ex Knorr 1922) Dzink et al. 1990, nom. rev., ; New Latin neuter gender adjective polymorphum (from Greek adjective polumorphos -on), multiform, polymorphic.)
 * F. nucleatum ( subsp. vincentii Dzink et al. 1990, ; New Latin masculine gender genitive case noun vincentii, of Vincent, referring to H. Vincent who studied the organism originally isolated from Vincent&rsquo;s angina and necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis.)
 * F. perfoetens ( (Tissier 1905) Moore and Holdeman 1973, species.; Latin prep. per, exceedingly, very much, very; Latin participle adjective foetens, stinking; New Latin participle adjective perfoetens, very stinking.)
 * F. periodonticum ( Slots et al. 1984, ; Greek prep. peri, around; Greek noun odous -ontos, tooth; Latin neuter gender suff. -icum, suffix used with the sense of pertaining to; New Latin neutr. adjective periodonticum, pertaining to periodonte.)
 * F. plautii ( corrig. S&eacute;guin 1928, species.; New Latin masculine gender genitive case noun plautii, of Plaut; named for H.C. Plaut, the bacteriologist who first described this organism.)
 * F. polysaccharolyticum ( van Gylswyk 1981, ; Greek adjective polu, many; Greek noun sakch&acirc;r, sugar; New Latin neuter gender adjective lyticum (from Greek neuter gender adjective lutikon), able to loose, able to dissolve; New Latin neuter gender adjective polysaccharolyticum, degrading several polysaccharides.)
 * F. prausnitzii ( (Hauduroy et al. 1937) Moore and Holdeman 1970, species.; New Latin masculine gender genitive case noun prausnitzii, of Prausnitz; named for C. Prausnitz, the bacteriologist who first isolated this organism.)
 * F. pseudonecrophorum ( (ex Harris and Brown 1927) Shinjo et al. 1990, nom. rev., ; Greek adjective pseudēs, false; New Latin neuter gender adjective necrophorum, a specific epithet of a bacterial species; New Latin neuter gender adjective pseudonecrophorum, the false (Fusobacterium) necrophorum.)
 * F. russii ( (Hauduroy et al. 1937) Moore and Holdeman 1970, species.; New Latin masculine gender genitive case noun russii, of Russ, named after V. Russ, the bacteriologist who first cultured this organism.)
 * F. simiae ( Slots and Potts 1982, ; Latin genitive case noun simiae, of/from an ape, of/from a monkey.)
 * F. sulci ( Cato et al. 1985, ; Latin genitive case noun sulci, of a furrow, referring to its habitat, the human gingival sulcus.)
 * F. ulcerans ( Adriaans and Shah 1988, ; Latin participle adjective ulcerans, making sore, causing to ulcerate.)
 * F. varium ( (Eggerth and Gagnon 1933) Moore and Holdeman 1969, species.; Latin neuter gender adjective varium, diverse, different.)

Gaetbulibacter
Gaetbulibacter is a genus in the phylum Bacteroidetes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Gaetbulibacter derives from: New Latin noun gaetbulum, gaetbul, the Korean name for a tidal flat; New Latin masculine gender noun, a rodbacter, nominally meaning "a rod", but in effect meaning a bacterium, rod; New Latin masculine gender noun Gaetbulibacter, rod isolated from a tidal flat.

Species
The genus contains 2 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * G. marinus ( Yang and Cho 2008, ; Latin masculine gender adjective marinus, of the sea, marine.)
 * G. saemankumensis ( Jung et al. 2005, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin masculine gender adjective saemankumensis, pertaining to Saemankum, from where the organism was originally isolated.)

Gaetbulicola
Gaetbulicola is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Gaetbulicola derives from: New Latin noun gaetbulum, gaetbul, the Korean name for a tidal flat; Latin suff. -cola (from Latin masculine gender or feminine gender noun incola), a dweller, inhabitant; New Latin masculine gender noun Gaetbulicola, a dweller of a tidal flat.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely G. byunsanensis ( Yoon et al. 2010, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin masculine gender adjective byunsanensis, of Byunsan, where the type strain was isolated.)

Gaetbulimicrobium
Gaetbulimicrobium is a genus in the phylum Bacteroidetes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Gaetbulimicrobium derives from: New Latin noun gaetbulum, gaetbul, the Korean name for a tidal flat; New Latin neuter gender noun microbium, a microbe; New Latin neuter gender noun Gaetbulimicrobium, a microbe isolated from a tidal flat.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely G. brevivitae ( Yoon et al. 2006, (Type species of the genus).; Latin adjective brevis, short; Latin genitive case noun vitae, of life; New Latin genitive case noun brevivitae, of a short life, referring to the short-lived cultures of the type strain.)

Galbibacter
Galbibacter is a genus in the phylum Bacteroidetes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Galbibacter derives from: Latin adjective galbus, yellow; New Latin masculine gender noun, a rodbacter, nominally meaning "a rod", but in effect meaning a bacterium, rod; New Latin masculine gender noun Galbibacter, a yellow bacterium.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely G. mesophilus ( Khan et al. 2007, (Type species of the genus).; Greek adjective mesos, middle; New Latin adjective philus from Greek adjective philos (φίλος) meaning friend, loving; New Latin masculine gender adjective mesophilus, middle (temperature)-loving, i.e. mesophilic.)

Gallaecimonas
Gallaecimonas is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Gallaecimonas derives from: Latin noun Gallaecia, the country of the Gallaeci, now Galicia, a region of north-west Spain; Latin feminine gender noun monas (μονάς / μονάδα), a monad, unit; New Latin feminine gender noun Gallaecimonas, single microbe isolated from Galicia.

Members of the genus Gallaecimonas can be referred to as gallaecimonad (viz. Trivialisation of names).

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely G. pentaromativorans ( Rodr&iacute;guez-blanco et al. 2010, (Type species of the genus).; Greek numeral pente, five; Latin noun aroma -atis, spice; Latin v. voro, to devour; New Latin participle adjective pentaromativorans, degrading/devouring aromatic compounds with five rings.)

Gallibacterium
Gallibacterium is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Gallibacterium derives from: Latin noun gallus, chicken; Latin neuter gender noun bacterium, rod; New Latin neuter gender noun Gallibacterium, bacterium of chicken.

Species
The genus contains 4 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * G. anatis ( (Mutters et al. 1985) Christensen et al. 2003, (Type species of the genus).; Latin genitive case noun anatis, of a duck.)
 * G. melopsittaci ( Bisgaard et al. 2009, ; New Latin masculine gender genitive case noun melopsittaci, of Melopsittacus, a zoological name for a genus of parakeet, from which the type strain was isolated.)
 * G. salpingitidis ( Bisgaard et al. 2009, ; New Latin feminine gender genitive case noun salpingitidis, of/from an inflammation of the ovarial tube.)
 * G. trehalosifermentans ( Bisgaard et al. 2009, ; New Latin noun trehalosum, trehalose; Latin v. fermento, to ferment; New Latin participle adjective trehalosifermentans, trehalose-fermenting.)

Gallicola
Gallicola is a genus in the phylum Firmicutes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Gallicola derives from: Latin noun gallus, rooster/chicken; Latin masculine gender suff. -cola (from Latin noun incola), inhabitant, dweller; New Latin masculine gender noun Gallicola, inhabitant of chickens, referring to the isolation of the type species from chicken feces.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely G. barnesae ( (Schiefer-Ullrich and Andreesen 1986) Ezaki et al. 2001, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin genitive case noun barnesae, of Barnes, named after E.M. Barnes, a microbiologist.)

Gallionella
Gallionella is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Gallionella derives from:
 * New Latin feminine gender dim. noun Gallionella, named for B. Gallion, a customs agent and zoologist (1782-1839) in Dieppe, France.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely G. ferruginea ( Ehrenberg 1838, species. (Type species of the genus).;: Latin feminine gender adjective ferruginea, of the color of iron-rust, rust-colored.)

Gangjinia
Gangjinia is a genus in the phylum Bacteroidetes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Gangjinia derives from: New Latin feminine gender noun Gangjinia, named after Gangjin Bay, located on the South Sea in Korea, from where the organism was isolated.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely G. marincola ( Lee et al. 2011, ; Latin noun mare -is, the sea; Latin noun incola, inhabitant; New Latin noun marincola, inhabitant of the sea.)

Garciella
Garciella is a genus in the phylum Firmicutes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Garciella derives from: New Latin feminine gender dim. noun Garciella, named in honour of the French microbiologist Jean-Louis Garcia, for his important contribution to the taxonomy of anaerobes.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely G. nitratireducens ( Miranda-Tello et al. 2003, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin noun nitratum, nitrate; Latin v. reduco, to draw backwards, bring back to a state or condition; New Latin participle adjective nitratireducens, nitrate-reducing.)

Gardnerella
Gardnerella is a genus in the phylum Actinobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Gardnerella derives from: New Latin feminine gender dim. noun Gardnerella, named after H.Latin Gardner.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely G. vaginalis ( (Gardner and Dukes 1955) Greenwood and Pickett 1980, (Type species of the genus).; Latin noun vagina, sheath, vagina; Latin feminine gender suff. -alis, suffix denoting pertaining to; New Latin feminine gender adjective vaginalis, pertaining to vagina, of the vagina.)

Gelidibacter
Gelidibacter is a genus in the phylum Bacteroidetes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Gelidibacter derives from: Latin adjective gelidus

Species
The genus contains 4 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * G. algens ( Bowman et al. 1997, (Type species of the genus).; Latin participle adjective '')
 * G. gilvus ( Bowman and Nichols 2005, ; Latin masculine gender adjective gilvus, pale yellow.)
 * G. mesophilus ( Maci&aacute;n et al. 2002, ; Greek noun mesos, )
 * G. salicanalis ( Bowman and Nichols 2005, ; Latin noun sal salis, salt; Latin noun canalis -is, channel; New Latin genitive case noun salicanalis, )

Gelria
Gelria is a genus in the phylum Firmicutes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Gelria derives from: New Latin feminine gender noun Gelria, Gelre or Gelderland, one of the 12 provinces in The Netherlands, in which Wageningen is located.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely G. glutamica ( Plugge et al. 2002, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin noun acidum glutamicum, glutamic acid; Latin feminine gender suff. -ica, suffix used with the sense of pertaining to; New Latin feminine gender adjective glutamica, referring to glutamic acid, on which the bacterium grows.)

Gemella
Gemella is a genus in the phylum Firmicutes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Gemella derives from: Latin noun gemellus, a twin; New Latin feminine gender noun Gemella, a little twin.

Species
The genus contains 7 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * G. asaccharolytica ( Ulger-Toprak et al. 2010, ; Greek prefix a- (ἄ), not; Greek noun sakch&acirc;r, sugar; New Latin feminine gender adjective lytica (from Greek feminine gender adjective lutikē), able to dissolve, able to loose; New Latin feminine gender adjective asaccharolytica, not digesting sugar.)
 * G. bergeri ( corrig. Collins et al. 1998, ; New Latin genitive case noun bergeri, of Berger, named after Ulrich Berger in recognition of his contributions to the microbiology of gemellae.)
 * G. cuniculi ( Hoyles et al. 2000, ; Latin genitive case noun cuniculi, of the rabbit.)
 * G. haemolysans ( (Thj&oslash;tta and B&oslash;e 1938) Berger 1960, species. (Type species of the genus).; Greek noun haima (Latin transliteration haema), blood; Greek v. luo, dissolve, break up; New Latin participle adjective hemolysans, dissolving blood.)
 * G. morbillorum ( (Pr&eacute;vot 1933) Kilpper-B&auml;lz and Schleifer 1988, ; New Latin genitive case noun morbillorum, of measles; once considered to be associated with measles.)
 * G. palaticanis ( Collins et al. 1999, ; Latin noun palatum, the palate, gum; Latin noun canis, dog; New Latin genitive case noun palaticanis, of the gum of a dog.)
 * G. sanguinis ( Collins et al. 1999, ; Latin genitive case noun sanguinis, of the blood.)

Geminicoccus
Geminicoccus is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Geminicoccus derives from: Latin adjective geminus, twin, double; New Latin masculine gender noun coccus (from Greek masculine gender noun kokkos (κόκκος), grain, seed), coccus; New Latin masculine gender noun Geminicoccus, two coccoid cells.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely G. roseus ( Foesel et al. 2008, (Type species of the genus).; Latin masculine gender adjective roseus, rose colored, pink.)

Gemmata
Gemmata is a genus in the phylum Planctomycetes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Gemmata derives from: Latin v. gemmare, to put forth buds, to bud; New Latin feminine gender noun Gemmata (from Latin feminine gender participle adjective gemmata, put forth buds, budded), budded (bacteria), referring to the cell division mode of the bacterium.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely G. obscuriglobus ( Franzmann and Skerman 1985, (Type species of the genus).; Latin adjective obscurus, dark; Latin noun globus, a ball, sphere, globe; New Latin noun obscuriglobus, a dark sphere.)

Gemmatimonas
Gemmatimonas is a genus in the phylum Gemmatimonadetes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Gemmatimonas derives from: Latin adjective gemmatus, provided with buds; Latin feminine gender noun monas (μονάς / μονάδα), a unit; New Latin feminine gender noun Gemmatimonas, a budding unit.

Members of the genus Gemmatimonas can be referred to as gemmatimonad (viz. Trivialisation of names).

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely G. aurantiaca ( Zhang et al. 2003, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin feminine gender adjective aurantiaca, orange-coloured.)

Gemmiger
Gemmiger is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Gemmiger derives from: Latin noun gemma, a bud; Latin suff. -ger (from Latin v. gero, to bear), one who carries, carrier; New Latin masculine gender noun Gemmiger, bud bearer.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely G. formicilis ( Gossling and Moore 1975, species. (Type species of the genus).; New Latin noun acidum formicum, acid formic; Latin masculine gender suff. -ilis, suffix denoting pertaining to; New Latin masculine gender adjective formicilis, pertaining to formic acid.)

Gemmobacter
Gemmobacter is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Gemmobacter derives from: Latin noun gemma, a bud; New Latin masculine gender noun, a rodbacter, nominally meaning "a rod", but in effect meaning a bacterium, a rod; New Latin masculine gender noun Gemmobacter, a budding rod.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely G. aquatilis ( Rothe et al. 1988, (Type species of the genus).; Latin masculine gender adjective aquatilis, living, growing, or found, in or near water, aquatic, describing its biotope.)

Geoalkalibacter
Geoalkalibacter is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Geoalkalibacter derives from: Greek noun ge, earth; Arabic article al, the; Arabic noun qaliy, ashes of saltwort; New Latin noun alkali, alkali; New Latin masculine gender noun, a rodbacter, nominally meaning "a rod", but in effect meaning a bacterium, rod; New Latin masculine gender noun Geoalkalibacter, a rod from alkaline earth.

Species
The genus contains 2 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * G. ferrihydriticus ( Zavarzina et al. 2007, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin noun ferrihydritum, ferrihydrite; Latin suff. -icus -a -um, suffix used with the sense of pertaining to; New Latin masculine gender adjective ferrihydriticus, pertaining to ferrihydrite, weakly crystalline iron hydroxyde, which is reduced by the species.)
 * G. subterraneus ( Greene et al. 2009, ; Latin masculine gender adjective subterraneus, underground, subterranean.)

Geobacillus
Geobacillus is a genus in the phylum Firmicutes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Geobacillus derives from: Greek noun Gē, the Earth; Latin masculine gender noun bacillus, small rod; New Latin masculine gender noun Geobacillus, earth or soil small rod.

Species
The genus contains 17 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * G. caldoxylosilyticus ( (Ahmad et al. 2000) Fortina et al. 2001, ; Latin adjective caldus, hot; New Latin neuter gender noun xylosum, xylose; New Latin adjective lyticus -a -um (from Greek adjective lutikos (λυτικός) -ē -on), able to loose, able to dissolve; New Latin masculine gender adjective caldoxylosilyticus, hot and xylose-degrading.)
 * G. debilis ( Banat et al. 2004, ; Latin masculine gender adjective debilis, feeble, weak, referring to the restricted substrate range for this species.)
 * G. gargensis ( Nazina et al. 2004, ; New Latin masculine gender adjective gargensis, of Garga, pertaining to the Garga hot spring located in Eastern Siberia (Russia), from which the type strain was isolated.)
 * G. jurassicus ( Nazina et al. 2005, ; New Latin masculine gender adjective jurassicus, of Jurassic, referring to the geological period of oil-bearing formation, from where the strains were isolated.)
 * G. kaustophilus ( (Priest et al. 1989) Nazina et al. 2001, ; Greek adjective kaustos, burnt, red-hot; New Latin adjective philus from Greek adjective philos (φίλος) meaning friend, loving; New Latin masculine gender adjective kaustophilus, loving intense heat.)
 * G. lituanicus ( Kuisiene et al. 2004, ; New Latin masculine gender adjective lituanicus, of Lithuania, referring to the Lithuanian oilfield from where the type strain was isolated.)
 * G. pallidus ( (Scholz et al. 1988) Banat et al. 2004, ; Latin masculine gender adjective pallidus, pale, pallid.)
 * G. stearothermophilus ( (Donk 1920) Nazina et al. 2001, (Type species of the genus).; Greek noun stear, fat; Greek noun thermē (θέρμη), heat; New Latin adjective philus from Greek adjective philos (φίλος) meaning friend, loving; New Latin masculine gender adjective stearothermophilus, (presumably intended to mean) heat- and fat-loving.)
 * G. subterraneus ( Nazina et al. 2001, ; Latin masculine gender adjective subterraneus, subterranean, below the Earth&#39;s surface.)
 * G. tepidamans ( Sch&auml;ffer et al. 2004, ; Latin adjective tepidus, moderately warm, lukewarm; Latin participle adjective amans, loving; New Latin participle adjective tepidamans, lowing warm (conditions).)
 * G. thermocatenulatus ( (Golovacheva et al. 1991) Nazina et al. 2001, ; Greek noun thermē (θέρμη), heat; New Latin adjective catenulatus, chain-like; New Latin masculine gender adjective thermocatenulatus, thermophilic, chain-like, referring to two of the organism&#39;s features.)
 * G. thermodenitrificans ( (Manachini et al. 2000) Nazina et al. 2001, ; Greek noun thermē (θέρμη), heat; New Latin participle adjective denitrificans, denitrifying; New Latin participle adjective thermodenitrificans, thermophilic denitrifying, referring to two of the organism&#39;s features.)
 * G. thermoglucosidasius ( (Suzuki et al. 1984) Nazina et al. 2001, ; Greek noun thermē (θέρμη), heat; New Latin adjective glucosidasius, of glucosidase; New Latin masculine gender adjective thermoglucosidasius, indicating the production of heat-stable glucosidase.)
 * G. thermoleovorans ( (Zarilla and Perry 1988) Nazina et al. 2001, ; Greek noun thermē (θέρμη), heat; Latin noun oleum, oil; Latin participle adjective vorans, devouring; New Latin participle adjective thermoleovorans, indicating heat-requiring bacteria capable of utilizing oil (hydrocarbons).)
 * G. toebii ( Sung et al. 2002, ; New Latin genitive case noun toebii, of toebi, a special farmland compost in Korea, from which the organism was isolated.)
 * G. uzenensis ( Nazina et al. 2001, ; New Latin masculine gender adjective uzenensis, pertaining to Uzen, referring to the Uzen oilfield, Kazakhstan, from where the type strain was isolated.)
 * G. vulcani ( (Caccamo et al. 2000) Nazina et al. 2004, ; Latin genitive case noun vulcani, of Vulcan, the god of fire and, by extension, of the volcano. Pertaining to the Eolian Island Volcano where the organism was isolated from a shallow marine hydrothermal vent.)

Geobacter
Geobacter is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Geobacter derives from: Greek noun gē, the earth; New Latin masculine gender noun, a rodbacter, nominally meaning "a rod", but in effect meaning a bacterium, a small rod; New Latin masculine gender noun Geobacter, a rod from the earth.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely G. argillaceus ( Shelobolina et al. 2007, ;: Latin masculine gender adjective argillaceus, of clay.)

Geodermatophilus
Geodermatophilus is a genus in the phylum Actinobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Geodermatophilus derives from: Greek noun gē, earth; Greek noun derma -atos, skin; New Latin masculine gender adjective philus (from Greek masculine gender adjective philos ), friend, loving; New Latin masculine gender noun Geodermatophilus, (bacteria) loving earth and skin (a group of microorganisms that live in the soil, yet that love the skin, by analogy to the genus Dermatophilus, the actinobacterial genus causing a skin disease, that has similar morphological features).

Species
The genus contains 2 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * G. obscurus ( Luedemann 1968, species. (Type species of the genus).; Latin masculine gender adjective obscurus, dark, obscure, indistinct.)
 * G. ruber ( Zhang et al. 2011, ; Latin masculine gender adjective ruber, red.)

Geoglobus
Geoglobus is a genus in the phylum Euryarchaeota (Archaea).

Etymology
The name Geoglobus derives from: Greek noun gē, the Earth; Latin masculine gender noun globus, ball; New Latin masculine gender noun Geoglobus, a ball from the Earth.

Species
The genus contains 2 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * G. acetivorans ( Slobodkina et al. 2009, ; Latin neuter gender noun acetum, vinegar, used to refer to acetic acid; Latin participle adjective vorans, devouring; New Latin participle adjective acetivorans, vinegar (acetic acid) consuming.)
 * G. ahangari ( Kashefi et al. 2002, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin gen.  noun ahangari, of  ahangar a blacksmith or a smith who works with iron, named after Kaveh Ahangar, the mythical Persian hero who was also a blacksmith by trade; arbitrary name referring to the ability to use Fe(III) as an electron acceptor.)

Geomicrobium
Geomicrobium is a genus in the phylum Firmicutes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Geomicrobium derives from: Greek noun gē, earth, soil; New Latin neuter gender noun microbium, a microbe; New Latin neuter gender noun Geomicrobium, a microbe from soil.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely G. halophilum ( Echigo et al. 2010, (Type species of the genus).; Greek noun hals, halos (ἅλς, ἁλός), salt; New Latin masculine gender adjective philus (from Greek masculine gender adjective φίλος), friend, loving; New Latin neuter gender adjective halophilum, salt-loving.)

Geopsychrobacter
Geopsychrobacter is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Geopsychrobacter derives from: Greek feminine gender noun gē, earth; Greek adjective psukhros, cold; New Latin masculine gender noun, a rodbacter, nominally meaning "a rod", but in effect meaning a bacterium, stick, rod; New Latin masculine gender noun Geopsychrobacter, a rod from cold earth.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely G. electrodiphilus ( Holmes et al. 2005, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin neuter gender noun electrodum, electrode; New Latin adjective philus from Greek adjective philos (φίλος) meaning friend, loving; New Latin masculine gender adjective electrodiphilus, electrode loving.)

Georgfuchsia
Georgfuchsia is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Georgfuchsia derives from: New Latin feminine gender noun Georgfuchsia, named after Georg Fuchs, for his contribution to our present understanding of anaerobic microbial growth on aromatic hydrocarbons.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely G. toluolica ( Weelink et al. 2011, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin noun toluol (from Fr. or Sp. tolu, balsam from Santiago de Tolu), toluol, toluene; Latin feminine gender suff. -ica, suffix used with the sense of pertaining to; New Latin feminine gender adjective toluolica, pertaining to toluene.)

Georgenia
Georgenia is a genus in the phylum Actinobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Georgenia derives from: New Latin feminine gender noun Georgenia, referring to the village St Georgen in Styria, where strains 1A-CT and 3A-1 were isolated.

Species
The genus contains 5 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * G. halophila ( Tang et al. 2010, ; Greek noun hals, halos (ἅλς, ἁλός), salt; New Latin adjective philus from Greek adjective philos (φίλος) meaning friend, loving; New Latin feminine gender adjective halophila, salt-loving, referring to the ability of the type strain to grow at high NaCl concentrations.)
 * G. muralis ( Altenburger et al. 2002, (Type species of the genus).; Latin feminine gender adjective muralis, pertaining or belonging to walls.)
 * G. ruanii ( Li et al. 2007, ; New Latin genitive case masculine gender noun ruanii, of Ruan, named in honour of Ji-Sheng Ruan (born in 1926), a Chinese microbiologist who devotes himself to the study of actinomycete taxonomy.)
 * G. soli ( K&auml;mpfer et al. 2010, ; Latin genitive case noun soli, of soil, the source of the type strain.)
 * G. thermotolerans ( Hamada et al. 2009, ; Greek noun thermē (θέρμη), heat; Latin participle adjective tolerans, tolerating; New Latin participle adjective thermotolerans, able to tolerate high temperatures.)

Geosporobacter
Geosporobacter is a genus in the phylum Firmicutes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Geosporobacter derives from: Greek noun ge, the earth; Greek noun spora (σπορά), a seed and, in biology, a spore; New Latin masculine gender noun, a rodbacter, nominally meaning "a rod", but in effect meaning a bacterium, a rod; New Latin masculine gender noun Geosporobacter, a sporulated rod from the earth.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely G. subterraneus ( Klouche et al. 2007, (Type species of the genus).; Latin masculine gender adjective subterraneus, underground, subterranean.)

Geothermobacter
Geothermobacter is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Geothermobacter derives from: Greek feminine gender noun gē, earth; Greek adjective thermos (θερμός), hot; New Latin masculine gender noun, a rodbacter, nominally meaning "a rod", but in effect meaning a bacterium, stick, rod; New Latin masculine gender noun Geothermobacter, a rod from hot hearth.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely G. ehrlichii ( Kashefi et al. 2005, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin genitive case noun ehrlichii, of Ehrlich, in honor of Henry Lutz Ehrlich, in recognition of his fundamental contributions to the field of geomicrobiology and the area of microbial interactions with metals in particular.)

Geothrix
Geothrix is a genus in the phylum Acidobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Geothrix derives from: Greek noun gē, earth; Greek feminine gender noun thrix, hair; New Latin feminine gender noun Geothrix, hair-like cell from the earth, referring to the cell morphology under fumarate-reducing conditions.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely G. fermentans ( Coates et al. 1999, (Type species of the genus).; Latin participle adjective fermentans, fermenting.)

Geotoga
Geotoga is a genus in the phylum Thermotogae (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Geotoga derives from: Greek feminine gender noun gē, earth; Latin feminine gender noun toga, Roman outer garment; New Latin feminine gender noun Geotoga, the earth outer garment.

Species
The genus contains 2 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * G. petraea ( Davey et al. 1993, (Type species of the genus).; Latin feminine gender adjective petraea, that grows among rocks, describing its isolation from a rock formation.)
 * G. subterranea ( Davey et al. 1993, ; Latin feminine gender adjective subterranea, underground, subterranean, describing its site of isolation.)

Geovibrio
Geovibrio is a genus in the phylum Deferribacteres (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Geovibrio derives from: Greek noun gē, the earth; Latin v. vibro, to vibrate; New Latin masculine gender noun Geovibrio, vibrating from the earth.

Species
The genus contains 2 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * G. ferrireducens ( Caccavo et al. 2000, (Type species of the genus).; Latin noun ferrum, iron; Latin participle adjective reducens, leading back, bringing back and, in chemistry, converting to a different oxidation state; New Latin participle adjective ferrireducens, reducing iron.)
 * G. thiophilus ( Janssen et al. 2002, ; Greek noun theion (θέω) (Latin transliteration thium), sulfur; New Latin masculine gender adjective philus (from Greek masculine gender adjective φίλος), friend, loving; New Latin masculine gender adjective thiophilus, sulfur-loving.)

Gibbsiella
Gibbsiella is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Gibbsiella derives from: New Latin feminine gender noun Gibbsiella, named in honour of British forest pathologist John N. Gibbs for his contribution to forest pathology.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely G. quercinecans ( Brady et al. 2011, (Type species of the genus).; Latin noun quercus, oak, oaktree; Latin v. necare, to kill, to destroy; New Latin participle adjective quercinecans, oak-destroying (causing necrosis of oak).)

Giesbergeria
Giesbergeria is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Giesbergeria derives from: New Latin feminine gender noun Giesbergeria, named after the researcher G. Giesberger, who made a great contribution to the study of physiology of heterotrophic spirilla.

Species
The genus contains 5 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * G. anulus ( (Williams and Rittenberg 1957) Grabovich et al. 2006, ; Latin masculine gender noun anulus (nominative in apposition), a ring.)
 * G. giesbergeri ( (Williams and Rittenberg 1957) Grabovich et al. 2006, ; New Latin genitive case noun giesbergeri, of Giesberger, researcher who had made a great contribution to the study of heterotrophic spirilla.)
 * G. kuznetsovii ( Grabovich et al. 2006, ; New Latin genitive case noun kuznetsovii, of Kuznetsov, named after Sergey Kuznetsov, Russian microbiologist, who had made a great contribution to the study of microbial ecology.)
 * G. sinuosa ( (Williams and Rittenberg 1957) Grabovich et al. 2006, ; Latin feminine gender adjective sinuosa, full of curves.)
 * G. voronezhensis ( Grabovich et al. 2006, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin feminine gender adjective voronezhensis, pertaining to Voronezh, the place from where the first strains were isolated.)

Gillisia
Gillisia is a genus in the phylum Bacteroidetes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Gillisia derives from: New Latin feminine gender noun Gillisia, named after Monique Gillis, a Belgian bacteriologist who has made major contributions to bacterial taxonomy.

Species
The genus contains 6 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * G. hiemivivida ( Bowman and Nichols 2005, ; Latin feminine gender noun hiems -emis, the cold (of winter); Latin feminine gender adjective vivida, lively; New Latin feminine gender adjective hiemivivida, lively in the cold.)
 * G. illustrilutea ( Bowman and Nichols 2005, ; Latin adjective illustris, bright; Latin feminine gender adjective lutea, yellow; New Latin feminine gender adjective illustrilutea, bright yellow.)
 * G. limnaea ( Van Trappen et al. 2004, (Type species of the genus).; Greek adjective limnaios, of or from the marsh; New Latin feminine gender adjective limnaea, living in the water, referring to the isolation source, microbial mats in Lake Fryxell.)
 * G. mitskevichiae ( Nedashkovskaya et al. 2005, ; New Latin genitive case feminine gender noun mitskevichiae, of Mitskevich, in honour of Irina N. Mitskevich, a Russian marine microbiologist, for her contributions to the development of marine microbiology.)
 * G. myxillae ( Lee et al. 2006, ; New Latin feminine gender noun Myxilla, systematic name of a genus of sponges; New Latin genitive case feminine gender noun myxillae, of/from Myxilla, referring to the isolation of the type strain from the sponge Myxilla incrustans.)
 * G. sandarakina ( Bowman and Nichols 2005, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective sandarakina (from Greek feminine gender adjective sandarakinē), of orange colour.)

Gilvibacter
Gilvibacter is a genus in the phylum Bacteroidetes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Gilvibacter derives from:
 * Latin adjective gilvus, yellow; New Latin masculine gender noun, a rodbacter, nominally meaning "a rod", but in effect meaning a bacterium, rod; New Latin masculine gender noun Gilvibacter, yellow rod.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely G. sediminis ( Khan et al. 2007, (Type species of the genus).;: Latin genitive case noun sediminis, of a sediment.)

Gilvimarinus
Gilvimarinus is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Gilvimarinus derives from: Latin adjective gilvus, faint yellow; Latin adjective marinus, of or belonging to the sea, marine; New Latin masculine gender noun Gilvimarinus, a bacterium belonging to or living in the Yellow Sea.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely G. chinensis ( Du et al. 2009, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin masculine gender adjective chinensis pertaining to China, where the type strain was isolated.)

Glaciecola
Glaciecola is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Glaciecola derives from: Latin feminine gender noun glacies, ice; Latin suff. -cola (from Latin masculine gender or feminine gender noun incola), an inhabitant; New Latin feminine gender noun Glaciecola, inhabitant of ice.

Species
The genus contains 9 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * G. agarilytica ( Yong et al. 2007, ; New Latin noun agarum, agar-agar, algal polysaccharide; New Latin adjective lyticus -a -um (from Greek adjective lutikos (λυτικός) -ē -on), able to loose, able to dissolve; New Latin feminine gender adjective agarilytica, agar-dissolving.)
 * G. chathamensis ( Matsuyama et al. 2006, ;: New Latin feminine gender adjective chathamensis, pertaining to Chatham Rise, from where the type strain was isolated.)
 * G. lipolytica ( Chen et al. 2009, ; Greek noun lipos, fat; New Latin adjective lyticus -a -um (from Greek adjective lutikos (λυτικός) -ē -on), able to loose, able to dissolve; New Latin feminine gender adjective lipolytica, fat-dissolving, referring to the property of being able to hydrolyse lipid.)
 * G. mesophila ( Romanenko et al. 2003, ; Greek adjective mesos, medium; New Latin adjective philus from Greek adjective philos (φίλος) meaning friend, loving; New Latin feminine gender adjective mesophila, medium-temperature-loving, mesophilic.)
 * G. nitratireducens ( Baik et al. 2006, ; New Latin noun nitras -atis, nitrate; Latin participle adjective reducens, converting to a different state; New Latin participle adjective nitratireducens, reducing nitrate.)
 * G. pallidula ( Bowman et al. 1998, ;: Latin feminine gender adjective pallidula, somewhat pale, referring to the weak pigmentation of the species.)
 * G. polaris ( Van Trappen et al. 2004, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective polaris, polar, referring to the origin of the strains in the Arctic Ocean.)
 * G. psychrophila ( Zhang et al. 2006, ;: Greek adjective psychros (ψυχρός), cold; New Latin adjective philus from Greek adjective philos (φίλος) meaning friend, loving; New Latin feminine gender adjective psychrophila, cold loving.)
 * G. punicea ( Bowman et al. 1998, (Type species of the genus).;: Latin feminine gender adjective punicea, red, referring to the species pigmentation.)

Glaciibacter
Glaciibacter is a genus in the phylum Actinobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Glaciibacter derives from: Latin noun glacies, ice; New Latin masculine gender noun, a rodbacter, nominally meaning "a rod", but in effect meaning a bacterium, rod; New Latin masculine gender noun Glaciibacter, a rod of the ice.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely G. superstes ( Katayama et al. 2009, (Type species of the genus).; Latin masculine gender adjective superstes, surviving.)

Globicatella
Globicatella is a genus in the phylum Firmicutes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Globicatella derives from: Latin noun globus, a ball, sphere, globe; Latin feminine gender noun catella, a small chain; New Latin feminine gender noun Globicatella, a short chain made up of spheres.

Species
The genus contains 2 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * G. sanguinis ( corrig. Collins et al. 1995, (Type species of the genus).; Latin genitive case noun sanguinis, of the blood.)
 * G. sulfidifaciens ( Vandamme et al. 2001, ; New Latin noun sulfidum, sulfide; Latin participle adjective faciens, producing; New Latin participle adjective sulfidifaciens, sulfide-producing.)

Gluconacetobacter
Gluconacetobacter is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Gluconacetobacter derives from: New Latin noun acidum gluconicum, gluconic acid; Latin noun acetum, vinegar; New Latin masculine gender noun, a rodbacter, nominally meaning "a rod", but in effect meaning a bacterium, rod; New Latin masculine gender noun Gluconacetobacter, gluconate-vinegar rod.

Species
The genus contains 16 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * G. azotocaptans ( Fuentes-Ram&iacute;rez et al. 2001, ; New Latin noun azotum [from Fr. noun azote (from Greek prep. a, not; Greek noun zōē, life; N.Greek noun azōē, not sustaining life)], nitrogen; Latin participle adjective captans, catching; New Latin participle adjective azotocaptans, nitrogen-catching.)
 * G. diazotrophicus ( corrig. (Gillis et al. 1989) Yamada et al. 1998, ; Latin pref. dis di, in two; New Latin noun azotum [from Fr. noun azote (from Greek prep. a, not; Greek noun zōē, life; N.Greek noun azōē, not sustaining life)], nitrogen; New Latin pref. diazo-, pertaining to dinitrogen; Greek adjective trophikos -ē -on, nursing, tending; New Latin masculine gender adjective diazotrophicus, one that feeds on dinitrogen.)
 * G. entanii ( Sch&uuml;ller et al. 2000, ; New Latin genitive case masculine gender noun entanii, of Entani, named to honour Etsuzo Entani, a Japanese microbiologist.)
 * G. europaeus ( corrig. (Sievers et al. 1992) Yamada et al. 1998, ; Latin masculine gender adjective europaeus, of or belonging to Europe.)
 * G. hansenii ( corrig. (Gossel&eacute; et al. 1983) Yamada et al. 1998, ; New Latin genitive case masculine gender noun hansenii, of Hansen, named after E.C. Hansen, Danish microbiologist, reknowned for his studies on the acetic acid bacteria.)
 * G. intermedius ( (Boesch et al. 1998) Yamada 2000, ; Latin masculine gender adjective intermedius, that is between, intermediate.)
 * G. johannae ( Fuentes-Ram&iacute;rez et al. 2001, ; New Latin genitive case feminine gender noun johannae, of Johanna, in honor of the Brazilian microbiologist, Johanna D&ouml;bereiner, who isolated Gluconacetobacter diazotrophicus as the first nitrogen-fixing species of the genus Gluconacetobacter.)
 * G. kombuchae ( Dutta and Gachhui 2007, ;: New Latin genitive case feminine gender noun kombuchae, from Kombucha, a kind of fermented tea.)
 * G. liquefaciens ( corrig. (Asai 1935) Yamada et al. 1998, (Type species of the genus).; Latin participle adjective liquefaciens (from Latin v. liquefacio), liquefying.)
 * G. nataicola ( Lisdiyanti et al. 2006, ; New Latin neuter gender noun nataum, nata (a food composed of cellulose produced by acetic acid bacteria in South-East Asia); Latin masculine gender suff. -cola, inhabitant; New Latin masculine gender noun nataicola, nata inhabitant, referring to the isolation source, nata de coco, of the type strain.)
 * G. oboediens ( (Sokollek et al. 1998) Yamada 2000, ; Latin participle adjective oboediens, obedient.)
 * G. rhaeticus ( Dellaglio et al. 2005, ; Latin masculine gender adjective rhaeticus, pertaining to Rhaetia, Latin denomination of South Tyrol in Italy, where the type strain was isolated.)
 * G. sacchari ( Franke et al. 1999, ; Latin noun saccharum, sugar and also the generic name of the sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum); Latin genitive case noun sacchari, of Saccharum, of sugarcane, from which the organism was isolated.)
 * G. saccharivorans ( Lisdiyanti et al. 2006, ; Latin neuter gender noun saccharum, sugar; Latin participle adjective vorans, devouring; New Latin masculine gender adjective saccharivorans, sugar-devouring.)
 * G. sucrofermentans ( (Toyosaki et al. 1996) Cleenwerck et al. 2010, ; New Latin participle sucrofermentans, intended to mean sucrose-fermenting.)
 * G. swingsii ( Dellaglio et al. 2005, ; New Latin genitive case noun swingsii, of Swings, in honour of Jean Swings who studied and reviewed acetic acid bacteria.)
 * G. xylinus ( corrig. (Brown 1886) Yamada et al. 1998, ; Greek noun xulon, wood cut and ready for use, firewood, timber; Latin suff. -inus -a -um, suffix used with the sense of belonging to; New Latin masculine gender adjective xylinus, belonging to wood, woody.)

Gluconobacter
Gluconobacter is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Gluconobacter derives from: New Latin noun acidum gluconicum, gluconic acid; New Latin masculine gender noun, a rodbacter, nominally meaning "a rod", but in effect meaning a bacterium, rod; New Latin masculine gender noun Gluconacetobacter, gluconate rod.

Species
The genus contains 13 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * G. albidus ( (ex Kondo and Ameyama 1958) Yukphan et al. 2005, nom. rev., ; Latin masculine gender adjective albidus, white, referring to the colony color of the type strain.)
 * G. asaii ( Mason and Claus 1989, ; New Latin genitive case masculine gender noun asaii, of Asai, named after Toshinobu Asai, Japanese microbiologist, who described the genus Gluconobacter.)
 * G. cerinus ( (ex Asai 1935) Yamada and Akita 1984,, nom. rev.; Latin masculine gender adjective cerinus, wax-colored, yellow like wax.)
 * G. frateurii ( Mason and Claus 1989, ; New Latin genitive case noun frateurii, of Frateur, named after Joseph Frateur (1903-1974), Belgian microbiologist, who is well known for his study of acetic acid bacteria.)
 * G. japonicus ( Malimas et al. 2009, ; New Latin masculine gender adjective japonicus, of Japan, where the type strain was isolated.)
 * G. kanchanaburiensis ( Malimas et al. 2009, ; New Latin masculine gender adjective kanchanaburiensis, pertaining to Kanchanaburi, Thailand, where the type strain was isolated.)
 * G. kondonii ( Malimas et al. 2008, ; New Latin genitive case masculine gender noun kondonii, of Kondo, to honor a Japanese microbiologist, Dr. Keiji Kondo, in recognition of his contributions to the systematic study of acetic acid bacteria, especially in isolation of a large number of Gluconobacter strains.)
 * G. oxydans ( (Henneberg 1897) De Ley 1961, species. (Type species of the genus).; New Latin v. oxydo (from Greek adjective oxus, sour, acid), to oxidize; New Latin participle adjective oxydans, oxidizing.)
 * G. oxydans ( subsp. industrius (Henneberg 1898) De Ley and Frateur 1974, subspecies.; Latin masculine gender adjective industrius, active, industrious.)
 * G. oxydans ( subsp. melanogenes (Beijerinck 1911) De Ley and Frateur 1974, subspecies.; Greek noun melania, black pigment; New Latin suff. -genes (from Greek v. gennaō (γεννάω), to produce), producing; New Latin participle adjective melanogenes, producing black pigment.)
 * G. oxydans ( subsp. oxydans (Henneberg 1897) De Ley 1961, subspecies.; New Latin v. oxydo (from Greek adjective oxus, sour, acid), to oxidize; New Latin participle adjective oxydans, oxidizing.)
 * G. oxydans ( subsp. sphaericus Ameyama 1975, subspecies.; Latin masculine gender adjective sphaericus, spherical, referring to the cell shape of the type strain.)
 * G. oxydans ( subsp. suboxydans (Kluyver and de Leeuw 1924) De Ley and Frateur 1974, subspecies.; Latin pref. sub, under, below, slightly; New Latin v. oxydo (from Greek adjective oxus, sour, acid), to oxidize; New Latin participle adjective suboxydans, slightly oxidizing.)
 * G. roseus ( (ex Asai 1935) Malimas et al. 2008,, nom. rev.; Latin masculine gender adjective roseus, rose, referring to the colony color of the type strain.)
 * G. sphaericus ( (Ameyama 1975) Malimas et al. 2008, ; Latin masculine gender adjective sphaericus, spherical, referring to the cell shape of the type strain.)
 * G. thailandicus ( Tanasupawat et al. 2005, ; New Latin masculine gender adjective thailandicus, of Thailand, pertaining to Thailand, where the type strain was isolated.)
 * G. wancherniae ( Yukphan et al. 2010, ; New Latin genitive case feminine gender noun wancherniae, of Wanchern, to honor Wanchern Potacharoen, a Thai microbiologist, the former head of BIOTEC Culture Collection (BCC), National Center for Genetic and Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), Pathumthani, Thailand, in recognition of her contributions to the systematic study of acetic acid bacteria.)

Glycomyces
Glycomyces is a genus in the phylum Actinobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Glycomyces derives from: Greek adjective glukus, sweet to the taste or smell; Greek masculine gender noun mukēs, a mushroom; New Latin masculine gender noun Glycomyces, a sweet (glycolipid-containing) mushroom.

Species
The genus contains 10 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * G. algeriensis ( Labeda and Kroppenstedt 2004, ; New Latin masculine gender adjective algeriensis, of or belonging to Algeria, the place of origin of the type strain.)
 * G. arizonensis ( Labeda and Kroppenstedt 2004, ; New Latin masculine gender adjective arizonensis, of or belonging to Arizona, the place of origin of the type strain.)
 * G. endophyticus ( Qin et al. 2008, ; Greek pref. endo, within; Greek noun phyton, plant; Latin masculine gender suff. -icus, adjectival suffix used with the sense of belonging to; New Latin masculine gender adjective endophyticus, endophytic, within plants, pertaining to the original isolation from plant tissues.)
 * G. harbinensis ( Labeda et al. 1985, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin masculine gender adjective harbinensis, of or belonging to Harbin, China (the source of the soil sample from which this organism was first isolated.)
 * G. lechevalierae ( Labeda and Kroppenstedt 2004, ; New Latin genitive case feminine gender noun lechevalierae, of Lechevalier, named for Mary Lechevalier, an American microbiologist who isolated the strain and contributed substantially to the field of actinomycete biology during her career at the Waksman Institute of Microbiology.)
 * G. mayteni ( Qin et al. 2009, ; New Latin noun Maytenus, a botanical genus name; New Latin genitive case noun mayteni, of Maytenus, referring to the isolation of the type strain from tissues of Maytenus austroyunnanensis.)
 * G. rutgersensis ( Labeda et al. 1985, ; New Latin masculine gender adjective rutgersensis, of or belonging to Rutgers University where the organism was first isolated.)
 * G. sambucus ( Gu et al. 2007, ; New Latin genitive case noun sambucus, of the plant genus Sambucus.)
 * G. scopariae ( Qin et al. 2009, ; New Latin noun Scoparia, a botanical genus name; New Latin genitive case noun scopariae, of Scoparia, referring to the isolation of the type strain from tissues of Scoparia dulcis.)
 * G. tenuis ( Evtushenko et al. 1991, ; Latin masculine gender adjective tenuis, thin, slender, referring to the very thin vegetative hyphae of this strain.)

Goodfellowiella
Goodfellowiella is a genus in the phylum Actinobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Goodfellowiella derives from: New Latin feminine gender dim. noun Goodfellowiella, named for Michael Goodfellow, a microbiologist at the University of Newcastle, in recognition of his contributions to microbial systematics.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely G. coeruleoviolacea ( (Preobrazhenskaya and Terekhova 1987) Labeda et al. 2008, (Type species of the genus).; Latin adjective coeruleus, dark-colored, dark blue; Latin adjective violaceus, violet-colored, violet; New Latin feminine gender adjective coeruleoviolacea, dark violet-colored.)

Gordonia
Gordonia is a genus in the phylum Actinobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Gordonia derives from: New Latin feminine gender noun Gordonia, named after Ruth E. Gordon, a famous bacterial systematist.'''

Species
The genus contains 33 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * G. aichiensis ( corrig. (Tsukamura 1983) Klatte et al. 1994, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective aichiensis, belonging to Aichi Prefecture, Japan from where the organism was isolated.)
 * G. alkanivorans ( Kummer et al. 1999, ; New Latin noun alkanum, saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon; Latin v. vorare, to eat; New Latin participle adjective alkanivorans, alkane-devouring.)
 * G. amarae ( corrig. (Lechevalier and Lechevalier 1974) Klatte et al. 1994, ; Greek noun amara, trench, conduit, channel; here a sewage duct; New Latin genitive case noun amarae, of a sewage duct.)
 * G. amarae ( (Lechevalier and Lechevalier 1974) Ruimy et al. 1995, ; Greek noun amaran trench, conduit, channel; here a sewage duct; New Latin genitive case noun amaraen of a sewage duct.)
 * G. amicalis ( Kim et al. 2000, ; Latin feminine gender adjective amicalis, friendly, pertaining to friendship.)
 * G. araii ( Kageyama et al. 2006, ; New Latin genitive case masculine gender noun araii, of Arai, to honour Tadashi Arai, a Japanese microbiologist, for his valuable contributions to microbial taxonomy and secondary metabolites.)
 * G. bronchialis ( corrig. (Tsukamura 1971) Stackebrandt et al. 1989, (Type species of the genus).; Latin pl. noun bronchia, the bronchial tubes; Latin feminine gender suff. -alis, suffix used with the sense of pertaining to; New Latin feminine gender adjective bronchialis, pertaining to the bronchi, coming from the bronchi.)
 * G. cholesterolivorans ( Drzyzga et al. 2009, ; New Latin noun cholesterol, cholesterol; Latin participle adjective vorans, eating, devouring; New Latin participle adjective cholesterolivorans, cholesterol-devouring.)
 * G. defluvii ( Soddell et al. 2006, ; Latin genitive case noun defluvii, of sewage.)
 * G. desulfuricans ( Kim et al. 1999, ; Latin pref. de, from; Latin noun sulfur, sulfur; New Latin participle adjective desulfuricans (from New Latin v. desulfurico, to reduce sulfur), reducing sulfur compounds.)
 * G. effusa ( Kageyama et al. 2006, ; Latin feminine gender adjective effusa, poured out, extensive, vast, broad, wide, referring to the spreading colonial growth.)
 * G. hankookensis ( Park et al. 2009, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective hankookensis, of or belonging to Hankook, the Korean name of South Korea from where the type strain was isolated.)
 * G. hirsuta ( corrig. Klatte et al. 1996, ; Latin feminine gender adjective hirsuta, shaggy, rough, referring to the rough surfaces of colonies.)
 * G. humi ( K&auml;mpfer et al. 2011, ; Latin genitive case noun humi, of/from soil, the source of the type strain.)
 * G. hydrophobica ( corrig. Bendinger et al. 1995, ; Greek noun húdōr (ὕδωρ), water, Greek noun phobos, fear, dread; Latin feminine gender suff. -ica, suffix used with the sense of pertaining to; New Latin feminine gender adjective hydrophobica, water avoiding, hydrophobic.)
 * G. kroppenstedtii ( Kim et al. 2009, ; New Latin genitive case noun kroppenstedtii, of Kroppenstedt, in honour of Reiner Michael Kroppenstedt, a German microbiologist, for his enormous contributions to the taxonomy of actinomycetes.)
 * G. lacunae ( le Roes et al. 2009, ; Latin genitive case noun lacunae, of a pool, pond, intended to mean of a lagoon (isolated from sand taken form a lagoon))
 * G. malaquae ( Yassin et al. 2007, ; Latin adjective malus, bad; Latin noun aqua, water; New Latin genitive case noun malaquae, of bad water, effluent.)
 * G. namibiensis ( Brand&atilde;o et al. 2002, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective namibiensis, of or belonging to Namibia, the origin of the soil sample from which the organism was isolated.)
 * G. neofelifaecis ( Liu et al. 2011, ; New Latin feminine gender noun Neofelis, a zoological genus name which encompasses the clouded leopard Neofelis nebulosa; Latin noun faex faecis, faeces; New Latin genitive case noun neofelifaecis, of the faeces of a clouded leopard.)
 * G. nitida ( Yoon et al. 2000, ; Latin feminine gender adjective nitida, bright, shining, glossy, pertaining to the appearance of the colonies. )
 * G. otitidis ( Iida et al. 2005, ; Greek noun ous otos, ear; Latin suff. -itis -idis, suffix used in names of inflammations; New Latin genitive case noun otitidis, of inflammation of the ear.)
 * G. paraffinivorans ( Xue et al. 2003, ; New Latin noun paraffina, paraffin; Latin participle adjective vorans, devouring; New Latin participle adjective paraffinivorans, paraffin-devouring, referring to the ability to degrade paraffin.)
 * G. polyisoprenivorans ( Linos et al. 1999, ; New Latin noun polyisoprenum, polyisoprene; Latin participle adjective vorans, devouring; New Latin participle adjective polyisoprenivorans, polyisoprene eating, referring to the ability to degrade polyisoprene.)
 * G. rhizosphera ( Takeuchi and Hatano 1998, ; Greek feminine gender noun rhiza, root; Greek feminine gender noun sphaira, ball, sphere; Latin (sic) feminine gender adjective (sic) rhizosphera (sic), within the sphere of the root (sic).)
 * G. rubripertincta ( corrig. (Hefferan 1904) Stackebrandt et al. 1989, ; Latin adjective ruber -bra -brum, red; Latin pref. per, very; Latin feminine gender participle adjective tincta, dyed, colored; New Latin feminine gender participle adjective rubripertincta, heavily dyed red. )
 * G. shandongensis ( Luo et al. 2007, ;: New Latin feminine gender adjective shandongensis, of or belonging to Shandong Province, China, from where the type strain was isolated.)
 * G. sihwensis ( Kim et al. 2003, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective sihwensis, of or belonging to lake Sihwa in Korea, from where the type strain was recovered.)
 * G. sinesedis ( Maldonado et al. 2003, ; Latin prep. sine, without; Latin noun sedes -is, dwelling-place, residence, habitation; New Latin genitive case (?) noun (?) sinesedis, of homeless (?), intended to mean without home, reflecting the unstable position of the organism in the 16S DNA gordonial tree.)
 * G. soli ( Shen et al. 2006, ;: Latin genitive case noun soli, of/from the soil.)
 * G. sputi ( corrig. (Tsukamura 1978) Stackebrandt et al. 1989, ; Latin genitive case noun sputi, of sputum.)
 * G. terrae ( corrig. (Tsukamura 1971) Stackebrandt et al. 1989, ; Latin genitive case noun terrae, of the earth.)
 * G. westfalica ( Linos et al. 2002, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective westfalica, of or belonging to Westfalia, referring to the origin of the species from a geographical area in Germany.)

Gordonibacter
Gordonibacter is a genus in the phylum Actinobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Gordonibacter derives from: New Latin masculine gender noun Gordon (personal name considered as a Latin word), Gordon, named after Jeffrey I. Gordon, MD, the Dr Robert J. Glaser Distinguished University Professor and Director of the Center for Genome Sciences at Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA; New Latin masculine gender noun, a rodbacter, nominally meaning "a rod", but in effect meaning a bacterium, a rod; New Latin masculine gender noun Gordonibacter, a rod named after Jeffrey I. Gordon.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely G. pamelaeae ( W&uuml;rdemann et al. 2009, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin feminine gender genitive case noun pamelaeae, of Pamela, named after Dr Pamela Lee Oxley (n&eacute;e Fredericks), biochemist, environmentalist, teacher and mentor.)

Gracilibacillus
Gracilibacillus is a genus in the phylum Firmicutes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Gracilibacillus derives from:
 * Latin adjective gracilis, slender; Latin masculine gender noun bacillus, a rod; New Latin masculine gender noun Gracilibacillus, the slender bacillus/rod.

Species
The genus contains 9 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * G. boraciitolerans ( Ahmed et al. 2007, ;: New Latin noun boracium, boron; Latin participle adjective tolerans, tolerating; New Latin participle adjective boraciitolerans, boron-tolerating.)
 * G. dipsosauri ( (Lawson et al. 1996) Wain&oslash; et al. 1999, ;: New Latin noun Dipsosaurus, scientific genus name of the desert iguana; New Latin genitive case noun dipsosauri, of the desert iguana because it was first isolated from the nasal salt glands of the desert iguana.)
 * G. halophilus ( Chen et al. 2008, ; Greek noun hals, halos (ἅλς, ἁλός), salt; New Latin masculine gender adjective philus (from Greek adjective φίλος), loving; New Latin masculine gender adjective halophilus, salt-loving.)
 * G. halotolerans ( Wain&oslash; et al. 1999, (Type species of the genus).; Greek noun hals, halos (ἅλς, ἁλός), salt; Latin participle adjective tolerans, tolerating; New Latin participle adjective halotolerans, salt-tolerating.)
 * G. lacisalsi ( Jeon et al. 2008, ; Latin masculine gender noun lacus, lake; Latin adjective salsus, salted, salt; New Latin genitive case noun lacisalsi, of a salt lake.)
 * G. orientalis ( Carrasco et al. 2006, ; Latin masculine gender adjective orientalis, eastern, bacterium inhabiting the East.)
 * G. saliphilus ( Tang et al. 2009, ; Latin noun sal salis, salt; New Latin adjective philus from Greek adjective philos (φίλος) meaning friend, loving; New Latin masculine gender adjective saliphilus, salt-loving.)
 * G. thailandensis ( Chamroensaksri et al. 2010, ; New Latin masculine gender adjective thailandensis, of or pertaining to Thailand, where the type strain was isolated.)
 * G. ureilyticus ( Huo et al. 2010, ; New Latin noun urea, urea; New Latin masculine gender adjective lyticus (from Greek masculine gender adjective lutikos (λυτικός)), able to dissolve; New Latin masculine gender adjective ureilyticus, urea-dissolving.)

Gracilibacter
Gracilibacter is a genus in the phylum Firmicutes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Gracilibacter derives from: Latin adjective gracilis, slender; New Latin masculine gender noun, a rodbacter, nominally meaning "a rod", but in effect meaning a bacterium, rod or staff; New Latin masculine gender noun Gracilibacter, slender rod, referring to its cell shape.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely G. thermotolerans ( Lee et al. 2006, (Type species of the genus).; Greek noun thermē (θέρμη), heat; Latin participle adjective tolerans, tolerating; New Latin participle adjective thermotolerans, heat-tolerating.)

Gracilimonas
Gracilimonas is a genus in the phylum Bacteroidetes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Gracilimonas derives from: Latin adjective gracilis, slender, thin; Latin feminine gender noun monas (μονάς / μονάδα), nominally meaning "a unit", but in effect meaning a bacterium; New Latin feminine gender noun Gracilimonas, thin unit (bacterium), relating to its shape.

Members of the genus Gracilimonas can be referred to as gracilimonad (viz. Trivialisation of names).

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely G. tropica ( Choi et al. 2009, (Type species of the genus).; Latin feminine gender adjective tropica, tropical, of or pertaining to the tropic(s), relating to its isolation from a tropical ocean.)

Grahamella
Grahamella is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Grahamella derives from: New Latin feminine gender dim. noun grahamella, named in honor of G.S. Graham-Smith who observed the organisms subsequently named Grahamella in the blood of moles.

Species
The genus contains 2 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * G. peromysci ( (ex Tyzzer 1942) Ristic and Kreier 1984,, nom. rev.; New Latin genitive case noun peromysci, of Peromyscus a genus of mice.)
 * G. talpae ( (ex Brumpt 1911) Ristic and Kreier 1984,, nom. rev. (Type species of the genus).; Latin noun talpa, a mole, and also a genus of moles (Talpa); Latin genitive case noun talpae, of Talpa.)

Gramella
Gramella is a genus in the phylum Bacteroidetes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Gramella derives from: New Latin feminine gender dim. noun Gramella, named in honour of the famous Danish pharmacologist and pathologist, Hans Christian Gram (1853-1938), who proposed the differentiating staining of bacteria.

Species
The genus contains 3 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * G. echinicola ( Nedashkovskaya et al. 2005, (Type species of the genus).; Latin noun echinus, a hedgehog, urchin; Latin suff. -cola (from Latin noun incola), dweller; New Latin noun echinicola, a urchin-dweller.)
 * G. marina ( Nedashkovskaya et al. 2010, ; Latin feminine gender adjective marina, of the sea, marine, a bacterium isolated from a marine environment.)
 * G. portivictoriae ( Lau et al. 2005, ; Latin noun portus, harbour; Latin genitive case noun victoriae, of victory; New Latin genitive case noun portivictoriae, of Victoria harbour, Hong Kong, the source of isolation of the type strain.)

Granulibacter
Granulibacter is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Granulibacter derives from:
 * Latin noun granulum, grain; New Latin masculine gender noun, a rodbacter, nominally meaning "a rod", but in effect meaning a bacterium, rod; New Latin masculine gender noun Granulibacter, a rod that causes granules or granuloma formation.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely G. bethesdensis ( Greenberg et al. 2006, (Type species of the genus).;: New Latin masculine gender adjective bethesdensis, pertaining to Bethesda, MD, USA, where the type strain was isolated.)

Granulicatella
Granulicatella is a genus in the phylum Firmicutes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Granulicatella derives from: Latin dim. noun granulum, small grain; Latin feminine gender dim. noun catella, small chain; New Latin feminine gender dim. noun Granulicatella, small chain of small grains.

Species
The genus contains 3 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * G. adiacens ( (Bouvet et al. 1989) Collins and Lawson 2000, (Type species of the genus).; Latin feminine gender adjective adiacens, adjacent, indicating that this organism can grow as satellite colonies adjacent to other bacterial growth. ''' )
 * G. balaenopterae ( (Lawson et al. 1999) Collins and Lawson 2000, ; New Latin genitive case noun balaenopterae, pertaining to the minke whale, Balaenoptera acutorostrata, from which the organism was isolated.)
 * G. elegans ( (Roggenkamp et al. 1999) Collins and Lawson 2000, ; Latin feminine gender adjective elegans, choice, nice, elegant.)

Granulicella
Granulicella is a genus in the phylum Acidobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Granulicella derives from: Latin n granulum, a small grain; Latin feminine gender noun cella, a storeroom, chamber and, in biology, a cell; New Latin feminine gender noun Granulicella, a grain-like cell.

Species
The genus contains 4 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * G. aggregans ( Pankratov ; Latin participle adjective aggregans (from Latin v. aggrego), attaching one&#39;s self to, adhering to, referring to the ability of the cells to form aggregates.)
 * G. paludicola ( Pankratov ; Latin noun palus -udis, swamp, bog; Latin suff. -cola (from Latin noun incola), inhabitant, dweller; New Latin noun paludicola, an inhabitant of bogs.)
 * G. pectinivorans ( Pankratov ; New Latin noun pectinum, pectin; Latin participle adjective vorans, devouring; New Latin participle adjective pectinivorans, pectin-devouring, referring to the ability to use pectin as a growth substrate.)
 * G. rosea ( Pankratov ; Latin feminine gender adjective rosea, rose-coloured.)

Granulicoccus
Granulicoccus is a genus in the phylum Actinobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Granulicoccus derives from:
 * Latin neuter gender noun granulum, a small grain; New Latin masculine gender noun coccus (from Greek masculine gender noun kokkos (κόκκος), grain, seed), coccus; New Latin masculine gender noun Granulicoccus, a coccus from (sludge) granules (referring to the isolation source).

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely G. phenolivorans ( Maszenan et al. 2007, (Type species of the genus).;: New Latin neuter gender noun phenol -olis, phenol; Latin participle adjective vorans, devouring, consuming; New Latin participle adjective phenolivorans, consuming phenol.)

Granulosicoccus
Granulosicoccus is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Granulosicoccus derives from:

Species
The genus contains 2 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * G. coccoides ( Kurilenko et al. 2010, ; New Latin noun coccus (from Greek noun kokkos (κόκκος), grain, seed), a coccus; Latin suff. -oides (from Greek suff. eides, from Greek noun eidos, that which is seen, form, shape, figure) resembling, similar; New Latin masculine gender adjective coccoides, similar to a round, ball-shaped cell morphology.)

Grimontia
Grimontia is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Grimontia derives from: New Latin feminine gender noun Grimontia, named after the French microbiologist P. A. D. Grimont.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely G. hollisae ( (Hickman et al. 1982) Thompson et al. 2003, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin genitive case feminine gender noun hollisae, of Hollis; named to honor Dannie G. Hollis, who first recognized this organism as a new and distinct vibrio.)

Guggenheimella
Guggenheimella is a genus in the phylum Firmicutes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Guggenheimella derives from: New Latin feminine gender dim. noun Guggenheimella, named after the Swiss microbiologist Bernhard Guggenheim, for his contributions to health research.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely G. bovis ( Wyss et al. 2005, (Type species of the genus).; Latin genitive case noun bovis, of a cow, referring to the source of isolation.)

Gulbenkiania
Gulbenkiania is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Gulbenkiania derives from: New Latin feminine gender noun Gulbenkiania, in honour of Calouste Gulbenkian (1869-1955), a protector of the arts and sciences in Portugal, and founder of the Funda&ccedil;&atilde;o Calouste Gulbenkian.

Species
The genus contains 2 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * G. indica ( Jyoti et al. 2010, ; Latin feminine gender adjective indica, of or pertaining to India, the geographical origin of the type strain.)
 * G. mobilis ( Vaz-Moreira et al. 2007, (Type species of the genus).; Latin feminine gender adjective mobilis, movable, motile.)

Gulosibacter
Gulosibacter is a genus in the phylum Actinobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Gulosibacter derives from: Latin adjective gulosus, gluttonous, luxurious, dainty, fond of titbits; New Latin masculine gender noun, a rodbacter, nominally meaning "a rod", but in effect meaning a bacterium, rod; New Latin masculine gender noun Gulosibacter, rod fond of titbits.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely G. molinativorax ( Manaia et al. 2004, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin masculine gender noun molinas -atis, molinate (a herbicide); Latin adjective vorax, devouring, ravenous, voracious; New Latin masculine gender adjective molinativorax, molinate-degrading.)

Haematobacter
Haematobacter is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Haematobacter derives from: Greek noun haima -atos (Latin transliteration haema -atos), blood; New Latin masculine gender noun, a rodbacter, nominally meaning "a rod", but in effect meaning a bacterium, rod; New Latin masculine gender noun Haematobacter, rod from blood.

Species
The genus contains 2 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * H. massiliensis ( (Greub and Raoult 2006) Helsel et al. 2007, ; Latin masculine gender adjective massiliensis, pertaining to Massilia (Roman name for Marseille) where the type strain was isolated.)
 * H. missouriensis ( Helsel et al. 2007, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin masculine gender adjective missouriensis, pertaining to Missouri, where the type strain was isolated.)

Haemobartonella
Haemobartonella is a genus in the phylum Tenericutes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Haemobartonella derives from: Greek noun haima (Latin transliteration haema), blood; New Latin feminine gender noun Bartonella, a bacterial generic name; New Latin feminine gender noun Haemobartonella, the blood (-inhabiting) Bartonella.

Species
The genus contains 3 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * H. canis ( (ex Kikuth 1928) Kreier and Ristic 1984,, nom. rev.; Latin genitive case noun canis, of the dog.)
 * H. felis ( (ex Clark 1942) Kreier and Ristic 1984,, nom. rev.; Latin genitive case noun felis, of the cat.)
 * H. muris ( (Mayer 1921) Tyzzer and Weinman 1939, species. (Type species of the genus).; Latin noun mus muris, the mouse; Latin genitive case noun muris, of the mouse.)

Haemophilus
Haemophilus is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Haemophilus derives from: Greek noun haima (Latin transliteration haema), blood; New Latin masculine gender adjective philus (from Greek masculine gender adjective φίλος), friend, loving; New Latin masculine gender noun Haemophilus, blood-lover.

Species
The genus contains 22 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * H. actinomycetemcomitans ( (Klinger 1912) Potts et al. 1985, ; Greek noun aktis, aktinos (ἀκτίς, ἀκτῖνος), a beam; Greek noun mukēs -ētos, mushroom or other fungus; New Latin noun actinomyces -etis, an actinomycete; Latin participle adjective comitans, accompanying; New Latin participle adjective actinomycetemcomitans, accompanying an actinomycete.)
 * H. aegyptius ( (Trevisan 1889) Pittman and Davis 1950, species.; Latin masculine gender adjective aegyptius, Aegyptian.)
 * H. aphrophilus ( Khairat 1940, species.; Greek noun aphros, foam; New Latin adjective philus from Greek adjective philos (φίλος) meaning friend, loving; New Latin masculine gender adjective aphrophilus, foam loving.)
 * H. avium ( Hinz and Kunjara 1977, species.; Latin genitive case pl. noun avium, of birds.)
 * H. ducreyi ( (Neveu-Lemaire 1921) Bergey et al. 1923, species.; New Latin genitive case noun ducreyi, of Ducrey; named after Ducrey, the bacteriologist who first isolated this organism.)
 * H. equigenitalis ( Taylor et al. 1983, ; Latin noun equus, horse; Latin adjective genitalis -is -e, of or belonging to generation or birth, genital; New Latin masculine gender adjective equigenitalis, pertaining to horse genitalia.)
 * H. felis ( Inzana et al. 1999, ; Latin genitive case noun felis, of a cat.)
 * H. haemoglobinophilus ( (Lehmann and Neumann 1907) Murray 1939, species.; New Latin noun haemoglobinum, hemoglobin; New Latin masculine gender adjective philus (from Greek masculine gender adjective φίλος), friend, loving; New Latin masculine gender adjective haemoglobinophilus, hemoglobin-loving.)
 * H. haemolyticus ( Bergey et al. 1923, species.; Greek noun haima (Latin transliteration haema), blood; New Latin masculine gender adjective lyticus (from Greek masculine gender adjective lutikos (λυτικός)), able to loose, able to dissolve; New Latin masculine gender adjective haemolyticus, blood dissolving.)
 * H. influenzae ( (Lehmann and Neumann 1896) Winslow et al. 1917, species. (Type species of the genus).; New Latin noun influenza (from Italian noun influenza), influenza; New Latin genitive case noun influenzae, of influenza.)
 * H. paracuniculus ( Targowski and Targowski 1984, ; Greek prep. para, beside, alongside of, near, like; Latin noun cuniculus, a rabbit, and the specific epithet of &quot;Haemophilus cuniculus&quot;, a species that has never been described; New Latin masculine gender adjective paracuniculus, like &quot;Haemophilus cuniculus&quot;.)
 * H. paragallinarum ( Biberstein and White 1969, species.; Greek prep. para, beside, alongside of, near, like; Latin genitive case pl. noun gallinarum, a bacterial specific epithet; New Latin pl. genitive case noun paragallinarum, resembling Avibacterium (Pasteurella) gallinarum.)
 * H. parahaemolyticus ( Pittman 1953, species.; Greek prep. para, beside, alongside of, near, like; New Latin masculine gender adjective haemolyticus, specific epithet; New Latin masculine gender adjective parahaemolyticus, resembling (Haemophilus) haemolyticus.)
 * H. parainfluenzae ( Rivers 1922, species.; Greek prep. para, beside, alongside of, near, like; New Latin genitive case noun influenzae, specific epithet; New Latin genitive case noun parainfluenzae, resembling Haemophilus influenzae.)
 * H. paraphrohaemolyticus ( Zinnemann et al. 1971, species.; Greek prep. para, beside, alongside of, near, like; New Latin abbrev. aphro, abbreviation of the specific epithet aphrophilus; Greek noun haima (Latin transliteration haema), blood; New Latin masculine gender adjective lyticus (from Greek masculine gender adjective lutikos (λυτικός)), able to loose, able to dissolve; New Latin masculine gender adjective paraphrohaemolyticus, intended to mean like Haemophilus aphrophilus, but hemolytic.)
 * H. paraphrophilus ( Zinnemann et al. 1968, species.; Greek prep. para, beside, alongside of, near, like; New Latin adjective aphrophilus, specific epithet; New Latin masculine gender adjective paraphrophilus, resembling (Haemophilus) aphrophilus.)
 * H. parasuis ( Biberstein and White 1969, species.; Greek prep. para, beside, alongside of, near, like; Latin genitive case noun suis, of a pig, and also a specific epithet; New Latin genitive case noun parasuis, resembling (Haemophilus) suis.)
 * H. piscium ( Snieszko et al. 1950, species.; Latin genitive case pl. noun piscium, of fishes.)
 * H. pittmaniae ( N&oslash;rskov-Lauritsen et al. 2005, ; New Latin genitive case noun pittmaniae, of Pittman, named in honour of Margaret Pittman for her substantial contributions to Heamophilus research.)
 * H. pleuropneumoniae ( Shope 1964, species.; Greek noun pleura, rib, side; Greek noun pneumonia, disease of the lungs; New Latin genitive case noun pleuropneumoniae, of pleuropneumonia.)
 * H. segnis ( Kilian 1977, species.; Latin masculine gender adjective segnis, slow, sluggish, inactive.)
 * H. vaginalis ( Gardner and Dukes 1955, species.; Latin noun vagina, sheath, vagina; Latin masculine gender suff. -alis, suffix denoting pertaining to; New Latin masculine gender adjective vaginalis, pertaining to vagina, of the vagina.)

Hafnia
Hafnia is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Hafnia derives from:
 * New Latin feminine gender noun Hafnia, the old name for Copenhagen.

Species
The genus contains 2 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * H. alvei ( M&oslash;ller 1954, species. (Type species of the genus).;: Latin genitive case noun alvei, of a beehive.)
 * H. paralvei ( Huys et al. 2010, ; Greek prep. para (also shortened to par), besides; Latin genitive case noun alvei, of a beehive and also a bacterial epithet; New Latin genitive case noun paralvei, organism similar to Hafnia alvei.)

Hahella
Hahella is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Hahella derives from: New Latin feminine gender dim. noun Hahella, named after Yung Chil Hah, a Korean bacteriologist who pioneered microbiological research in Korea.

Species
The genus contains 3 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * H. antarctica ( Lee et al. 2008, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective antarctica, of the Antarctic, where the type strain was isolated.)
 * H. chejuensis ( Lee et al. 2001, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin feminine gender adjective chejuensis, pertaining to Cheju Island, Republic of Korea, geographical origin of the type strain of the species.)
 * H. ganghwensis ( Baik et al. 2005, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective ganghwensis, pertaining to Ganghwa Island, Republic of Korea, the geographical origin of the type strain.)

Haladaptatus
Haladaptatus is a genus in the phylum Euryarchaeota (Archaea).

Etymology
The name Haladaptatus derives from:
 * Greek noun hals, halos (ἅλς, ἁλός), salt; Latin participle adjective adaptatus, adapted to a thing; New Latin masculine gender noun Haladaptatus, a bacterium adapted to salt.

Species
The genus contains 3 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * H. cibarius ( Roh et al. 2010, ; Latin masculine gender adjective cibarius, pertaining to or suitable for food.)
 * H. litoreus ( Cui et al. 2010, ; Latin masculine gender adjective litoreus, living near the sea, of or belonging to the seashore.)
 * H. paucihalophilus ( Savage et al. 2007, (Type species of the genus).;: Latin adjective paucus, little; Greek noun hals, halos (ἅλς, ἁλός), salt; New Latin adjective philus from Greek adjective philos (φίλος) meaning friend, loving; New Latin masculine gender adjective, paucihalophilus low-salt loving.)

Halalkalibacillus
Halalkalibacillus is a genus in the phylum Firmicutes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Halalkalibacillus derives from: Greek noun hals, halos (ἅλς, ἁλός), salt; Arabic noun al qaliy, soda ash; Latin masculine gender noun bacillus, rod; New Latin masculine gender noun Halalkalibacillus, briny and alkaline media loving rods.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely H. halophilus ( Echigo et al. 2007, (Type species of the genus).; Greek noun hals, halos (ἅλς, ἁλός), salt; New Latin adjective philus from Greek adjective philos (φίλος) meaning friend, loving; New Latin masculine gender adjective halophilus, salt loving.)

Halalkalicoccus
Halalkalicoccus is a genus in the phylum Euryarchaeota (Archaea).

Etymology
The name Halalkalicoccus derives from: Greek noun hals, halos (ἅλς, ἁλός), salt; Arabic noun alkali (al-qaliy), the ashes of saltwort; New Latin masculine gender noun coccus (from Greek masculine gender noun kokkos (κόκκος), grain, seed), coccus; New Latin masculine gender noun Halalkalicoccus, coccus existing in salted and alkaline environment.

Species
The genus contains 2 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * H. jeotgali ( Roh et al. 2007, ; New Latin genitive case noun jeotgali, of jeotgal, a traditional Korean fermented seafood.)
 * H. tibetensis ( Xue et al. 2005, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin masculine gender adjective tibetensis, pertaining to Tibet.)

Halanaerobacter
Halanaerobacter is a genus in the phylum Firmicutes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Halanaerobacter derives from: Greek noun hals, halos (ἅλς, ἁλός), salt; Greek prefix an (ἄν), not; Greek noun aer, aeros (ἀήρ, ἀέρος), air; New Latin masculine gender noun, a rodbacter, nominally meaning "a rod", but in effect meaning a bacterium, rod; New Latin masculine gender noun Halanaerobacter, salt rod which grows in the absence of air.

Species
The genus contains 3 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * H. chitinivorans ( corrig. Liaw and Mah 1996, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin noun chitinum, chitin; Latin participle adjective vorans, devouring;  New Latin participle adjective chitinivorans, chitin-devouring.)
 * H. lacunarum ( corrig. (Zhilina et al. 1992) Rainey et al. 1995, ; Latin genitive case pl. noun lacunarum, of holes, referring to the source of isolation.)
 * H. salinarius ( Moun&eacute; et al. 1999, ; Latin masculine gender adjective salinarius, of or belonging to salt-works, referring to the source of isolation.)

Halanaerobaculum
Halanaerobaculum is a genus in the phylum Firmicutes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Halanaerobaculum derives from: Greek noun hals, halos (ἅλς, ἁλός), salt; Greek prefix an (ἄν)-, not; Greek noun aer, aeros (ἀήρ, ἀέρος), air; Latin neuter gender noun baculum, stick; New Latin neuter gender noun Halanaerobaculum, salt stick not living in air.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely H. tunisiense ( Hedi et al. 2009, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin neuter gender adjective tunisiense, pertaining to Tunisia, the country where the bacterium was first recovered.)

Halanaerobium
Halanaerobium is a genus in the phylum Firmicutes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Halanaerobium derives from: Greek noun hals, halos (ἅλς, ἁλός), salt; Greek prefix an (ἄν)-, not; Greek noun aer, air; Greek noun bios (βίος), life; New Latin neuter gender noun Halanaerobium, salt organism which grows in the absence of air.

Species
The genus contains 9 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * H. acetethylicum ( corrig. (Rengpipat et al. 1989) Rainey et al. 1995, ; Latin noun acetum, vinegar; New Latin adjective ethylicus, pertaining to ethyl alcohol; New Latin neuter gender adjective acetoethylicum, intended to mean producing acetic acid and ethanol.)
 * H. alcaliphilum ( corrig. Tsai et al. 1995, ; New Latin noun alcali (from Ar. al-qaliy), the soda ash; New Latin neuter gender adjective philum (from Greek neuter gender adjective philon (φίλον)), friend, loving; New Latin neuter gender adjective alcaliphilum, liking alkaline media.)
 * H. congolense ( corrig. Ravot et al. 1998, ; New Latin neuter gender adjective congolense, pertaining to Congo, Central Africa.)
 * H. fermentans ( corrig. Kobayashi et al. 2000, ; Latin participle adjective fermentans, fermenting.)
 * H. kushneri ( corrig. Bhupathiraju et al. 1999, ; New Latin genitive case masculine gender noun kushneri, of Kushner, named after Donn J. Kushner, a Canadian microbiologist and author of children&rsquo;s books.)
 * H. lacusrosei ( corrig. Cayol et al. 1995, ; Latin noun lacus, lake; Latin adjective roseus, rose-colored; New Latin genitive case noun lacusrosei, of Rose Colored Lake, another name for Retba Lake in Senegal.)
 * H. praevalens ( corrig. Zeikus et al. 1984, (Type species of the genus).; Latin participle adjective praevalens, very powerful, very strong, here prevalent.)
 * H. saccharolyticum ( corrig. (Zhilina et al. 1992) Rainey et al. 1995, ; Greek noun sakch&acirc;r, sugar; New Latin neuter gender adjective lyticum (from Greek neuter gender adjective lutikon), able to loose, able to dissolve; New Latin neuter gender adjective saccharolyticum, sugar-dissolving.)
 * H. saccharolyticum ( subsp. saccharolyticum corrig. (Zhilina et al. 1992) Rainey et al. 1995, ; Greek noun sakch&acirc;r, sugar; New Latin neuter gender adjective lyticum (from Greek neuter gender adjective lutikon), able to loose, able to dissolve; New Latin neuter gender adjective saccharolyticum, sugar-dissolving.)
 * H. saccharolyticum ( subsp. senegalense corrig. (Cayol et al. 1994) Rainey et al. 1995, ; New Latin neuter gender adjective senegalense, pertaining to Senegal.)
 * H. salsuginis ( corrig. Bhupathiraju et al. 1994, ; Latin noun salsugo -inis, salt-water, brine; Latin genitive case noun salsuginis, of brine, referring to isolation of this strain from an oilfield brine.)

Halarchaeum
Halarchaeum is a genus in the phylum Euryarchaeota (Archaea).

Etymology
The name Halarchaeum derives from: Greek noun hals, halos (ἅλς, ἁλός), salt, salt water; New Latin neuter gender noun archaeum (from Greek adjective archaios -ē -on, ancient), ancient one, archaeon; New Latin neuter gender noun Halarchaeum, a saline archaeon.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely H. acidiphilum ( Minegishi et al. 2010, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin neuter gender noun acidum (from Latin adjective acidus, sour), an acid; New Latin adjective philus from Greek adjective philos (φίλος) meaning friend, loving; New Latin neuter gender adjective acidiphilum, acid-loving.)

Halarsenatibacter
Halarsenatibacter is a genus in the phylum Firmicutes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Halarsenatibacter derives from: Greek noun hals, halos (ἅλς, ἁλός), salt; New Latin noun arsenas -atis, arsenate; New Latin masculine gender noun, a rodbacter, nominally meaning "a rod", but in effect meaning a bacterium, rod; New Latin masculine gender noun Halarsenatibacter, halophilic arsenate-utilizing rod.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely H. silvermanii ( Switzer Blum et al. 2010, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin genitive case masculine gender noun silvermanii, of Silverman, to honor the American microbiologist Melvin P. Silverman of NASA [Ames Research Center] for his contributions to the field of geomicrobiology, especially with regard to the metabolism of inorganic iron and sulfur compounds by extremophilic bacteria.)

Haliangium
Haliangium is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Haliangium derives from: Greek adjective halios, of the sea; Greek neuter gender noun angeion (Latin transliteration angium), vessel; New Latin neuter gender noun Haliangium, vessel found in the sea.

Species
The genus contains 2 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * H. ochraceum ( Fudou et al. 2002, (Type species of the genus).; Latin noun ochra, ochre, yellow ochre; New Latin neuter gender adjective ochraceum, of the color of ochre, here intended to mean pale.)
 * H. tepidum ( Fudou et al. 2002, ; Latin neuter gender adjective tepidum, moderately warm.)

Haliea
Haliea is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Haliea derives from: New Latin feminine gender noun Haliea, named after Halie, a sea nymph in Greek mythology, referring to the marine source of the first strain.

Species
The genus contains 3 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * H. mediterranea ( Lucena et al. 2010, ; Latin feminine gender adjective mediterranea, mediterranean, pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea.)
 * H. rubra ( Urios et al. 2009, ; Latin adjective ruber -bra -brum, red; Latin feminine gender adjective rubra, red.)
 * H. salexigens ( Urios et al. 2008, (Type species of the genus).; Latin noun sal salis, salt, seawater; Latin v. exigo, to demand; New Latin participle adjective salexigens, seawater-demanding.)

Haliscomenobacter
Haliscomenobacter is a genus in the phylum Bacteroidetes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Haliscomenobacter derives from: Greek v. haliskomai, to fall into the hands of the enemy, to be imprisoned; New Latin masculine gender noun, a rodbacter, nominally meaning "a rod", but in effect meaning a bacterium, a rod or staff; New Latin masculine gender noun Haliscomenobacter, imprisoned rod.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely H. hydrossis ( van Veen et al. 1973, species. (Type species of the genus).; . Greek noun húdōr (ὕδωρ), water; Oss, a town in the Netherlands; New Latin genitive case noun hydrossis, from water of Oss.)

Hallella
Hallella is a genus in the phylum Bacteroidetes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Hallella derives from: New Latin feminine gender noun Hallella, named in honor of Ivan C. Hall, a United States microbiologist.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely H. seregens ( Moore and Moore 1994, (Type species of the genus).; Latin noun serum, serum; Latin participle adjective egens, needing, being in need; New Latin participle adjective seregens, needing serum.)

Haloactinobacterium
Haloactinobacterium is a genus in the phylum Actinobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Haloactinobacterium derives from: Greek noun hals, halos (ἅλς, ἁλός), salt; Greek noun aktis, aktinos (ἀκτίς, ἀκτῖνος); Latin neut noun bacterium, a rod; New Latin neuter gender noun Haloactinobacterium, a halophilic actinobacterium.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely H. album ( Tang et al. 2010, (Type species of the genus).; Latin neuter gender adjective album, white.)

Haloactinopolyspora
Haloactinopolyspora is a genus in the phylum Actinobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Haloactinopolyspora derives from: Greek noun hals, halos (ἅλς, ἁλός), salt; Greek noun aktis, aktinos (ἀκτίς, ἀκτῖνος); Greek adjective poly, many; Greek noun spora (σπορά), a seed and, in biology, a spore; New Latin feminine gender noun Haloactinopolyspora, salt-loving and the many-spored ray.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely H. alba ( Tang et al. 2011, (Type species of the genus).; Latin feminine gender adjective alba, white.)

Haloactinospora
Haloactinospora is a genus in the phylum Actinobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Haloactinospora derives from: Greek noun hals, halos (ἅλς, ἁλός), salt; Greek noun aktis, aktinos (ἀκτίς, ἀκτῖνος), a beam; Greek noun spora (σπορά), a seed

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely H. alba ( Tang et al. 2008, (Type species of the genus).; Latin feminine gender adjective alba, white.)

Haloarcula
Haloarcula is a genus in the phylum Euryarchaeota (Archaea).

Etymology
The name Haloarcula derives from:
 * Greek noun hals, halos (ἅλς, ἁλός), the sea, salt; Latin feminine gender noun arcula, small box; New Latin feminine gender noun Haloarcula, salt (-requiring) small box.

Species
The genus contains 10 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * H. amylolytica ( Yang et al. 2007, ;: Greek noun amulon, starch; Greek adjective lutikos (λυτικός), dissolving; New Latin feminine gender adjective amylolytica, producing lysis of starch.)
 * H. argentinensis ( Ihara et al. 1997, ;: New Latin feminine gender adjective argentinensis, pertaining to Argentina, Argentinian.)
 * H. hispanica ( Juez et al. 1986, ;: Latin feminine gender adjective hispanica, pertaining to Spain, Spanish)
 * H. japonica ( Takashina et al. 1991, ;: New Latin feminine gender adjective japonica, pertaining to Japan, Japanese)
 * H. marismortui ( (ex Volcani 1940) Oren et al. 1990, nom. rev., ;: Latin genitive case noun maris, of the sea; Latin adjective mortuus -a -um, dead; New Latin genitive case noun marismortui, of the Dead Sea.)
 * H. mukohataei ( Ihara et al. 1997, ;: New Latin genitive case noun mukohataei, of Mukohata; named after Japanese biochemist and biophysicist Yasuo Mukohata.)
 * H. quadrata ( Oren et al. 1999, ;: Latin feminine gender adjective quadrata, square.)
 * H. salaria ( Namwong et al. 2011, ; Latin feminine gender adjective salaria, of or belonging to salt.)
 * H. tradensis ( Namwong et al. 2011, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective tradensis, of or belonging to Trad, the province in Thailand from where the strain was isolated.)
 * H. vallismortis ( (Gonz&aacute;lez et al. 1979) Torreblanca et al. 1986, (Type species of the genus).;: Latin genitive case noun vallis, of the valley; Latin genitive case noun mortis, of death; New Latin genitive case noun vallismortis, of the valley of death; named after Death Valley, California.)

Halobacillus
Halobacillus is a genus in the phylum Firmicutes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Halobacillus derives from: Greek noun hals, halos (ἅλς, ἁλός), salt; Latin masculine gender noun bacillus, rod; New Latin masculine gender noun Halobacillus, a salt(-loving) rod.

Species
The genus contains 17 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * H. aidingensis ( Liu et al. 2005, ; New Latin masculine gender adjective aidingensis, pertaining to Aiding salt lake, where the type strain was isolated.)
 * H. alkaliphilus ( Romano et al. 2008, ; New Latin noun alkali, alkali; New Latin adjective philus from Greek adjective philos (φίλος) meaning friend, loving; New Latin masculine gender adjective alkaliphilus, loving alkaline conditions.)
 * H. campisalis ( Yoon et al. 2007, ; Latin noun campus, field; Latin genitive case noun salis, of salt; New Latin genitive case noun campisalis, of a field of salt.)
 * H. dabanensis ( Liu et al. 2005, ; New Latin masculine gender adjective dabanensis, pertaining to Daban salt lake, where the type strain was isolated.)
 * H. faecis ( An et al. 2007, ; Latin genitive case noun faecis, of dredge, sediment, from which the organism was isolated.)
 * H. halophilus ( (Claus et al. 1984) Spring et al. 1996, (Type species of the genus).; Greek noun hals, halos (ἅλς, ἁλός), salt; New Latin adjective philus from Greek adjective philos (φίλος) meaning friend, loving; New Latin masculine gender adjective halophilus salt-loving.)
 * H. karajensis ( Amoozegar et al. 2003, ; New Latin masculine gender adjective karajensis, from the region of Karaj, Iran, where the type strain was isolated.)
 * H. kuroshimensis ( Hua et al. 2007, ; New Latin masculine gender adjective kuroshimensis, from Kuroshima, Japan, where the type strain was isolated.)
 * H. litoralis ( Spring et al. 1996, ; Latin masculine gender adjective litoralis, pertaining to the shore.)
 * H. locisalis ( Yoon et al. 2004, ; Latin noun locus, a place, locality, country region; Latin genitive case noun salis, of salt; New Latin genitive case noun locisalis, of a place of salt.)
 * H. mangrovi ( Soto-Ram&iacute;rez et al. 2008, ; New Latin noun mangrovum, mangrove; New Latin genitive case noun mangrovi, of a mangrove.)
 * H. profundi ( Hua et al. 2007, ; Latin genitive case noun profundi, of the depths of the sea, of the deep-sea.)
 * H. salinus ( Yoon et al. 2003, ; Latin masculine gender adjective salinus, salted, salty.)
 * H. salsuginis ( Chen et al. 2009, ; Latin noun salsugo -inis, salt-water, brine; Latin genitive case noun salsuginis, of/from brine.)
 * H. seohaensis ( Yoon et al. 2008, ; New Latin masculine gender adjective seohaensis, of Seohae, the Korean name for the Yellow Sea in Korea, from which the type strain was isolated.)
 * H. trueperi ( Spring et al. 1996, ; New Latin genitive case noun trueperi, of Trueper, in honor of Hans G. Tr&uuml;per, a German microbiologist.)
 * H. yeomjeoni ( Yoon et al. 2005, ; New Latin genitive case noun yeomjeoni, of yeomjeon, the Korean name for a marine solar saltern.)

Halobacterium
Halobacterium is a genus in the phylum Euryarchaeota (Archaea).

Etymology
The name Halobacterium derives from: Greek noun hals, halos (ἅλς, ἁλός), the sea, salt; Latin neuter gender noun bacterium, a small rod; New Latin neuter gender noun Halobacterium salt (-requiring) bacterium.

Species
The genus contains 16 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * H. cutirubrum ( (Lochhead 1934) Elazari-Volcani 1957, species.; Latin noun cutis, skin; Latin adjective ruber -bra -brum, red; New Latin neuter gender adjective cutirubrum, skin-red.)
 * H. denitrificans ( Tomlinson et al. 1986, ; New Latin participle adjective denitrificans, denitrifying.)
 * H. distributum ( corrig. Zvyagintseva and Tarasov 1989, ; Latin neuter gender participle adjective distributum, distributed (widely).)
 * H. halobium ( (Petter 1931) Elazari-Volcani 1957, species.; Greek noun hals, halos (ἅλς, ἁλός), salt; Greek noun bios (βίος), life; New Latin neuter gender adjective halobium, living on salt.)
 * H. jilantaiense ( Yang et al. 2006, ; New Latin neuter gender adjective jilantaiense, pertaining to Jilantai salt lake, where the type strain was isolated.)
 * H. lacusprofundi ( Franzmann et al. 1989, ; Latin noun lacus, lake; Latin masculine gender adjective profundus, deep; New Latin genitive case noun lacusprofundi, of the deep lake, referring to Deep Lake, Antarctica, where the organism was originally isolated.)
 * H. mediterranei ( Rodriguez-Valera et al. 1983, ; New Latin genitive case noun mediterranei (from Latin Mediterraneum mare), of the Mediterranean Sea.)
 * H. noricense ( Gruber et al. 2005, ; Latin neuter gender adjective noricense, pertaining to Noricum, the Roman name of the former Austrian province where the salt mines of Altaussee and Bad Ischl are located.)
 * H. pharaonis ( Soliman and Tr&uuml;per 1983, ; Latin genitive case noun pharaonis, of Pharaoh, title of the kings of ancient Egypt.)
 * H. piscisalsi ( Yachai et al. 2008, ; Latin noun piscis, fish; Latin adjective salsus, salted, salt; New Latin genitive case noun piscisalsi, of salted fish.)
 * H. saccharovorum ( Tomlinson and Hochstein 1977, species.;: Greek noun sakch&acirc;r, sugar; Latin v. voro, to devour; New Latin neuter gender adjective saccharovorum, sugar-devouring.)
 * H. salinarum ( corrig. (Harrison and Kennedy 1922) Elazari-Volcani 1957, species. (Type species of the genus).; Latin genitive case pl. noun salinarum, of salt works.)
 * H. sodomense ( Oren 1983, ; New Latin neuter gender adjective sodomense, pertaining to Sodom, near the Dead Sea, where the organism was originally isolated.)
 * H. trapanicum ( (Petter 1931) Elazari-Volcani 1957, species.; New Latin neuter gender adjective trapanicum, pertaining to Trapani, Sicily, the site of the salt from which the organism was originally isolated.)
 * H. vallismortis ( Gonz&aacute;lez et al. 1979, species.; Latin genitive case noun vallis, of the valley; Latin genitive case noun mortis, of death; New Latin genitive case noun vallismortis, of the valley of death; named after Death Valley, California.)
 * H. volcanii ( Mullakhanbhai and Larsen 1975, species.; New Latin genitive case noun volcanii, of Volcani; named after Israeli microbiologist B.E. Volcani, discoverer of life in the Dead Sea.)

Halobacteroides
Halobacteroides is a genus in the phylum Firmicutes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Halobacteroides derives from: Greek noun hals, halos (ἅλς, ἁλός), salt; New Latin masculine gender noun, a rodbacter, nominally meaning "a rod", but in effect meaning a bacterium, a staff or rod; Latin suff. -oides (from Greek suff. eides, from Greek noun eidos, that which is seen, form, shape, figure), ressembling, similar; New Latin masculine gender noun Halobacteroides, rod-like salt organism.

Species
The genus contains 4 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * H. acetoethylicus ( Rengpipat et al. 1989, ; Latin noun acetum, vinegar; New Latin adjective ethylicus, pertaining to ethyl alcohol; New Latin masculine gender adjective acetoethylicus, intended to mean producing acetic acid and ethanol.)
 * H. elegans ( Zhilina et al. 1997, ; Latin masculine gender adjective elegans choice, nice, elegant.)
 * H. halobius ( Oren et al. 1984, (Type species of the genus).; Greek noun hals, halos (ἅλς, ἁλός), salt; Greek noun bios (βίος), life; New Latin masculine gender adjective halobius, living on salt.)
 * H. lacunaris ( Zhilina et al. 1992, ; Latin noun lacuna, a hole; Latin masculine gender suff. -aris, suffix denoting pertaining to; New Latin masculine gender adjective lacunaris, pertaining to a hole, of a hole.)

Halobaculum
Halobaculum is a genus in the phylum Euryarchaeota (Archaea).

Etymology
The name Halobaculum derives from: Greek noun hals, halos (ἅλς, ἁλός), sea, salt; Latin neuter gender noun baculum, stick; New Latin neuter gender noun Halobaculum, salt stick.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely H. gomorrense ( Oren et al. 1995, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin neuter gender adjective gomorrense, pertaining to Gomorra, a biblical city near the Dead Sea.)

Halobiforma
Halobiforma is a genus in the phylum Euryarchaeota (Archaea).

Etymology
The name Halobiforma derives from: Greek noun hals, halos (ἅλς, ἁλός), salt; Latin adv. num. bis, twice; Latin feminine gender noun forma, form, shape; New Latin feminine gender noun Halobiforma, the halophile with two different shapes.

Species
The genus contains 3 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * H. haloterrestris ( Hezayen et al. 2002, (Type species of the genus).; Greek noun hals, halos (ἅλς, ἁλός), salt; Latin adjective terrestris, belonging to the soil; New Latin feminine gender adjective haloterrestris, pertaining or belonging to a salty soil.)
 * H. lacisalsi ( Xu et al. 2005, ; Latin noun lacus, lake; Latin adjective salsus, salted, salt; New Latin genitive case noun lacisalsi, of a salt lake.)
 * H. nitratireducens ( (Xin et al. 2001) Hezayen et al. 2002, ; New Latin noun nitras -atis, nitrate; Latin participle adjective reducens, leading back, bringing back and (in chemistry) converting to a different oxidation state; New Latin participle adjective nitratireducens, nitrate-reducing.)

Halocella
Halocella is a genus in the phylum Firmicutes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Halocella derives from: Greek noun hals, halos (ἅλς, ἁλός), salt; Latin feminine gender noun cella, a store-room and in biology a cell; New Latin feminine gender noun Halocella, salt cell.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely H. cellulosilytica ( corrig. Simankova et al. 1994, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin noun cellulosum, cellulose; New Latin feminine gender adjective lytica (from Greek feminine gender adjective lutikē), able to loose, able to dissolve; New Latin feminine gender adjective cellulosilytica, organism which dissolves cellulose.)

Halochromatium
Halochromatium is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Halochromatium derives from: Greek noun hals, halos (ἅλς, ἁλός), salt; New Latin neuter gender noun Chromatium, a genus name; New Latin neuter gender noun Halochromatium, the Chromatium of the salt.

Species
The genus contains 3 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * H. glycolicum ( (Caumette et al. 1997) Imhoff et al. 1998, ; New Latin noun glycol, glycol; Latin suff. -icus -a -um, suffix used with the sense of pertaining to; New Latin neuter gender adjective glycolicum, related to the ability to use glycolate as substrate.)
 * H. roseum ( Anil Kumar et al. 2007, ; Latin neuter gender adjective roseum, rose-coloured, the colour of cell suspensions of the type strain.)
 * H. salexigens ( (Caumette et al. 1989) Imhoff et al. 1998, (Type species of the genus).; Latin noun sal salis, salt; Latin participle adjective exigens, demanding; New Latin participle adjective salexigens, salt-demanding.)

Halococcus
Halococcus is a genus in the phylum Euryarchaeota (Archaea).

Etymology
The name Halococcus derives from:
 * Greek noun hals, halos (ἅλς, ἁλός), the sea, salt; New Latin masculine gender noun coccus (from Greek masculine gender noun kokkos (κόκκος) a berry), coccus; New Latin masculine gender noun Halococcus salt (-requiring) coccus.

Species
The genus contains 8 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * H. dombrowskii ( Stan-Lotter et al. 2002, ;: Latin genitive case masculine gender noun dombrowskii, of Dombrowski, referring to Heinz J. Dombrowski, a pioneer in the isolation of micro-organisms from very ancient materials.)
 * H. hamelinensis ( Goh et al. 2006, ; New Latin masculine gender adjective hamelinensis, pertaining to Hamelin Pool, where the type strain was isolated.)
 * H. morrhuae ( (Farlow 1880) Kocur and Hodgkiss 1973, species. (Type species of the genus).;: New Latin noun morrhua, morrhua, the specific epithet of the codfish, Gadus morhua Latin (often misspelled morrhua); New Latin genitive case noun morrhuae, of the codfish.)
 * H. qingdaonensis ( Wang et al. 2007, ;: New Latin masculine gender adjective qingdaonensis, pertaining to Qingdao, from where the type strain was isolated.)
 * H. saccharolyticus ( Montero et al. 1990, ;: Greek noun sakch&acirc;r, sugar; New Latin masculine gender adjective lyticus (from Greek masculine gender adjective lutikos (λυτικός)), able to loose, able to dissolve; New Latin masculine gender adjective saccharolyticus, producing lysis of sugar.)
 * H. salifodinae ( Denner et al. 1994, ;: Latin genitive case noun salifodinae, of a salt mine, referring to the source of the isolate.)
 * H. thailandensis ( Namwong et al. 2007, ; New Latin masculine gender adjective thailandensis, pertaining to Thailand, where the first strains were isolated.)
 * H. turkmenicus ( Zvyagintseva and Tarasov 1989, ;: New Latin masculine gender adjective turkmenicus, of Turkmen (Turkmenistan), from where the bacterium was originally isolated.)

Haloechinothrix
Haloechinothrix is a genus in the phylum Actinobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Haloechinothrix derives from: Greek noun hals, halos (ἅλς, ἁλός), salt; Greek noun ekhinos, hedgehog; Greek feminine gender noun thrix, hair; New Latin feminine gender noun Haloechinothrix, halophilic, hedgehog-like filament, referring to halophilic filamentous actinomycetes with spiny aerial mycelium.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely H. alba ( Tang et al. 2010, (Type species of the genus).; Latin feminine gender adjective alba, white.)

Haloferax
Haloferax is a genus in the phylum Euryarchaeota (Archaea).

Etymology
The name Haloferax derives from:
 * Greek noun hals, halos (ἅλς, ἁλός), salt; Latin adjective ferax -acis, fertile; New Latin neuter gender noun Haloferax, salt (-requiring) and fertile.

Species
The genus contains 11 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * H. alexandrinus ( Asker and Ohta 2002, ;: Latin masculine gender adjective alexandrinus, pertaining to Alexandria, a city in Egypt, where the strain was isolated.)
 * H. denitrificans ( (Tomlinson et al. 1986) Tindall et al. 1989, ;: New Latin participle adjective denitrificans, denitrifying.)
 * H. elongans ( Allen et al. 2008, ; Latin participle adjective elongans, elongating/extending, referring to the capacity of the species to form very long rods.)
 * H. gibbonsii ( Juez et al. 1986, ;: New Latin genitive case masculine gender noun gibbonsii, of Gibbons; named for the Canadian microbiologist N.E. Gibbons, one of the pioneers in the study of halobacteria.)
 * H. larsenii ( Xu et al. 2007, ;: New Latin genitive case noun larsenii, of Larsen, named in honour of Professor Helge Larsen, one of the pioneers of halophile research.)
 * H. lucentense ( corrig. Gutierrez et al. 2004, ; New Latin neuter gender adjective lucentense, pertaining to the city of Lucentum, Alicante, Spain.)
 * H. mediterranei ( (Rodriguez-Valera et al. 1983) Torreblanca et al. 1987, ;: New Latin genitive case noun mediterranei (from Latin Mediterraneum mare), of the Mediterranean Sea.)
 * H. mucosum ( Allen et al. 2008, ; Latin neuter gender adjective mucosum, slimy, a property of the colonies.)
 * H. prahovense ( Enache et al. 2007, ;: New Latin neuter gender adjective prahovense, pertaining to Prahova county, Romania, from where the type strain was isolated.)
 * H. sulfurifontis ( Elshahed et al. 2004, ; Latin noun sulfur sulfuris, sulfur; Latin noun fons fontis, spring; New Latin genitive case noun sulfurifontis, of a sulfurous spring.)
 * H. volcanii ( (Mullakhanbhai and Larsen 1975) Torreblanca et al. 1986, (Type species of the genus).;: New Latin genitive case noun volcanii, of Volcani; named after Israeli microbiologist B.E. Volcani, discoverer of life in the Dead Sea.)

Haloferula
Haloferula is a genus in the phylum Verrucomicrobia (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Haloferula derives from: Greek noun hals, halos (ἅλς, ἁλός), salt, brine; Latin feminine gender noun ferula, a stick, cane; New Latin feminine gender noun Haloferula, a rod-shaped bacterium from the sea.

Species
The genus contains 5 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * H. harenae ( Yoon et al. 2008, ; Latin genitive case noun harenae, of/from sand.)
 * H. helveola ( Yoon et al. 2008, ; Latin feminine gender adjective helveola, pale yellow, yellowish.)
 * H. phyci ( Yoon et al. 2008, ; Latin genitive case noun phyci, of a sea-weed.)
 * H. rosea ( Yoon et al. 2008, (Type species of the genus).; Latin feminine gender adjective rosea, rose-coloured, rosy.)
 * H. sargassicola ( Yoon et al. 2008, ; Latin noun Sargassum, a genus name of planktonic macroalgae; Latin suff. -cola (from Latin noun incola), inhabitant; New Latin noun sargassicola, inhabitant of Sargassum.)

Halogeometricum
Halogeometricum is a genus in the phylum Euryarchaeota (Archaea).

Etymology
The name Halogeometricum derives from: Greek noun hals, halos (ἅλς, ἁλός), the sea, salt; Latin neuter gender adjective geometricum, geometrical; New Latin neuter gender noun Halogeometricum, salty geometrical shape.

Species
The genus contains 2 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * H. borinquense ( Montalvo-Rodr&iacute;guez et al. 1998, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin neuter gender adjective borinquense, of Borinquen, the native Indian name for Puerto Rico.)
 * H. rufum ( Cui et al. 2010, ; Latin neuter gender adjective rufum, red.)

Haloglycomyces
Haloglycomyces is a genus in the phylum Actinobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Haloglycomyces derives from: Greek noun hals, halos (ἅλς, ἁλός), salt; New Latin masculine gender noun Glycomyces, a bacterial genus name; New Latin masculine gender noun Haloglycomyces, a salt-(loving) Glycomyces-like bacterium.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely H. albus ( Guan et al. 2009, (Type species of the genus).; Latin masculine gender adjective albus, white, referring to the white aerial mycelium.)

Halogranum
Halogranum is a genus in the phylum Euryarchaeota (Archaea).

Etymology
The name Halogranum derives from: Greek noun hals, halos (ἅλς, ἁλός), salt; Latin neuter gender noun granum, granule; New Latin neuter gender noun Halogranum, salty granule shape.

Species
The genus contains 3 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * H. amylolyticum ( Cui et al. 2011, ; Greek noun amulon, starch; New Latin neuter gender adjective lyticum (from Greek neuter gender adjective lutikon), able to loosen, able to dissolve; New Latin neuter gender adjective amylolyticum, starch-dissolving, referring to the property of being able to hydrolyse starch.)
 * H. gelatinilyticum ( Cui et al. 2011, ; New Latin neuter gender noun gelatinum, gelatin; New Latin neuter gender adjective lyticum (from Greek neuter gender adjective lutikon), able to loosen, able to dissolve; New Latin neuter gender adjective gelatinilyticum, gelatin-dissolving, referring to the property of being able to hydrolyse gelatin.)
 * H. rubrum ( Cui et al. 2010, (Type species of the genus).; Latin neuter gender adjective rubrum, red.)

Haloincola
Haloincola is a genus in the phylum Firmicutes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Haloincola derives from: Greek noun hals, halos (ἅλς, ἁλός), salt; Latin masculine gender or feminine gender noun incola, inhabitant, dweller; New Latin masculine gender noun Haloincola, salt-dweller.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely H. saccharolyticus ( corrig. Zhilina et al. 1992, (Type species of the genus).; Greek noun sakch&acirc;r, sugar; New Latin masculine gender adjective lyticus (from Greek masculine gender adjective lutikos (λυτικός)), able to loose, able to dissolve; New Latin masculine gender adjective saccharolyticus, sugar-dissolving.)

Halolactibacillus
Halolactibacillus is a genus in the phylum Firmicutes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Halolactibacillus derives from: Greek noun hals, halos (ἅλς, ἁλός), salt; Latin noun lac lactis, milk; Latin masculine gender noun bacillus, stick, a small rod; New Latin masculine gender noun Halolactibacillus, salt (loving) lactic acid rodlet.

Species
The genus contains 3 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * H. alkaliphilus ( Cao et al. 2008, ; New Latin noun alkali, alkali; New Latin adjective philus from Greek adjective philos (φίλος) meaning friend, loving; New Latin masculine gender adjective alkaliphilus, alkali loving.)
 * H. halophilus ( Ishikawa et al. 2005, (Type species of the genus).; Greek noun hals, halos (ἅλς, ἁλός), salt; New Latin adjective philus from Greek adjective philos (φίλος) meaning friend, loving; New Latin masculine gender adjective halophilus, salt loving.)
 * H. miurensis ( Ishikawa et al. 2005, ; New Latin masculine gender adjective miurensis, pertaining to the Miura Peninsula, Japan, where the strains were isolated.)

Halomarina
Halomarina is a genus in the phylum Euryarchaeota (Archaea).

Etymology
The name Halomarina derives from: Greek noun hals, halos (ἅλς, ἁλός), salt; Latin adjective marinus -a -um, marine; New Latin feminine gender noun Halomarina, a halophile existing in the marine environment.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely H. oriensis ( Inoue et al. 2011, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin feminine gender adjective oriensis, pertaining to ORI, an arbitrary adjective formed from the acronym for the Ocean Research Institute (University of Tokyo), where the organism was originally isolated.)

Halomethanococcus
Halomethanococcus is a genus in the phylum Euryarchaeota (Archaea).

Etymology
The name Halomethanococcus derives from: Greek noun hals, halos (ἅλς, ἁλός), salt; New Latin noun methanum [from French noun m&eacute;th(yle) and chemical suffix -ane], methane; New Latin pref. methano-, pertaining to methane; New Latin masculine gender noun coccus (from Greek noun kokkos (κόκκος)), berry; New Latin masculine gender noun Halomethanococcus, the salt-methane coccus.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely H. doii ( Yu and Kawamura 1988, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin masculine gender genitive case noun doii, of Doi, named for R. H. Doi, a scientist who has contributed to microbiology.)

Halomicrobium
Halomicrobium is a genus in the phylum Euryarchaeota (Archaea).

Etymology
The name Halomicrobium derives from: Greek noun hals, halos (ἅλς, ἁλός), salt; New Latin neuter gender noun microbium (from Greek adjective mikros (μικρός), small and Greek noun bios (βίος), life), a microbe; New Latin neutr. noun Halomicrobium, small, salt-life form.

Species
The genus contains 2 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * H. katesii ( Kharroub et al. 2008, ; New Latin genitive case masculine gender noun katesii, of Kates, named in honour of Professor Morris Kates, for his contributions on halophilic micro-organisms.)
 * H. mukohataei ( (Ihara et al. 1997) Oren et al. 2002, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin genitive case masculine gender noun mukohataei, of Mukohata, named after Yasuo Mukohata, Japanese biochemist and biophysicist.)

Halonatronum
Halonatronum is a genus in the phylum Firmicutes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Halonatronum derives from: Greek noun hals, halos (ἅλς, ἁλός), salt; New Latin neuter gender noun natron, arbitrarily derived from the Arabic noun natrun or natron soda; New Latin neuter gender noun Halonatronum, an organism growing with salt and soda.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely H. saccharophilum ( Zhilina et al. 2001, (Type species of the genus).; Greek noun sakch&acirc;r, sugar; New Latin adjective philus from Greek adjective philos (φίλος) meaning friend, loving; New Latin neuter gender adjective saccharophilum, sugar-loving.)

Halonotius
Halonotius is a genus in the phylum Euryarchaeota (Archaea).

Etymology
The name Halonotius derives from: Greek masculine gender noun hals, halos (ἅλς, ἁλός), salt; Latin masculine gender adjective notius, southern; New Latin masculine gender noun Halonotius, a salty southern one.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely H. pteroides ( Burns et al. 2010, (Type species of the genus).; Greek noun pteron, wing; Latin suff. -oides (from Greek suff. -eides, from Greek noun eidos, that which is seen, form, shape, figure), ressembling, similar; New Latin masculine gender adjective pteroides, wing-like, named after the shape of many of the cells, which are flattened rods with rounded ends that appear similar to the wings of small insects.)

Halopelagius
Halopelagius is a genus in the phylum Euryarchaeota (Archaea).

Etymology
The name Halopelagius derives from: Greek noun hals, halos (ἅλς, ἁλός), salt; Latin masculine gender adjective pelagius, of or pertaining to the sea; New Latin masculine gender noun Halopelagius, salt organism from the sea.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely H. inordinatus ( Cui et al. 2010, (Type species of the genus).; Latin masculine gender adjective inordinatus, not arranged, irregular.)

Halopiger
Halopiger is a genus in the phylum Euryarchaeota (Archaea).

Etymology
The name Halopiger derives from: Greek noun hals, halos (ἅλς, ἁλός), salt; Latin masculine gender adjective piger, lazy; New Latin masculine gender noun Halopiger, lazy halophile, referring to the slow growth under laboratory conditions.

Species
The genus contains 2 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * H. aswanensis ( Hezayen et al. 2010, ; New Latin masculine gender adjective aswanensis, of or belonging to Aswan, isolated from a hypersaline soil in Aswan, Egypt.)
 * H. xanaduensis ( Guti&eacute;rrez et al. 2007, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin masculine gender adjective xanaduensis, referring to Xanadu, the lost city of Kublai Khan, located in Inner Mongolia, from where the type strain was isolated.)

Haloplanus
Haloplanus is a genus in the phylum Euryarchaeota (Archaea).

Etymology
The name Haloplanus derives from:
 * Greek noun hals, halos (ἅλς, ἁλός), salt; Latin adjective planus, flat; New Latin masculine gender noun Haloplanus, flat salt-life form.

Species
The genus contains 3 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * H. aerogenes ( Cui et al. 2011, ; Greek noun aer, aeros (ἀήρ, ἀέρος), air; New Latin suff. -genes (from Greek v. gennaō (γεννάω), to produce), producing; New Latin adjective aerogenes, gas-producing.)
 * H. natans ( Bardavid et al. 2007, (Type species of the genus).;: Latin participle adjective natans, swimming, floating.)
 * H. vescus ( Cui et al. 2010, ; Latin masculine gender adjective vescus, thin and weak.)

Haloplasma
Haloplasma is a genus in the phylum Tenericutes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Haloplasma derives from: Greek noun hals, halos (ἅλς, ἁλός), salt; Greek neuter gender noun plasma (πλάσμα), something formed or molded, a form; New Latin neuter gender noun Haloplasma, a salt-loving form.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely H. contractile ( Antunes et al. 2008 (complete authorship reads Antunes, Rainey, da Costa and Huber), (Type species of the genus).; New Latin neuter gender adjective contractile, contractile.)

Haloquadratum
Haloquadratum is a genus in the phylum Euryarchaeota (Archaea).

Etymology
The name Haloquadratum derives from:
 * Greek masculine gender noun hals, halos (ἅλς, ἁλός), salt; Latin neuter gender noun quadratum, square; New Latin neuter gender noun Haloquadratum, salt square.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely H. walsbyi ( Burns et al. 2007, (Type species of the genus).;: New Latin genitive case masculine gender noun walsbyi, of Walsby, named after A. E. Walsby, who first published observations on this organism.)

Halorhabdus
Halorhabdus is a genus in the phylum Euryarchaeota (Archaea).

Etymology
The name Halorhabdus derives from: Greek noun hals, halos (ἅλς, ἁλός), salt; Greek feminine gender noun rhabdos (ῥάβδος), rod, stick; New Latin feminine gender noun Halorhabdus, salt (-loving) rod.

Species
The genus contains 2 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * H. tiamatea ( Antunes et al. 2008, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective tiamatea, belonging to, or related to, Tiamat, the ancient Mesopotamian goddess of &#39;the primal abyss&#39; and salty water.)
 * H. utahensis ( Wain&oslash; et al. 2000, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin feminine gender adjective utahensis, of or belonging to the state of Utah, USA, where the strain was isolated.)

Halorhodospira
Halorhodospira is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Halorhodospira derives from:
 * Greek noun hals, halos (ἅλς, ἁλός), salt; Greek noun rhodon (ῥόδον), rose; Latin feminine gender noun spira, the spiral; New Latin feminine gender noun Halorhodospira, the spiral rose from salt lakes.

Species
The genus contains 4 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * H. abdelmalekii ( (Imhoff and Tr&uuml;per 1982) Imhoff and S&uuml;ling 1997, ;: New Latin genitive case masculine gender noun abdelmalekii, of Abd-El-Malek, named for Yousef Abd-El-Malek, an Egyptian microbiologist.)
 * H. halochloris ( (Imhoff and Tr&uuml;per 1979) Imhoff and S&uuml;ling 1997, ;: Greek noun hals, halos (ἅλς, ἁλός), salt; Greek adjective chlōros, green; New Latin feminine gender adjective halochloris, green-colored and from salt lakes.)
 * H. halophila ( (Raymond and Sistrom 1969) Imhoff and S&uuml;ling 1997, (Type species of the genus).;: Greek noun hals, halos (ἅλς, ἁλός), salt; New Latin feminine gender adjective phila (from Greek feminine gender adjective philē (φίλη)), friend, loving; New Latin feminine gender adjective halophila, salt-loving.)
 * H. neutriphila ( Hirschler-R&eacute;a et al. 2003, ; Latin adjective neutralis, neutral; New Latin adjective philus from Greek adjective philos (φίλος) meaning friend, loving; New Latin adjective neutriphila, preferring neutral pH.)

Halorubrum
Halorubrum is a genus in the phylum Euryarchaeota (Archaea).

Etymology
The name Halorubrum derives from:
 * Greek noun hals, halos (ἅλς, ἁλός), salt; Latin neuter gender adjective rubrum, red; New Latin neuter gender noun Halorubrum salt (-requiring) and red.

Species
The genus contains 25 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * H. aidingense ( Cui et al. 2006, ; New Latin neuter gender adjective aidingense, from Aiding salt lake in China, where the type strain was isolated.)
 * H. alkaliphilum ( Feng et al. 2005, ; Arabic article al, the; Arabic noun qaliy, ashes of saltwort; New Latin neuter gender adjective philum (from Greek neuter gender adjective philon (φίλον)), loving; New Latin neuter gender adjective alkaliphilum, loving alkaline conditions.)
 * H. aquaticum ( Gut&iacute;errez et al. 2011, ; Latin neuter gender adjective aquaticum, living, growing or found in or by water, aquatic.)
 * H. arcis ( Xu et al. 2007, ; Latin genitive case noun arcis, of a height, summit or peak, referring to the isolation of the type strain from a saline lake on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.)
 * H. californiense ( Pesenti et al. 2008, ; New Latin neuter gender adjective californiense, pertaining to California, USA, where the strain was isolated from a solar saltern.)
 * H. chaoviator ( Mancinelli et al. 2009, ; Greek noun chaos, empty space, the void; Latin noun viator, traveller; New Latin noun chaoviator (nominative in apposition), the traveller of the void, referring to the exposure of the type strain to conditions of outer space in the Biopan facility.)
 * H. cibi ( Roh and Bae 2009, ; Latin genitive case noun cibi, of food.)
 * H. coriense ( (Kamekura and Dyall-Smith 1996) Oren and Ventosa 1996, ;: New Latin neuter gender adjective coriense, pertaining to Corio, a saltern along Corio Bay, Geelong, Australia, where the organism was originally isolated.)
 * H. distributum ( (Zvyagintseva and Tarasov 1989) Oren and Ventosa 1996, ;: Latin neuter gender participle adjective distributum, distributed (widely).)
 * H. ejinorense ( Castillo et al. 2007, ; New Latin neuter gender adjective ejinorense, of Ejinor, referring to the isolation of the organism from the saline Lake Ejinor, in Inner Mongolia, China.)
 * H. ezzemoulense ( Kharroub et al. 2006, ; New Latin neuter gender adjective ezzemoulense, pertaining to Ezzemoul sabkha, where the type strain was isolated.)
 * H. kocurii ( Guti&eacute;rrez et al. 2008, ; New Latin genitive case masculine gender noun kocurii, of Kocur, named for the Czech microbiologist M. Kocur, a pioneer in the study of halophilic archaea and bacteria.)
 * H. lacusprofundi ( (Franzmann et al. 1989) McGenity and Grant 1996, ;: Latin noun lacus, lake; Latin masculine gender adjective profundus, deep; New Latin genitive case noun lacusprofundi, of the deep lake, referring to Deep Lake, Antarctica, where the organism was originally isolated.)
 * H. lipolyticum ( Cui et al. 2006, ; Greek noun lipos, fat; New Latin adjective lyticus -a -um (from Greek adjective lutikos (λυτικός) -ē -on), able to loose, able to dissolve; New Latin neuter gender adjective lipolyticum, fat-dissolving, referring to the property of being able to hydrolyse lipids.)
 * H. litoreum ( Cui et al. 2007, ; Latin neuter gender adjective litoreum, of or belonging to, the seashore.)
 * H. luteum ( Hu et al. 2008, ; Latin neuter gender adjective luteum, orange coloured.)
 * H. orientale ( Castillo et al. 2006, ;: Latin neuter gender adjective orientale, of or belonging to the East, eastern, pertaining to the isolation of the type strain from China.)
 * H. saccharovorum ( (Tomlinson and Hochstein 1977) McGenity and Grant 1996, (Type species of the genus).;: Greek noun sakch&acirc;r, sugar; Latin v. voro, to devour; New Latin neuter gender adjective saccharovorum, sugar-devouring.)
 * H. sodomense ( (Oren 1983) McGenity and Grant 1996, ;: New Latin neuter gender adjective sodomense, pertaining to Sodom, near the Dead Sea, where the organism was originally isolated.)
 * H. tebenquichense ( Lizama et al. 2002, ;: New Latin neuter gender adjective tebenquichense, of the Tebenquiche, the hypersaline lake of Atacama Saltern.)
 * H. terrestre ( Ventosa et al. 2004, ; Latin neuter gender adjective terrestre, of or belonging to the earth or to the land, terrestrial.)
 * H. tibetense ( Fan et al. 2004, ; New Latin neuter gender adjective tibetense, from Tibet.)
 * H. trapanicum ( (Petter 1931) McGenity and Grant 1996, ;: New Latin neuter gender adjective trapanicum, pertaining to Trapani, Sicily, the site of the salt from which the organism was originally isolated.)
 * H. vacuolatum ( (Mwatha and Grant 1993) Kamekura et al. 1997, ;: New Latin neuter gender adjective vacuolatum, vacuolate (containing gas vacuoles).)
 * H. xinjiangense ( Feng et al. 2004, ; New Latin neuter gender adjective xinjiangense, pertaining to Xinjiang, where the type strain was isolated.)

Halosarcina
Halosarcina is a genus in the phylum Euryarchaeota (Archaea).

Etymology
The name Halosarcina derives from: Greek noun hals, halos (ἅλς, ἁλός), salt; Latin feminine gender noun sarcina, a package; New Latin feminine gender noun Halosarcina, a salt (-loving) package.

Species
The genus contains 2 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * H. limi ( Cui et al. 2010, ; Latin genitive case noun limi, of/from mud.)
 * H. pallida ( Savage et al. 2008, (Type species of the genus).; Latin feminine gender adjective pallida, pale.)

Halosimplex
Halosimplex is a genus in the phylum Euryarchaeota (Archaea).

Etymology
The name Halosimplex derives from:
 * Greek noun hals, halos (ἅλς, ἁλός), salt; Latin adjective simplex -icis, simple (in a moral sense), without dissimulation, uncomplicated; New Latin neuter gender noun Halosimplex, simple salts, the simple halophile.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely H. carlsbadense ( Vreeland et al. 2003, (Type species of the genus).;: New Latin neuter gender adjective carlsbadense, pertaining to Carlsbad, isolated near Carlsbad, New Mexico, USA.)

Halospina
Halospina is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Halospina derives from: Greek noun hals, halos (ἅλς, ἁλός), salt; Latin feminine gender noun spina, spine; New Latin feminine gender noun Halospina, a salt (loving) spine (long thin rod).

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely H. denitrificans ( Sorokin et al. 2006, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin v. denitrifico, to denitrify; New Latin participle adjective denitrificans, denitrifying.)

Halospirulina
Halospirulina is a genus in the phylum Cyanobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Halospirulina derives from: Greek noun hals, halos (ἅλς, ἁλός), salt; New Latin dim. feminine gender noun spirulina, a small coil; New Latin feminine gender noun Halospirulina, salt-tolerant small coil.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely H. tapeticola ( N&uuml;bel et al. 2000, (Type species of the genus).; Latin noun tapete -is, a carpet, mat; Latin suff. -cola (from Latin noun incola), dweller; New Latin noun tapeticola, microbial-mat dweller.)

Halostagnicola
Halostagnicola is a genus in the phylum Euryarchaeota (Archaea).

Etymology
The name Halostagnicola derives from: Greek noun hals, halos (ἅλς, ἁλός), salt; Latin neuter gender noun stagnum, a piece of standing water, pond, lake; Latin suff. -cola (from Latin noun incola), inhabitant, dweller; New Latin feminine gender noun Halostagnicola, a dweller of a saline lake.

Species
The genus contains 3 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * H. alkaliphila ( Nagaoka et al. 2011, ; New Latin noun alkali (from Arabic al-qalyi, the ashes of saltwort) alkali; New Latin adjective philus -a -um (from Greek adjective φίλος -ē -on), friend to, loving; New Latin feminine gender adjective alkaliphila, loving alkaline conditions.)
 * H. kamekurae ( Nagaoka et al. 2010, ; New Latin genitive case noun kamekurae, of Kamekura, named after the Japanese microbiologist Masahiro Kamekura, who contributed to the study of haloarchaea.)
 * H. larsenii ( Castillo et al. 2006, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin genitive case noun larsenii, of Larsen, named for the Norwegian microbiologist H. Larsen, one of the pioneers in the study of haloarchaea.)

Halotalea
Halotalea is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Halotalea derives from: Greek noun hals, halos (ἅλς, ἁλός), salt; Latin feminine gender noun talea, a staff, rod; New Latin feminine gender noun Halotalea, rod-shaped cells living in saline conditions.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely H. alkalilenta ( Ntougias et al. 2007, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin noun alkali (from Arabic al qaliy), soda ash; Latin adjective lentus, slow; New Latin noun alkalilenta, slow in alkaline conditions/alkalitolerant.)

Haloterrigena
Haloterrigena is a genus in the phylum Euryarchaeota (Archaea).

Etymology
The name Haloterrigena derives from:
 * Greek noun hals, halos (ἅλς, ἁλός), the sea, salt; Latin feminine gender noun terrigena, born from the earth; New Latin feminine gender noun Haloterrigena, salt (-requiring) and born from the earth.

Species
The genus contains 9 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * H. daqingensis ( Wang et al. 2010, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective daqingensis, pertaining to Daqing, north-east China, where the type strain was isolated.)
 * H. hispanica ( Romano et al. 2007, ; Latin feminine gender adjective hispanica, of Hispania, from where the organism was originally isolated.)
 * H. jeotgali ( Roh et al. 2009, ; New Latin genitive case noun jeotgali, of jeotgal, a traditional Korean fermented seafood.)
 * H. limicola ( Cui et al. 2006, ; Latin noun limus, mud; Latin suff. -cola (from Latin noun incola), dweller; New Latin noun limicola, mud-dweller.)
 * H. longa ( Cui et al. 2006, ; Latin feminine gender adjective longa, long, referring to the production of long rods in liquid medium.)
 * H. saccharevitans ( Xu et al. 2005, ; Latin noun saccharon -i, a kind of sugar; Latin participle adjective evitans, avoiding; New Latin participle adjective saccharevitans, sugar-avoiding, because it uses very few sugars.)
 * H. salina ( Guti&eacute;rrez et al. 2008, ; Latin feminine gender adjective salina, salted, saline.)
 * H. thermotolerans ( Montalvo-Rodr&iacute;guez et al. 2000, ;: Greek noun thermē (θέρμη), heat; Latin participle adjective tolerans, tolerating; New Latin participle adjective thermotolerans, heat tolerating.)
 * H. turkmenica ( (Zvyagintseva and Tarasov 1989) Ventosa et al. 1999, (Type species of the genus).;: New Latin feminine gender adjective turkmenica, of Turkmen (Turkmenistan), from where the bacterium was originally isolated.)

Halothermothrix
Halothermothrix is a genus in the phylum Firmicutes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Halothermothrix derives from: Greek noun hals, halos (ἅλς, ἁλός), salt; Greek adjective thermos (θερμός), hot; Greek feminine gender noun thrix, hair; New Latin feminine gender noun Halothermothrix, a thermophilic (fermentative) halophile.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely H. orenii ( Cayol et al. 1994, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin genitive case masculine gender noun orenii, of Oren, named after Aharon Oren who has made important contributions to the knowledge of halophilic anaerobic bacteria.)

Halothiobacillus
Halothiobacillus is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Halothiobacillus derives from:
 * Greek noun hals, halos (ἅλς, ἁλός), salt; Greek noun theion (θέω) (Latin transliteration thium), sulfur; Latin masculine gender noun bacillus, a small rod; New Latin masculine gender noun Halothiobacillus, salt-loving sulfur rodlet.

Species
The genus contains 4 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * H. halophilus ( (Wood and Kelly 1995) Kelly and Wood 2000, ;: Greek noun hals, halos (ἅλς, ἁλός), salt; New Latin masculine gender adjective philus (from Greek masculine gender adjective φίλος), friend, loving; New Latin masculine gender adjective halophilus, salt-loving.)
 * H. hydrothermalis ( (Durand et al. 1997) Kelly and Wood 2000, ;: New Latin masculine gender adjective hydrothermalis, hydrothermal, pertaining to a hydrothermal vent in the North Fiji basin.)
 * H. kellyi ( Sievert et al. 2000, ;: New Latin genitive case masculine gender noun kellyi, of Kelly; named after Donovan P. Kelly, a British microbiologist who has made important contributions to research on sulfur-oxidizing bacteria and their physiology.)
 * H. neapolitanus ( (Parker 1957) Kelly and Wood 2000, (Type species of the genus).;: New Latin masculine gender adjective neapolitanus, Neapolitan; pertaining to the seawater at Naples from which this species was probably first isolated by Nathansohn in 1902.)

Halovibrio
Halovibrio is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Halovibrio derives from: Greek noun hals halos, salt; Latin noun vibro, nominally meaning "that which vibrates", but in effect meaning a curved rod bacterium (a vibrio); New Latin masculine gender noun Halovibrio, halophilic vibrio.

Species
The genus contains 2 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * H. denitrificans ( Sorokin et al. 2006, ; New Latin v. denitrifico, to denitrify; New Latin participle adjective denitrificans, denitrifying.)
 * H. variabilis ( Fendrich 1989, (Type species of the genus).; Latin masculine gender adjective variabilis, changeable, variable; referring to variation of the cell diameter with changing salt concentrations.)

Halovivax
Halovivax is a genus in the phylum Euryarchaeota (Archaea).

Etymology
The name Halovivax derives from: Greek noun hals, halos (ἅλς, ἁλός), salt; Latin adjective vivax, long-lived, tenacious of life; New Latin masculine gender noun Halovivax, long-living halophile.

Species
The genus contains 2 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * H. asiaticus ( Castillo et al. 2006, (Type species of the genus).; Latin masculine gender adjective asiaticus, pertaining to Asia, where the type strain was isolated.)
 * H. ruber ( Castillo et al. 2007, ; Latin masculine gender adjective ruber, red.)

Hamadaea
Hamadaea is a genus in the phylum Actinobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Hamadaea derives from: New Latin feminine gender noun Hamadaea, named after Masa Hamada, the Japanese microbiologist who made a tremendous contribution to actinomycete research.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely H. tsunoensis ( (Asano et al. 1989) Ara et al. 2008, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin feminine gender adjective tsunoensis, pertaining to Tsuno-gun, Yamaguchi, Japan, the origin of the soil sample from which the type strain was isolated.)

Hansschlegelia
Hansschlegelia is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Hansschlegelia derives from: New Latin feminine gender noun Hansschlegelia, named after Hans Schlegel, the famous German microbiologist, Professor Hans G. Schlegel, known for his classic studies on autotrophic bacteria..

Species
The genus contains 2 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * H. plantiphila ( Ivanova et al. 2010, (Type species of the genus).; Latin noun planta, any vegetable production that serves to propagate the species, a young plant, a plant; New Latin feminine gender adjective phila (from Greek feminine gender adjective philē (φίλη)), friend, loving; New Latin feminine gender adjective plantiphila, plant-loving.)
 * H. zhihuaiae ( Wen et al. 2011, ; New Latin feminine gender genitive case noun zhihuaiae, named after Zhihua Wu (1935–2001), a Chinese pedologist who devoted herself to the study of soil biology.)

Helcobacillus
Helcobacillus is a genus in the phylum Actinobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Helcobacillus derives from: Greek noun helkos, wound; Latin masculine gender noun bacillus, rod; New Latin masculine gender noun Helcobacillus, a rod found in wounds.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely H. massiliensis ( Renvoise et al. 2009, (Type species of the genus).; Latin masculine gender adjective massiliensis, of Massilia, the old Roman name for Marseille, where the type strain was isolated.)

Helcococcus
Helcococcus is a genus in the phylum Firmicutes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Helcococcus derives from: Greek noun helkos, wound; New Latin masculine gender noun coccus (Greek mas. noun kokkos (κόκκος)), berry; New Latin masculine gender noun Helcococcus, a coccus found in wounds.

Species
The genus contains 3 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * H. kunzii ( Collins et al. 1993, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin genitive case noun kunzii, of Kunz, named after Lawrence J. Kunz, an American bacteriologist.)
 * H. ovis ( Collins et al. 1999, ; Latin genitive case noun ovis, of a sheep.)
 * H. sueciensis ( Collins et al. 2004, ; New Latin masculine gender adjective sueciensis, from Sweden, pertaining to Sweden, the country in which the organisms was isolated.)

Helicobacter
Helicobacter is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Helicobacter derives from: Greek adjective helix -&icirc;kos, twisted, curved, spiral; New Latin masculine gender noun, a rodbacter, nominally meaning "a rod", but in effect meaning a bacterium, a rod, a staff; New Latin masculine gender noun Helicobacter, a spiral rod.

Species
The genus contains 32 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * H. acinonychis ( corrig. Eaton et al. 1993, ; New Latin genitive case noun acinonychis, of Acinonyx, referring to the feline species Acinonyx jubatus (cheetah), from which the organism was isolated.)
 * H. anseris ( Fox et al. 2006, ; Latin genitive case noun anseris, of a goose.)
 * H. aurati ( Patterson et al. 2002, ; Latin adjective auratus, adorned with gold, covered with gold, gilded, golden; New Latin genitive case masculine gender noun aurati, of the golden one, named after the golden Syrian hamster, Mesocricetus auratus, from which it was isolated.)
 * H. baculiformis ( Baele et al. 2008, ; Latin noun baculus, rod; Latin suff. -formis (from Latin noun forma, figure, shape, appearance), -like, in the shape of; New Latin masculine gender adjective baculiformis, rod-shaped.)
 * H. bilis ( Fox et al. 1997, ; Latin noun bilis -is, bile; Latin genitive case noun bilis, of the bile, referring to the bodily fluid from which it was isolated.)
 * H. bizzozeronii ( H&auml;nninen et al. 1996, ; New Latin genitive case noun bizzozeronii, of Bizzozero, named in honor of Guilio Bizzozero, an Italian pathologist who was one of the first scientists to describe spiral organisms in the canine gastric tract.)
 * H. brantae ( Fox et al. 2006, ; New Latin genitive case noun brantae, of Branta, the zoological genus name of Canada geese (Branta canadensis).)
 * H. canadensis ( Fox et al. 2002, ; New Latin masculine gender adjective canadensis, pertaining to Canada, the country of original isolation.)
 * H. canis ( Stanley et al. 1994, ; Latin genitive case noun canis, of the dog, after source of first isolation.)
 * H. cetorum ( Harper et al. 2006, ; Latin genitive case pl. noun cetorum, of cetaceans (whales, dolphins).)
 * H. cholecystus ( Franklin et al. 1997, ; New Latin noun cholecystis (from. Greek noun cholē, bile, and Greek noun kustis, bladder); gallbladder; New Latin masculine gender adjective cholecystus, related to the gallbladder.)
 * H. cinaedi ( (Totten et al. 1988) Vandamme et al. 1991, ; Latin genitive case noun cinaedi, of a homosexual.)
 * H. cynogastricus ( Van den Bulck et al. 2006, ; Greek noun kuon, dog; New Latin masculine gender adjective gastricus, pertaining to the stomach; New Latin masculine gender adjective cynogastricus, pertaining to a dog&#39;s stomach.)
 * H. equorum ( Moyaert et al. 2007, ;: Latin genitive case pl. noun equorum, of horses, from where the type strain was isolated.)
 * H. felis ( Paster et al. 1991, ; Latin genitive case noun felis, of a cat.)
 * H. fennelliae ( (Totten et al. 1988) Vandamme et al. 1991, ; New Latin genitive case feminine gender noun fennelliae, of Fennell, named after C.Latin Fennell, the person who first isolated this organism from rectal swabs of homosexual males.)
 * H. ganmani ( Robertson et al. 2001, ; New Latin genitive case noun ganmani, of ganman which, in the language of the Gadigal people (indigenous Australians who live in the Sydney Harbour area), means &quot;snake finder&quot;. Thus ganmani is intended to refer to both the spiral, snake-like morphology of the organism and to the area in Australia from which it was first described.)
 * H. hepaticus ( Fox et al. 1994, ; Latin masculine gender adjective hepaticus, belonging to the liver.)
 * H. marmotae ( Fox et al. 2006, ; New Latin noun Marmota, scientific name of a genus of rodents; New Latin genitive case noun marmotae, of Marmota, isolated from Marmota monax.)
 * H. mastomyrinus ( Shen et al. 2006, ; New Latin masculine gender adjective mastomyrinus, pertaining to Mastomys, a rodent genus (the type strain was isolated from Mastomys natalensis).)
 * H. mesocricetorum ( Simmons et al. 2000, ; New Latin noun Mesocricetus, generic name of the the Syrian hamster (Mesocricetus auratus); New Latin genitive case pl. noun mesocricetorum, of mesocriceti, of Syrian hamsters, the original source of isolation.)
 * H. muridarum ( Lee et al. 1992, ; New Latin pl. noun Muridae, family name for Old World rats and mice; New Latin genitive case pl. noun muridarum, of the Muridae.)
 * H. mustelae ( (Fox et al. 1988) Goodwin et al. 1989, ; Latin noun mustela, a weasel, and also a generic name (Mustela); Latin genitive case noun mustelae, intended to mean of a ferret (Mustela putorius furo).)
 * H. nemestrinae ( Bronsdon et al. 1991, ; New Latin genitive case noun nemestrinae, of nemestrina, of the macaque species Macaca nemestrina, from which the organism was isolated.)
 * H. pametensis ( Dewhirst et al. 1994, ; New Latin masculine gender adjective pametensis, pertaining to the Pamet River, Truro, Mass.)
 * H. pullorum ( Stanley et al. 1995, ; Latin noun pullus, a young fowl, a chicken; Latin genitive case pl. noun pullorum, of chickens, the source of first isolation.)
 * H. pylori ( (Marshall et al. 1985) Goodwin et al. 1989, (Type species of the genus).; Latin noun pylorus (from Greek noun pulōros, gate keeper), the lower orifice of the stomach, the pylorus; Latin genitive case noun pylori, of the pylorus.)
 * H. rodentium ( Shen et al. 1997, ; New Latin plur. genitive case noun rodentium (from Latin participle adjective rodens -entis, gnawing), of rodents, of gnawing animals, referring to the first reported source (mice).)
 * H. salomonis ( Jalava et al. 1997, ; New Latin genitive case noun salomonis, of Salomon, named in honor of Hugo Salomon, a German scientist who was one of the first workers to describe three morphologically distinct spiral organisms in canine gastric mucosa.)
 * H. suis ( Baele et al. 2008, ; Latin noun sus, pig; Latin genitive case noun suis, of a pig.)
 * H. trogontum ( Mendes et al. 1996, ; Greek participle adjective trogon trogontos (from Greek v. trōgō, to gnaw), gnawing; New Latin genitive case pl. noun trogontum, of gnawing animals, referring to source of first isolation.)
 * H. typhlonius ( Franklin et al. 2002, ; Greek noun tuphlōn, cecum; Latin masculine gender suff. -ius, suffix used with the sense of belonging to; New Latin masculine gender adjective typhlonius, belonging to the cecum, site of original isolation.)

Heliobacillus
Heliobacillus is a genus in the phylum Firmicutes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Heliobacillus derives from: Greek noun helios, sun; Latin dim. noun bacillus, a small rod; New Latin masculine gender noun Heliobacillus, sun rod.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely H. mobilis ( Beer-Romero and Gest 1998, (Type species of the genus).; Latin masculine gender adjective mobilis, movable, moving, named for its rapid motility.)

Heliobacterium
Heliobacterium is a genus in the phylum Firmicutes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Heliobacterium derives from: Greek noun helios, sun; Latin neuter gender noun bacterium, rod; New Latin neuter gender noun Heliobacterium, sun bacterium.

Species
The genus contains 5 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * H. chlorum ( Gest and Favinger 1985, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin neuter gender adjective chlorum (from Greek neuter gender adjective chloron), green.)
 * H. gestii ( Ormerod et al. 1996, ; New Latin genitive case noun gestii, of Gest, named for Howard Gest, an American microbiologist.)
 * H. modesticaldum ( Kimble et al. 1996, ; Latin adjective modestus, moderate; Latin adjective caldus, warm, hot; New Latin neuter gender adjective modesticaldum, moderately hot; named for its thermophilic character.)
 * H. sulfidophilum ( Bryantseva et al. 2001, ; New Latin noun sulfidum, sulfide; New Latin adjective philus from Greek adjective philos (φίλος) meaning friend, loving; New Latin neuter gender adjective sulfidophilum, sulfide-loving.)
 * H. undosum ( Bryantseva et al. 2001, ; Latin neuter gender adjective undosum, full of waves or surges, intended to mean twisted.)

Heliophilum
Heliophilum is a genus in the phylum Firmicutes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Heliophilum derives from: Greek noun helios, sun; New Latin adjective philus from Greek adjective philos (φίλος) meaning friend, loving; New Latin neuter gender noun Heliophilum, sun lover.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely H. fasciatum ( Ormerod et al. 1996, (Type species of the genus).; Latin noun fascis, bundle; New Latin neuter gender adjective fasciatum, bundled, named for the fact that cells form into bundles that move as a unit.)

Heliorestis
Heliorestis is a genus in the phylum Firmicutes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Heliorestis derives from: Greek noun helios, sun; Latin feminine gender noun restis, a rope; New Latin feminine gender noun Heliorestis, sun rope.

Species
The genus contains 2 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * H. baculata ( Bryantseva et al. 2001, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective baculata, rod-shaped; named for the morphological characteristic of the cells.)
 * H. daurensis ( Bryantseva et al. 2000, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin feminine gender adjective daurensis, pertaining to the  region Dauria (Daur Steppe, Russia), from which the type strain was isolated.)

Heliothrix
Heliothrix is a genus in the phylum Chloroflexi (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Heliothrix derives from: Gr noun helios, sun; Greek feminine gender noun thrix, hair; New Latin feminine gender noun Heliothrix, sun hair.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely H. oregonensis ( Pierson et al. 1986, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin feminine gender adjective oregonensis, pertaining to Oregon, a state in the U.S.A.)

Hellea
Hellea is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Hellea derives from: Latin feminine gender noun Helle, a sea goddess in Greek mythology; New Latin feminine gender noun Hellea, named after Helle in reference to the marine origin of the first strain.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely H. balneolensis ( Alain et al. 2008, (Type species of the genus).; Medieval Latin noun Balneola, the ancient name of Banyuls-sur-mer; New Latin feminine gender adjective balneolensis, pertaining to Balneola, from where the type strain was isolated.)

Henriciella
Henriciella is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Henriciella derives from: New Latin dim. feminine gender noun Henriciella, named after Henrici A.T., who first described stalked bacteria genus Caulobacter.

Species
The genus contains 3 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * H. aquimarina ( Lee et al. 2011, ; Latin feminine gender noun aqua, water; Latin feminine gender adjective marina, of or belonging to the sea; New Latin feminine gender adjective aquimarina, from seawater.)
 * H. litoralis ( Lee et al. 2011, ; Latin feminine gender adjective litoralis, of or belonging to the seashore.)
 * H. marina ( Quan et al. 2009, (Type species of the genus).; Latin feminine gender adjective marina, belonging to the sea, marine.)

Herbaspirillum
Herbaspirillum is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Herbaspirillum derives from: Latin feminine gender noun herba, an herb, grass, seed-bearing plant that does not produce persistent woody tissue; New Latin dim. neuter gender noun spirillum (from Latin noun spira, a coil, spiral), small spiral; New Latin neuter gender noun Herbaspirillum, small, spiral-shaped bacteria from herbaceous, seed-bearing plants.

Species
The genus contains 11 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * H. aquaticum ( Dobritsa et al. 2010, ; Latin neuter gender adjective aquaticum, living in water, aquatic.)
 * H. autotrophicum ( (Aragno and Schlegel 1978) Ding and Yokota 2004, ; Greek adjective autos (αὐτός), self; Greek adjective trophikos, nursing, tending; New Latin neuter gender adjective autotrophicum, self-nursing.)
 * H. chlorophenolicum ( Im et al. 2004, ; New Latin neuter gender noun chlorophenol, chlorophenol; Latin suff. -icus -a -um, used in adjectives with the sense of belonging to; New Latin neuter gender adjective chlorophenolicum, relating to chlorophenols.)
 * H. frisingense ( Kirchhof et al. 2001, ; New Latin neuter gender adjective frisingense, pertaining to Frisinga, now known as Freising, Germany, town where the species was first isolated.)
 * H. hiltneri ( Rothballer et al. 2006, ; New Latin genitive case masculine gender noun hiltneri, of Hiltner, in honour of Professor Lorenz Hiltner, who coined the rhizosphere concept in 1904.)
 * H. huttiense ( (Leifson 1962) Ding and Yokota 2004, ; New Latin neuter gender adjective huttiense, pertaining to Lower Hutt, New Zealand.)
 * H. huttiense ( subsp. huttiense (Leifson 1962) Ding and Yokota 2004, ; New Latin neuter gender adjective huttiense, pertaining to Lower Hutt, New Zealand.)
 * H. huttiense ( subsp. putei (Ding and Yokota 2004) Dobritsa et al. 2010, ; Latin genitive case noun putei, of a well, from which the type strain was isolated.)
 * H. lusitanum ( Valverde et al. 2003, ; Latin neuter gender adjective lusitanum, of Lusitania, the Roman name of Portugal, where the strains reported in this study were isolated.)
 * H. putei ( Ding and Yokota 2004, ; Latin genitive case noun putei, of a well, from which the type strain was isolated.)
 * H. rhizosphaerae ( Jung et al. 2007, ; New Latin genitive case noun rhizosphaerae, of the rhizosphere.)
 * H. rubrisubalbicans ( (Christopher and Edgerton 1930) Baldani et al. 1996, ; Latin adjective ruber -bra -brum, red; Latin adjective subalbicans, somewhat white, whitish; New Latin neuter gender adjective rubrisubalbicans, red-whitish, referring to the symptoms of mottled stripe disease.)
 * H. seropedicae ( Baldani et al. 1986, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin genitive case noun seropedicae, of Serop&eacute;dica, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where the species was first isolated.)

Herbiconiux
Herbiconiux is a genus in the phylum Actinobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Herbiconiux derives from: Latin noun herba, grass, herb, a green plant; Latin feminine gender noun coniux, wife, female spouse; New Latin feminine gender noun Herbiconiux, the associate of a plant, plant spouse.

Species
The genus contains 2 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * H. ginsengi ( (Qiu et al. 2007) Behrendt et al. 2011, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin genitive case noun ginsengi, of ginseng, the source of the type strain of this species.)
 * H. solani ( Behrendt et al. 2011, ; New Latin genitive case neuter gender noun solani, of Solanum, of the potato.)

Herbidospora
Herbidospora is a genus in the phylum Actinobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Herbidospora derives from:

Species
The genus contains 5 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * H. cretacea ( Kudo et al. 1993, (Type species of the genus).;)
 * H. daliensis ( Tseng et al. 2010, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective daliensis, pertaining to Dali city, Taiwan, where the micro-organism was isolated.)
 * H. osyris ( Li et al. 2009, ; Latin noun osyris, a plant (prob. the broom-like goose-foot or summer cypress), and also a botanical genus name (Osirys); New Latin genitive case noun osyris, of Osyris, the plant genus from which this species was isolated.)
 * H. sakaeratensis ( Boondaeng et al. 2011, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective sakaeratensis, of or pertaining to Sakaerat Biosphere Reserve, the source of the soil from which the type strain was isolated.)
 * H. yilanensis ( Tseng et al. 2010, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective yilanensis, pertaining to Yilan county, Taiwan, where the micro-organism was isolated.)

Herminiimonas
Herminiimonas is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Herminiimonas derives from: Latin masculine gender noun Mons Herminius, a mountain range of Lusitania; Latin feminine gender noun monas (μονάς / μονάδα), nominally meaning "a unit", but in effect meaning a bacterium; New Latin feminine gender noun Herminiimonas, a monad isolated from mineral water coming from the Portuguese mountain Mons Herminius that is now known as the Serra da Estrela.

Members of the genus Herminiimonas can be referred to as herminiimonad (viz. Trivialisation of names).

Species
The genus contains 5 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * H. aquatilis ( K&auml;mpfer et al. 2006, ; Latin feminine gender adjective aquatilis, living in water, aquatic.)
 * H. arsenicoxydans ( Muller et al. 2006, ; Latin noun arsenicum, arsenic; New Latin v. oxydare, to oxidize; New Latin participle adjective arsenicoxydans, arsenic-oxidizing.)
 * H. fonticola ( Fernandes et al. 2005, (Type species of the genus).; Latin masculine gender noun fons fontis, a spring, fountain; Latin suff. -cola (from Latin masculine or feminine noun incola), an inhabitant of a place, a resident; New Latin noun fonticola, an inhabitant of a fountain.)
 * H. glaciei ( Loveland-Curtze et al. 2009, ; Latin genitive case noun glaciei, of ice, in reference to the Greenland glacier.)
 * H. saxobsidens ( Lang et al. 2007, ; Latin noun saxum, rock; Latin v. obsideo, to occupy; New Latin participle adjective saxobsidens, rock-occupying.)

Herpetosiphon
Herpetosiphon is a genus in the phylum Chloroflexi (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Herpetosiphon derives from: Greek noun herpeton, gliding animal, reptile; Greek masculine gender noun siphōn, tube, pipe; New Latin masculine gender noun Herpetosiphon, gliding tube.

Species
The genus contains 5 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * H. aurantiacus ( Holt and Lewin 1968, species. (Type species of the genus).; New Latin masculine gender adjective aurantiacus, orange-colored.)
 * H. cohaerens ( Lewin 1970, species.; Latin participle adjective cohaerens, cohering, uniting together.)
 * H. geysericola ( (Copeland 1936) Lewin 1970, species.; New Latin noun geysirum (from Icelandic noun geysir), geyser; Latin suff. -cola (from Latin noun incola), dweller; New Latin noun geysericola, hot spring dweller.)
 * H. nigricans ( Lewin 1970, species.; Latin participle adjective nigricans, blackening.)
 * H. persicus ( Lewin 1970, species.; Latin noun persicum, a peach; Latin masculine gender suff. -icus, suffix used with the sense of pertaining to; Latin masculine gender adjective persicus, Persian; here intended to mean peach-coloured.)

Hespellia
Hespellia is a genus in the phylum Firmicutes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Hespellia derives from: New Latin feminine gender noun Hespellia, named in honour of the American microbiologist Robert B. Hespell, in recognition of his many contributions to anaerobic microbiology.

Species
The genus contains 2 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * H. porcina ( Whitehead et al. 2004, ; Latin feminine gender adjective porcina, of a pig, pertaining to a pig.)
 * H. stercorisuis ( Whitehead et al. 2004, (Type species of the genus).; Latin masculine gender noun stercus -oris, faeces, manure; Latin genitive case noun suis, of a pig; New Latin genitive case noun stercorisuis, from faeces/manure of a pig.)

Hippea
Hippea is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Hippea derives from: New Latin feminine gender noun Hippea, named after Hans Hippe, a German microbiologist, in recognition of his significant contribution to the characterization of new, obligately anaerobic procaryotes and the understanding of their physiology.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely H. maritima ( Miroshnichenko et al. 1999, (Type species of the genus).; Latin feminine gender adjective maritima, of the sea, marine; i.e. inhabiting marine environments.)

Hirschia
Hirschia is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Hirschia derives from: New Latin feminine gender noun Hirschia, honoring Peter Hirsch, a German microbiologist, who is an expert on budding and hyphal bacteria.

Species
The genus contains 2 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * H. baltica ( Schlesner et al. 1990, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin feminine gender adjective baltica, pertaining to the Baltic Sea.)
 * H. maritima ( Kang and Lee 2009, ; Latin feminine gender adjective maritima, of the sea, marine, maritime.)

Histophilus
Histophilus is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Histophilus derives from: Greek noun histos, tissue; New Latin adjective philus (from Greek adjective φίλος friendly); New Latin masculine gender noun Histophilus, the tissue friend.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely H. somni ( Angen et al. 2003, (Type species of the genus).; Latin genitive case noun somni, of sleep, referring to one of the disease conditions associated with the bacterium.)

Hoeflea
Hoeflea is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Hoeflea derives from: New Latin feminine gender noun Hoeflea, honouring Manfred H&ouml;fle, German microbiologist, in recognition of his contribution to the taxonomy of marine bacteria.

Species
The genus contains 3 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * H. alexandrii ( Palacios et al. 2006, ; New Latin genitive case noun alexandrii, of Alexandrium, the genus name of the dinoflagellate Alexandrium minutum, the source of isolation of the type strain.)
 * H. marina ( Peix et al. 2005, (Type species of the genus).; Latin feminine gender adjective marina, of the sea, marine, referring to the isolation source of this micro-organism, sea water.)
 * H. phototrophica ( Biebl et al. 2006, ; Greek noun phos photos, light; Greek adjective trophikos, nursing, tending or feeding; New Latin feminine gender adjective phototrophica, referring to the likely ability to use light for energy generation.)

Holdemania
Holdemania is a genus in the phylum Firmicutes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Holdemania derives from: New Latin feminine gender noun Holdemania, named in honor of Lillian V. Holdeman Moore, a contemporary American microbiologist, for her outstanding contribution to anaerobic bacteriology.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely H. filiformis ( Willems et al. 1997, (Type species of the genus).; Latin noun filum, thread; Latin adjective suffix -formis -is -e, -like, in the shape of; New Latin feminine gender adjective filiformis, filiform, thread-shaped.)

Hollandina
Hollandina is a genus in the phylum Spirochaetes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Hollandina derives from: New Latin feminine gender noun Hollandina, named in honor of Andr&eacute; Hollande, a French protistologist

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely H. pterotermitidis ( (ex To et al. 1978) Bermudes et al. 1988,, nom. rev. (Type species of the genus).; New Latin genitive case noun pterotermitidis, of Pterotermes, named for the host termite Pterotermes occidentis.)

Holophaga
Holophaga is a genus in the phylum Acidobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Holophaga derives from: Greek adjective holos, entire; Greek v. phagein, to eat; New Latin feminine gender noun Holophaga, eating all.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely H. foetida ( Liesack et al. 1995, (Type species of the genus).; Latin feminine gender adjective foetida, stinking, fetid, here referring to the production of malodorous methanethiol and dimethlysulfide.)

Holospora
Holospora is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Holospora derives from: Greek adjective holos -ē -on, whole, entire, complete in all its parts; Greek feminine gender noun spora (σπορά), seed (in biology, a spore);New Latin feminine gender noun Holospora, whole spore.

Species
The genus contains 6 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * H. caryophila ( (ex Preer et al. 1974) Preer and Preer 1982, nom. rev., ; G. noun karuon, nut, kernel (in biology, nucleus); New Latin feminine gender adjective phila (from Greek feminine gender adjective philē (φίλη)), friend, loving; New Latin feminine gender adjective caryophila, nucleus loving.)
 * H. elegans ( (ex Hafkine 1890) Preer and Preer 1982,, nom. rev. (Type species of the genus Holospora (ex Hafkine 1890) Preer and Preer 1982).; Latin feminine gender adjective elegans, choice, elegant.)
 * H. obtusa ( (ex Hafkine 1890) Gromov and Ossipov 1981,, nom. rev.; Latin feminine gender adjective obtusa, obtuse, blunt.)
 * H. obtusa ( (ex Hafkine 1890) Preer and Preer 1982,, nom. rev.; Latin feminine gender adjective obtusa, obtuse, blunt.)
 * H. undulata ( (ex Hafkine 1890) Gromov and Ossipov 1981,, nom. rev. (Type species of the genus Holospora (ex Hafkine 1890) Gromov and Ossipov 1981).; Latin feminine gender adjective undulata, undulated, diversified as with waves.)
 * H. undulata ( (ex Hafkine 1890) Preer and Preer 1982,, nom. rev.; Latin feminine gender adjective undulata, undulated, diversified as with waves.)

Hongia
Hongia is a genus in the phylum Actinobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Hongia derives from: New Latin feminine gender noun Hongia, named after Soon-Woo Hong (1927-1988), a Korean microbiologist who devoted his life to the study of soil micro-organisms.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely H. koreensis ( Lee et al. 2000, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin feminine gender adjective koreensis, pertaining to Korea, the location of the soil sample from which the type strain was isolated.)

Hongiella
Hongiella is a genus in the phylum Bacteroidetes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Hongiella derives from: New Latin dim. feminine gender noun Hongiella, named in honour of Soon-Woo Hong, a Korean microbiologist who devoted his life to the study of soil micro-organism.

Species
The genus contains 4 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * H. halophila ( Yi and Chun 2004, ; Greek noun hals, halos (ἅλς, ἁλός), salt; New Latin adjective philus from Greek adjective philos (φίλος) meaning friend, loving; New Latin feminine gender adjective halophila, salt-loving.)
 * H. mannitolivorans ( Yi and Chun 2004, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin neuter gender noun mannitolum, mannitol; Latin participle adjective vorans, devouring; New Latin feminine gender participle adjective mannitolivorans, mannitol-devouring, utilizing mannitol.)
 * H. marincola ( Yoon et al. 2004, ; Latin noun mare, sea; Latin noun incola, inhabitant; New Latin noun marincola, inhabitant of the sea.)
 * H. ornithinivorans ( Yi and Chun 2004, ; New Latin neuter gender noun ornithinum, ornithine; Latin participle adjective vorans, devouring; New Latin feminine gender participle adjective ornithinivorans, ornithine-devouring, utilizing ornithine.)

Howardella
Howardella is a genus in the phylum Firmicutes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Howardella derives from: New Latin feminine gender dim. Howardella, to honour the New Zealand microbiologist Bernard Howard, in recognition of his many contributions to anaerobic microbiology.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely H. ureilytica ( Cook et al. 2007, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin noun urea, urea; Greek adjective lutikos (λυτικός), able to dissolve; New Latin adjective lyticus -a -um (from Greek adjective lutikos (λυτικός) -ē -on), able to loose, able to dissolve; New Latin feminine gender adjective ureilytica, urea dissolving.)

Hoyosella
Hoyosella is a genus in the phylum Actinobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Hoyosella derives from: New Latin feminine gender dim. noun Hoyosella, named in honour of Dr Manuel Hoyos, a pioneer in research towards the protection of the Altamira Cave paintings.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely H. altamirensis ( Jurado et al. 2009, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin feminine gender adjective altamirensis, referring to Altamira Cave (Cantabria, Spain), where the type strain was isolated.)

Humibacillus
Humibacillus is a genus in the phylum Actinobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Humibacillus derives from: Latin feminine gender noun humus, soil; Latin masculine gender noun bacillus, rod; New Latin masculine gender noun Humibacillus, rod isolated from soil.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely H. xanthopallidus ( Kageyama et al. 2008, (Type species of the genus).; Greek adjective xanthos, yellow; Latin adjective pallidus, pale; New Latin masculine gender adjective xanthopallidus, pale yellow.)

Humibacter
Humibacter is a genus in the phylum Actinobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Humibacter derives from: Latin masculine gender noun humus, earth, soil and, in earth sciences or agriculture, humus; New Latin masculine gender noun, a rodbacter, nominally meaning "a rod", but in effect meaning a bacterium, rod; New Latin masculine gender noun Humibacter, rod living in humus.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely

Humicoccus
Humicoccus is a genus in the phylum Actinobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Humicoccus derives from:
 * Latin noun humus, the soil; New Latin masculine gender noun coccus (from Greek masculine gender noun kokkos, grain, seed), coccus; New Latin masculine gender noun Humicoccus, coccus isolated from soil.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely H. flavidus ( Yoon et al. 2007, (Type species of the genus).;: Latin masculine gender adjective flavidus, pale yellow.)

Humihabitans
Humihabitans is a genus in the phylum Actinobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Humihabitans derives from: Latin masculine gender noun humus, soil; Latin masculine gender noun habitans, an inhabitant; New Latin masculine gender noun Humihabitans, an inhabitant of soil.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely H. oryzae ( Kageyama et al. 2007, (Type species of the genus).; Latin genitive case noun oryzae, of rice, pertaining to the isolation of the type strain from rice paddy soil.)

Hwanghaeicola
Hwanghaeicola is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Hwanghaeicola derives from: New Latin noun Hwanghaeum, Hwanghae, the Korean name of the Yellow Sea in Korea; Latin suff. -cola (from Latin noun incola), a dweller, inhabitant; New Latin masculine gender noun Hwanghaeicola, a dweller of the Yellow Sea.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely H. aestuarii ( Kim et al. 2010, (Type species of the genus).; Latin genitive case noun aestuarii, of the tidal flat, from where the organism was first isolated.)

Hyalangium
Hyalangium is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Hyalangium derives from: Greek noun hualos, glass; Greek neuter gender noun angeion (Latin transliteration angium), vessel; New Latin neuter gender noun hyalangium, glassy vessel.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely H. minutum ( Reichenbach 2007, (Type species of the genus).; Latin neuter gender adjective minutum, small, tiny.)

Hydrocarboniphaga
Hydrocarboniphaga is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Hydrocarboniphaga derives from: New Latin neuter gender noun hydrocarbonum, hydrocarbon; Greek v. phagein, to eat; New Latin feminine gender noun Hydrocarboniphaga, eater of hydrocarbons.

Species
The genus contains 2 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * H. daqingensis ( Liu et al. 2011, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective daqingensis, pertaining to Daqing, where the type strain was isolated.)
 * H. effusa ( Palleroni et al. 2004, (Type species of the genus).; Latin feminine gender adjective effusa, wide-spread, extensive, diffuse, making reference to the spreading tendency of colonies growing on minimal agar medium.)

Hydrogenimonas
Hydrogenimonas is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Hydrogenimonas derives from: New Latin hydrogenum (from Greek noun húdōr (ὕδωρ), water; and Greek v. gennaō (γεννάω), to produce), hydrogen, an element; Greek feminine gender noun monas (μονάς / μονάδα), nominally meaning "a unit", but in effect meaning a bacterium; New Latin feminine gender noun Hydrogenimonas, hydrogen monad.

Members of the genus Hydrogenimonas can be referred to as hydrogenimonad (viz. Trivialisation of names).

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely H. thermophila ( Takai et al. 2004, (Type species of the genus).; Greek adjective thermos (θερμός), hot; New Latin adjective philus from Greek adjective philos (φίλος) meaning friend, loving; New Latin feminine gender adjective thermophila, heat-loving.)

Hydrogenivirga
Hydrogenivirga is a genus in the phylum Aquificae (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Hydrogenivirga derives from: New Latin hydrogenum (from Greek noun húdōr (ὕδωρ), water; and Greek v. gennaō (γεννάω), to produce), hydrogen, an element; Latin feminine gender noun virga, a slender green branch, a twig, rod; New Latin feminine gender noun Hydrogenivirga, hydrogen rod.

Species
The genus contains 2 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * H. caldilitoris ( Nakagawa et al. 2004, (Type species of the genus).; Latin adjective caldus, hot; Latin noun litus -oris, beach; New Latin genitive case noun caldilitoris, of a hot beach.)
 * H. okinawensis ( Nunoura et al. 2008, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective okinawensis, of Okinawa, a region of Japan.)

Hydrogenoanaerobacterium
Hydrogenoanaerobacterium is a genus in the phylum Firmicutes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Hydrogenoanaerobacterium derives from: New Latin hydrogenum (from Greek noun húdōr (ὕδωρ), water; and Greek v. gennaō (γεννάω), to produce), hydrogen, an element; Greek prefix an (ἄν)-, without; Greek noun aer, aeros (ἀήρ, ἀέρος), air; Latin neuter gender noun bacterium, a small rod; New Latin neuter gender noun Hydrogenoanaerobacterium, an anaerobic, hydrogenogenic, rod-shaped bacterium.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely H. saccharovorans ( Song and Dong 2009, (Type species of the genus).; Greek noun saccharon, sugar; Latin participle adjective vorans, devouring, digesting; New Latin participle adjective saccharovorans, sugar-digesting.)

Hydrogenobacter
Hydrogenobacter is a genus in the phylum Aquificae (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Hydrogenobacter derives from: New Latin hydrogenum (from Greek noun húdōr (ὕδωρ), water; and Greek v. gennaō (γεννάω), to produce), hydrogen, an element; New Latin masculine gender noun, a rodbacter, nominally meaning "a rod", but in effect meaning a bacterium, a rod; New Latin masculine gender noun hydrogenobacter, hydrogen rod.

Species
The genus contains 4 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * H. acidophilus ( Shima and Suzuki 1993, ; New Latin neuter gender noun acidum (from Latin adjective acidus -a -um, sour), an acid; New Latin masculine gender adjective philus (from Greek masculine gender adjective φίλος), friend, loving; New Latin masculine gender adjective acidophilus, acid loving.)
 * H. hydrogenophilus ( (Kryukov et al. 1984) St&ouml;hr et al. 2001, ; New Latin hydrogenum (from Greek noun húdōr (ὕδωρ), water; and Greek v. gennaō (γεννάω), to produce), hydrogen, an element; New Latin masculine gender adjective philus (from Greek masculine gender adjective φίλος), friend, loving; New Latin masculine gender adjective hydrogenophilus, hydrogen loving.)
 * H. subterraneus ( Takai et al. 2001, ; Latin masculine gender adjective subterraneus, under the earth, indicating the source of isolation.)
 * H. thermophilus ( Kawasumi et al. 1984, (Type species of the genus).; Greek noun thermē (θέρμη), heat; New Latin masculine gender adjective philus (from Greek masculine gender adjective φίλος), friend, loving; New Latin masculine gender adjective thermophilus, heat-loving.)

Hydrogenobaculum
Hydrogenobaculum is a genus in the phylum Aquificae (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Hydrogenobaculum derives from: New Latin hydrogenum (from Greek noun húdōr (ὕδωρ), water; and Greek v. gennaō (γεννάω), to produce), hydrogen, an element; Latin neuter gender noun baculum, small rod; New Latin neuter gender noun Hydrogenobaculum, water-producing small rod.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely H. acidophilum ( (Shima and Suzuki 1993) St&ouml;hr et al. 2001, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin neuter gender noun acidum (from Latin adjective acidus -a -um, sour), an acid; New Latin neuter gender adjective philum (from Greek neuter gender adjective philon (φίλον)), friend, loving; New Latin neuter gender adjective acidophilum, acid loving.)

Hydrogenophaga
Hydrogenophaga is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Hydrogenophaga derives from: New Latin hydrogenum (from Greek noun húdōr (ὕδωρ), water; and Greek v. gennaō (γεννάω), to produce), hydrogen, an element; Greek v. phagein, to eat, to devour; New Latin feminine gender noun Hydrogenophaga, eater of hydrogen.

Species
The genus contains 9 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * H. atypica ( K&auml;mpfer et al. 2005, ; Greek prefix a- (ἄ), not; Latin adjective typicus, typical; New Latin feminine gender adjective atypica, atypical.)
 * H. bisanensis ( Yoon et al. 2008, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective bisanensis, of Bisan, Daegu, Korea, from where the type strain was isolated.)
 * H. caeni ( Chung et al. 2007, ; Latin genitive case noun caeni, of mud, referring to isolation of the type strain from activated sludge.)
 * H. defluvii ( K&auml;mpfer et al. 2005, ; Latin genitive case noun defluvii, of a flowing down, of sewage.)
 * H. flava ( (Niklewski 1910) Willems et al. 1989, (Type species of the genus).; Latin feminine gender adjective flava, yellow.)
 * H. intermedia ( Contzen et al. 2001, ; Latin feminine gender adjective intermedia, that is between, intermediate, referring to the phylogenetic position of this organism within the genus Hydrogenophaga.)
 * H. palleronii ( (Davis 1970) Willems et al. 1989, ; New Latin genitive case masculine gender noun palleronii, of Palleroni, named after N.J. Palleroni, who first isolated this organism.)
 * H. pseudoflava ( (Auling et al. 1978) Willems et al. 1989, ; Greek adjective pseudēs, false; Latin feminine gender adjective flava, yellow, and also a specific epithet; New Latin feminine gender adjective pseudoflava, not the true (Hydrogenophaga) flava, referring to the close relationship to Hydrogenophaga flava.)
 * H. taeniospiralis ( (Lalucat et al. 1982) Willems et al. 1989, ; Greek noun tainia (Latin transliteration taenia), band, ribbon; New Latin feminine gender adjective spiralis (from Latin noun spira, coil; and Latin feminine gender suff. -alis, suffix denoting pertaining to), coiled; New Latin feminine gender adjective taeniospiralis, ribbon coiled, after Caedibacter taeniospiralis, an organism with which it shares characteristics.)

Hydrogenophilus
Hydrogenophilus is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Hydrogenophilus derives from: New Latin hydrogenum (from Greek noun húdōr (ὕδωρ), water; and Greek v. gennaō (γεννάω), to produce), hydrogen, an element; New Latin adjective philus from Greek adjective philos (φίλος) meaning friend, loving; New Latin masculine gender noun Hydrogenophilus, hydrogen lover.

Species
The genus contains 3 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * H. hirschii ( St&ouml;hr et al. 2001, ; New Latin genitive case masculine gender noun hirschii, of Hirsch, named in honor of Peter Hirsch, in recognition of his fundamental contributions to the taxonomy of unusual bacteria.)
 * H. islandicus ( V&eacute;steinsd&oacute;ttir et al. 2011, ; New Latin masculine gender adjective islandicus, Icelandic, describing the place of its first isolation.)
 * H. thermoluteolus ( Hayashi et al. 1999, (Type species of the genus).; Greek adjective thermos (θερμός), hot; Latin masculine gender adjective luteolus, light yellow, yellowish; New Latin masculine gender adjective thermoluteolus, hot and light yellow.)

Hydrogenothermus
Hydrogenothermus is a genus in the phylum Aquificae (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Hydrogenothermus derives from: New Latin hydrogenum (from Greek noun húdōr (ὕδωρ), water; and Greek v. gennaō (γεννάω), to produce), hydrogen, an element; Greek adjective thermos (θερμός), hot; New Latin masculine gender noun Hydrogenothermus, hot and water producer.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely H. marinus ( St&ouml;hr et al. 2001, (Type species of the genus).; Latin masculine gender adjective marinus, of or belonging to the sea, marine.)

Hydrogenovibrio
Hydrogenovibrio is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Hydrogenovibrio derives from: New Latin hydrogenum (from Greek noun húdōr (ὕδωρ), water; and Greek v. gennaō (γεννάω), to produce), hydrogen, an element; Latin v. vibro, to set in tremulous motion, move to and fro, vibrate; New Latin masculine gender noun vibrio, that which vibrates, and also a bacterial genus name of bacteria possessing a curved rod shape (Vibrio); New Latin masculine gender noun Hydrogenovibrio, hydrogen vibrio.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely H. marinus ( Nishihara et al. 1991, (Type species of the genus).; Latin masculine gender adjective marinus, marine, of the sea.)

Hydrotalea
Hydrotalea is a genus in the phylum Bacteroidetes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Hydrotalea derives from: Greek noun húdōr (ὕδωρ), water; Latin feminine gender noun talea, a rod; New Latin feminine gender noun Hydrotalea, a rod isolated from water.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely H. flava ( K&auml;mpfer et al. 2011, (Type species of the genus).; feminine gender adjective flava, golden-yellow.)

Hylemonella
Hylemonella is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Hylemonella derives from: New Latin feminine gender dim. noun Hylemonella, named in honour of Philip B. Hylemon who made important contributions to the taxonomy of freshwater spirilla.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely H. gracilis ( (Canale-Parola et al. 1966) Spring et al. 2004, (Type species of the genus).; Latin feminine gender adjective gracilis, thin, slight, slender.)

Hymenobacter
Hymenobacter is a genus in the phylum Bacteroidetes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Hymenobacter derives from: Greek noun humen, pellicle, thin layer; New Latin masculine gender noun, a rodbacter, nominally meaning "a rod", but in effect meaning a bacterium, rod; New Latin masculine gender noun Hymenobacter, a rod growing in thin layers.

Species
The genus contains 14 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * H. actinosclerus ( Collins et al. 2000, ; Greek noun aktis, aktinos (ἀκτίς, ἀκτῖνος), ray, beam; Greek adjective sklēros, hard; New Latin masculine gender adjective actinosclerus, hard against rays, referring to the organism&#39;s radiation resistance.)
 * H. aerophilus ( Buczolits et al. 2002, ; Greek noun aer, air; New Latin masculine gender adjective philus (from Greek masculine gender adjective φίλος), friend, loving; New Latin masculine gender adjective aerophilus, air-loving, indicating its survival when suspended in air.)
 * H. chitinivorans ( Buczolits et al. 2006, ; New Latin neuter gender noun chitinum, chitin; Latin participle adjective vorans, devouring; New Latin participle adjective chitinivorans, devouring chitin.)
 * H. daecheongensis ( Xu et al. 2009, ; New Latin masculine gender adjective daecheongensis, of or belonging to Daecheong Dam, from where the type strain was isolated.)
 * H. deserti ( Zhang et al. 2009, ; Latin genitive case noun deserti, of a desert.)
 * H. gelipurpurascens ( Buczolits et al. 2006, ; Latin noun gelus -us, the ice cold; Latin participle adjective purpurascens, becoming of a purple colour; New Latin participle adjective gelipurpurascens, becoming purple in the cold.)
 * H. norwichensis ( Buczolits et al. 2006, ; New Latin masculine gender adjective norwichensis, of or belonging to Norwich, a city in England, where the type strain was isolated from the air in the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts.)
 * H. ocellatus ( Buczolits et al. 2006, ; Latin masculine gender adjective ocellatus, showing little eyes, referring to the bright granules at the cell poles.)
 * H. psychrophilus ( Zhang et al. 2011, ; Greek adjective psychros (ψυχρός), cold; New Latin masculine gender adjective philus (from Greek masculine gender adjective φίλος), friend, loving; New Latin masculine gender adjective psychrophilus, cold-loving.)
 * H. psychrotolerans ( Zhang et al. 2008, ; Greek adjective psychros (ψυχρός), cold; Latin participle adjective tolerans, tolerating; New Latin participle adjective psychrotolerans, tolerating cold temperature.)
 * H. rigui ( Baik et al. 2006, ; Latin genitive case noun rigui, of a well-watered place.)
 * H. roseosalivarius ( Hirsch et al. 1999, (Type species of the genus).; Latin adjective roseus, rose-colored, pink; Latin masculine gender adjective salivarius, slimy, clammy, salivary; New Latin masculine gender adjective roseosalivarius, intended to mean a rose colored bacterium surrounded by much polymer.)
 * H. soli ( Kim et al. 2008, ; Latin genitive case noun soli, of soil, the source of the type strain.)
 * H. xinjiangensis ( Zhang et al. 2007, ; New Latin masculine gender adjective xinjiangensis, of or belonging to Xinjiang, an autonomous region in north-west China.)

Hyperthermus
Hyperthermus is a genus in the phylum Crenarchaeota (Archaea).

Etymology
The name Hyperthermus derives from: Greek prep. hyper, above; Greek adjective thermos (θερμός), hot; New Latin masculine gender noun Hyperthermus, an organism existing in a very hot environment.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely H. butylicus ( Zillig et al. 1991, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin masculine gender adjective butylicus, butylic, referring to the production of butanol.)

Hyphomicrobium
Hyphomicrobium is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Hyphomicrobium derives from: Greek noun huphē, a web, thread; Greek adjective mikros (μικρός), small; Greek masculine gender noun bios (βίος), life; New Latin neuter gender noun Hyphomicrobium, thread-producing microbe.

Species
The genus contains 12 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * H. aestuarii ( Hirsch 1899, ; Latin noun aestuarium, channel extending inland from the sea, and only filled with water at floodtide, an estuary; Latin genitive case noun aestuarii, of the estuary.)
 * H. chloromethanicum ( McDonald et al. 2001, ; Greek adjective chlōros, green; New Latin pref. chloro, referring to the chlorine radical; New Latin noun methanum, methane: Latin masculine gender suff. -icus, suffix used with the sense of pertaining to; New Latin adjective methanicus, pertaining to methane, intended to mean methane (utilizing); New Latin neuter gender noun chloromethanicum, chloromethane (utilizing).)
 * H. coagulans ( (ex Takada 1975) Hirsch 1989,, nom. rev.; Latin participle adjective coagulans, curdling, coagulating.)
 * H. denitrificans ( Urakami et al. 1995, ; New Latin participle adjective denitrificans, denitrifying.)
 * H. facile ( corrig. Hirsch 1989, ; Latin neuter gender adjective facile, ready, quick.)
 * H. facile ( subsp. facile corrig. Hirsch 1989, ; Latin neuter gender adjective facile, ready, quick.)
 * H. facile ( subsp. tolerans corrig. Hirsch 1989, ; Latin participle adjective tolerans, tolerating; pertaining to the tolerance of high CO concentrations.)
 * H. facile ( subsp. ureaphilum corrig. Hirsch 1989, ; New Latin noun urea, urea; New Latin adjective philus from Greek adjective philos (φίλος) meaning friend, loving; New Latin neuter gender adjective ureaphilum, loving urea.''' )
 * H. hollandicum ( Hirsch 1989, ; New Latin neuter gender adjective hollandicum, pertaining to Holland, referring to the isolation from the Netherlands.''' )
 * H. indicum ( Johnson and Weisrock 1969, species.; Latin neuter gender adjective indicum, of India, Indian (isolated from the Indian Ocean).)
 * H. methylovorum ( Izumi et al. 1983, ; New Latin noun methylum (from French m&eacute;thyle, back-formation from French m&eacute;thyl&egrave;ne, coined from Greek noun methu, wine and Greek noun hulē, wood), the methyl radical; New Latin pref. methylo-, pertaining to the methyl radical; New Latin pref. methylo-, pertaining to the methyl radical; Latin v. voro, to eat, devour; New Latin neuter gender adjective methylovorum, methyl devouring.)
 * H. neptunium ( Leifson 1964, species.; Latin neuter gender adjective neptunium, of Neptunus, pertaining to Neptunus, god of the sea.)
 * H. sulfonivorans ( Borodina et al. 2002, ; New Latin noun sulfonum, sulfone; Latin participle adjective vorans, eating, devouring; New Latin participle adjective sulfonivorans, sulfone-devouring.)
 * H. vulgare ( Stutzer and Hartleb 1899, species. (Type species of the genus).; Latin neuter gender adjective vulgare, usual, common.)
 * H. zavarzinii ( Hirsch 1989, ; New Latin genitive case noun zavarzinii, of Zavarzin, named for G.A. Zavarzin, the Russian microbiologist who isolated these bacteria.''' )

Hyphomonas
Hyphomonas is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Hyphomonas derives from: Greek noun huphos, web, filament; Greek feminine gender noun monas (μονάς / μονάδα), nominally meaning "a unit", but in effect meaning a bacterium; New Latin feminine gender noun Hyphomonas, hyphabearing unit.

Members of the genus Hyphomonas can be referred to as hyphomonad (viz. Trivialisation of names).

Species
The genus contains 8 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * H. adhaerens ( Weiner et al. 2000, ; Latin participle adjective adhaerens, adhering, sticking to.)
 * H. hirschiana ( Weiner et al. 1985, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective hirschiana, pertaining to Hirsch; named for P. Hirsch for his contributions to the study of prosthecate, budding bacteria.)
 * H. jannaschiana ( Weiner et al. 1985, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective jannaschiana, pertaining to Jannasch; named for H. Jannasch for his contributions to marine microbiology.)
 * H. johnsonii ( Weiner et al. 2000, ; New Latin genitive case masculine gender noun johnsonii, of Johnson, named after the (American) molecular taxonomist John Johnson.)
 * H. neptunium ( (Leifson 1964) Moore et al. 1984, ; Latin adjective neptunius -a -um, of Neptunus, pertaining to Neptunus, god of the sea; probably should be Latin feminine gender adjective neptunia.)
 * H. oceanitis ( Weiner et al. 1985, ; New Latin feminine gender noun oceanitis, daughter of the ocean.)
 * H. polymorpha ( (ex Pongratz 1957) Moore et al. 1984,, nom. rev. (Type species of the genus).; New Latin feminine gender adjective polymorpha (from Greek adjective polumorphos -on), multiform, variable in form, of irregular shape.)
 * H. rosenbergii ( Weiner et al. 2000, ; New Latin genitive case masculine gender noun rosenbergii, of Rosenberg, named after the (Israeli) microbial ecologist Eugene Rosenberg.)

Hyunsoonleella
Hyunsoonleella is a genus in the phylum Bacteroidetes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Hyunsoonleella derives from: New Latin feminine gender dim. noun Hyunsoonleella, named after Hyun-Soon Lee, a Korean microbiologist who devoted her life to the study of photosynthetic bacteria.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely H. jejuensis ( Yoon et al. 2010, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin feminine gender adjective jejuensis, of or pertaining to Jeju Island in the Republic of Korea, from where the type strain was isolated.)

Iamia
Iamia is a genus in the phylum Actinobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Iamia derives from: New Latin feminine gender noun Iamia, arbitrary name formed from the acronym of the Institute of Applied Microbiology at the University of Tokyo, which has made significant contributions to microbiology.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely I. majanohamensis ( Kurahashi et al. 2009, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin feminine gender adjective majanohamensis, pertaining to Majanohama, the site on the coast of Aka Island, Japan, where the type strain was isolated.)

Ideonella
Ideonella is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Ideonella derives from:
 * New Latin feminine gender dim. noun Ideonella, derived from Ideon the research center where the bacterium was isolated and described.

Species
The genus contains 2 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * I. azotifigens ( Noar and Buckley 2009, ; New Latin noun azotum [from Fr. noun azote (from Greek prep. a, not; Greek noun zōē, life; N.Greek noun azōē, not sustaining life)], nitrogen; Latin v. figere, to fix, attach; New Latin participle adjective azotifigens, nitrogen-fixing.)
 * I. dechloratans ( Malmqvist et al. 1994, (Type species of the genus).;: Latin de, from; New Latin noun chloras -atis, chlorate; New Latin adjective chloratans, referring to chlorate; New Latin adjective dechloratans, derived from chlorate; intended to mean chlorate-utilizing bacterium.)

Idiomarina
Idiomarina is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Idiomarina derives from:
 * Greek adjective idios, pertaining to oneself, private, personal; Latin feminine gender adjective marina, of the sea, marine; New Latin feminine gender noun Idiomarina, pertaining to the peculiar, true marine nature of microorganisms from the ocean (seawater).

Species
The genus contains 18 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * I. abyssalis ( Ivanova et al. 2000, (Type species of the genus).;: Latin noun abyssus, an abyss, deep sea; Latin feminine gender suff. -alis, suffix denoting pertaining to; New Latin feminine gender adjective abyssalis, pertaining to the abssyal depths of the ocean (1000-6000 m) from which the organism was isolated.)
 * I. aestuarii ( (Park et al. 2010) Wang et al. 2011, ; Latin genitive case noun aestuarii, of a tract overflowed at high tide, a salt marsh, a bay, referring to the isolation of the type strain from shallow coastal seawater.)
 * I. baltica ( Brettar et al. 2003, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective baltica, from the Baltic sea, referring to the source of the type strain.)
 * I. donghaiensis ( (Wu et al. 2009) Taborda et al. 2010, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective donghaiensis, pertaining to Donghai, the Chinese name for the East China Sea.)
 * I. fontislapidosi ( Mart&iacute;nez-C&aacute;novas et al. 2004, ; Latin noun fons -tis, spring; Latin adjective lapidosus, stony; New Latin genitive case noun fontislapidosi, of the stony spring, i.e. from Fuente de Piedra, the site from which the type strain was isolated.)
 * I. homiensis ( Kwon et al. 2006, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective homiensis, referring to the Homi Cape in Korea, where the type strain was isolated.)
 * I. insulisalsae ( Taborda et al. 2010, ; Latin feminine gender noun insula, island; Latin adjective salsus -a -um, salted; New Latin genitive case noun insulisalsae, of a salted island, isolated from the Island of Sal (the salt island) in the Cape Verde Archipelago.)
 * I. loihiensis ( Donachie et al. 2003, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective loihiensis, originating from L&#333;&#39;ihi, the site of isolation of the type strain.)
 * I. marina ( (Jean et al. 2009) Taborda et al. 2010, ; Latin feminine gender adjective marina, of the sea, marine.)
 * I. maritima ( (Wu et al. 2009) Taborda et al. 2010, ; Latin feminine gender adjective maritima, of the sea, marine, inhabiting marine environments.)
 * I. ramblicola ( Mart&iacute;nez-C&aacute;novas et al. 2004, ; Spanish feminine gender noun rambla, sandy ground; Latin suff. -cola (from Latin masculine gender or feminine gender noun incola), inhabitant; New Latin noun ramblicola, inhabitant of a rambla.)
 * I. salinarum ( Yoon et al. 2007, ; Latin genitive case pl. noun salinarum, of salt-works.)
 * I. sediminum ( (Hu and Li 2007) Taborda et al. 2010, ; Latin genitive case pl. noun sediminum, of sediments, pertaining to source of isolation of the type strain.)
 * I. seosinensis ( Choi and Cho 2005, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective seosinensis, pertaining to Seosin region in Korea, where the type strain was found.)
 * I. tainanensis ( (Jean et al. 2009) Taborda et al. 2010, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective tainanensis, pertaining to Tainan, Taiwan, where the type strain was isolated.)
 * I. taiwanensis ( (Jean et al. 2006) Taborda et al. 2010, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective taiwanensis, pertaining to Taiwan, where the type strain was isolated.)
 * I. xiamenensis ( Wang et al. 2011, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective xiamenensis, of Xiamen, a city in Fujian, PR China, where the type strain was isolated.)
 * I. zobellii ( Ivanova et al. 2000, ;: New Latin masculine gender genitive case noun zobelli, of Zobell; named after C.E. Zobell, a pioneer marine microbiologist.)

Ignatzschineria
Ignatzschineria is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Ignatzschineria derives from:
 * New Latin feminine gender noun Ignatzschineria, in honour of Ignatz Rudolph Schiner, who described the fly Wohlfahrtia magnifica in 1862.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely I. larvae ( (T&oacute;th et al. 2001) T&oacute;th et al. 2007, (Type species of the genus).;: Latin noun larva, a ghost, spectre and, in biology, a larva; Latin genitive case noun larvae, of a larva; the type strain was isolated from maggots of Wohlfahrtia magnifica.)

Ignavibacterium
Ignavibacterium is a genus in the phylum Chlorobi (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Ignavibacterium derives from: Latin adjective ignavus, lazy; Latin neuter gender noun bacterium, rod; New Latin neuter gender noun Ignavibacterium, a lazy rod.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely I. album ( Iino et al. 2010, (Type species of the genus).; Latin neuter gender adjective album, white.)

Ignavigranum
Ignavigranum is a genus in the phylum Firmicutes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Ignavigranum derives from: Latin adjective ignavus, lazy, non-reacting; Latin neuter gender noun granum, grain, kernel; New Latin neuter gender noun Ignavigranum, lazy grain.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely I. ruoffiae ( Collins et al. 1999, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin genitive case noun ruoffiae, of Ruoff, named after Kathryn Latin Ruoff, an American microbiologist.)

Ignicoccus
Ignicoccus is a genus in the phylum Crenarchaeota (Archaea).

Etymology
The name Ignicoccus derives from: Latin noun ignis, fire; New Latin masculine gender noun coccus (from Greek masculine gender noun kokkos (κόκκος), grain, seed), coccus; New Latin masculine gender noun Ignicoccus, the fireball.

Species
The genus contains 3 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * I. hospitalis ( Paper et al. 2007, ;: Latin masculine gender adjective hospitalis, relating to a guest, hospitable, referring to its ability to serve as a host for &quot;Nanoarchaeum equitans&quot;.)
 * I. islandicus ( Huber et al. 2000 (complete authorship reads: Huber, Burggraf, Mayer and Stetter), (Type species of the genus).; New Latin masculine gender adjective islandicus, pertaining to Iceland, Icelandic, describing the location of its first isolation.)
 * I. pacificus ( Huber and Stetter 2000, ; Latin masculine gender adjective pacificus, peaceful; pertaining to the Pacific Ocean, describing the site of its first isolation.)

Ignisphaera
Ignisphaera is a genus in the phylum Crenarchaeota (Archaea).

Etymology
The name Ignisphaera derives from: Latin noun ignis, fire; Latin feminine gender noun sphaera, ball; New Latin feminine gender noun Ignisphaera, fire ball.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely I. aggregans ( Niederberger et al. 2006, (Type species of the genus).; Latin participle adjective aggregans, aggregate forming, aggregating clumping.)

Ilumatobacter
Ilumatobacter is a genus in the phylum Actinobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Ilumatobacter derives from: Greek noun iluma -atos, sediment deposited in water; New Latin masculine gender noun, a rodbacter, nominally meaning "a rod", but in effect meaning a bacterium, a rod; New Latin masculine gender noun Ilumatobacter, a rod isolated from a sediment.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely I. fluminis ( Matsumoto et al. 2009, (Type species of the genus).; Latin noun flumen -inis, a river; Latin genitive case noun fluminis, of a river (Kuiragawa River, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, the origin of the sediment sample from which the type strain was isolated).)

Ilyobacter
Ilyobacter is a genus in the phylum Fusobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Ilyobacter derives from: Greek noun ilus, mud; New Latin masculine gender noun, a rodbacter, nominally meaning "a rod", but in effect meaning a bacterium, a rod; New Latin masculine gender noun Ilyobacter, a mud-inhabiting rod.

Species
The genus contains 4 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * I. delafieldii ( Janssen and Harfoot 1991, ; New Latin genitive case masculine gender noun delafieldii, of Delafield, named after F.P. Delafield. )
 * I. insuetus ( Brune et al. 2002, ; Latin masculine gender participle adjective insuetus, unusual, extraordinary, referring to the organism&rsquo;s metabolism.)
 * I. polytropus ( Stieb and Schink 1985, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin masculine gender adjective polytropus (from Greek masculine gender adjective polutropos), turning many ways, versatile, referring to metabolic versatility.)
 * I. tartaricus ( Schink 1985, ; New Latin noun acidum tartaricum, tartaric acid; New Latin masculine gender adjective tartaricus, referring to tartaric acid as isolation substrate.)

Indibacter
Indibacter is a genus in the phylum Bacteroidetes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Indibacter derives from: Latin noun India, India; New Latin masculine gender noun, a rodbacter, nominally meaning "a rod", but in effect meaning a bacterium, a rod; New Latin masculine gender noun Indibacter, a rod from India, referring to the isolation of the bacterial strain from India.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely I. alkaliphilus ( Anil Kumar et al. 2010, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin noun alkali, soda ash; New Latin adjective philus from Greek adjective philos (φίλος) meaning friend, loving; New Latin masculine gender adjective alkaliphilus, alkali-loving.)

Inhella
Inhella is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Inhella derives from: New Latin feminine gender dim. noun Inhella, named after Inha University, where the isolation source of the type strain is located.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely

Inquilinus
Inquilinus is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Inquilinus derives from:
 * Latin masculine gender noun inquilinus, an inhabitant of a place that is not its own, a sojourner.

Species
The genus contains 2 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * I. ginsengisoli ( Jung et al. 2011, ; New Latin noun ginsengum, ginseng; Latin noun solum, soil; New Latin genitive case noun ginsengisoli, of soil of a ginseng field, the source of the type strain.)
 * I. limosus ( Coenye et al. 2002, (Type species of the genus).;: Latin masculine gender adjective limosus, full of slime, slimy.)

Insolitispirillum
Insolitispirillum is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Insolitispirillum derives from: Latin adjective insolitus, unaccustomed; New Latin dim. neuter gender noun spirillum a small spiral; New Latin neuter gender noun Insolitispirillum an unaccustomed small spiral.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely I. peregrinum ( (Pretorius 1963) Yoon et al. 2007, (Type species of the genus).; Latin neuter gender adjective peregrinum, strange, foreign.)

Intrasporangium
Intrasporangium is a genus in the phylum Actinobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Intrasporangium derives from: Latin prep. intra, within; New Latin noun sporangium [from Greek noun spora (σπορά), a seed (and in biology a spore), and Greek noun angeion (Latin transliteration angium), vessel], sporangium; New Latin neuter gender noun Intrasporangium, a name coined to emphasize the possibility of intercalary formation of sporangia in mycelial filaments.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely I. calvum ( Kalakoutskii et al. 1967, species. (Type species of the genus).; Latin neuter gender adjective calvum, bald, hairless, referring to the absence of aerial mycelium.)

Iodobacter
Iodobacter is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Iodobacter derives from: Greek adjective ioeides, violet-colored; New Latin masculine gender noun, a rodbacter, nominally meaning "a rod", but in effect meaning a bacterium, a small rod; New Latin masculine gender noun Iodobacter, a violet-colored, small rod.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely I. fluviatilis ( corrig. (Moss et al. 1981) Logan 1989, (Type species of the genus).; Latin masculine gender adjective fluviatilis, of or belonging to a river.)

Isobaculum
Isobaculum is a genus in the phylum Firmicutes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Isobaculum derives from: Greek adjective isos, like, similar; Latin neuter gender noun baculum, rod; New Latin neuter gender noun Isobaculum, the one like a stick or a rod.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely I. melis ( Collins et al. 2002, (Type species of the genus).; Latin noun meles, badger; Latin genitive case noun melis, of the badger)

Isochromatium
Isochromatium is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Isochromatium derives from:
 * Greek adjective isos, equal, like, similar; New Latin neuter gender noun Chromatium, a genus name; New Latin neuter gender noun Isochromatium, the similar Chromatium, the bacterium similar to Chromatium.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely I. buderi ( (Tr&uuml;per and Jannasch 1968) Imhoff et al. 1998, (Type species of the genus).;: New Latin genitive case noun buderi, of Buder; named for J. Buder, a German plant physiologist.)

Isoptericola
Isoptericola is a genus in the phylum Actinobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Isoptericola derives from: New Latin noun Isoptera, order of termites; Latin masculine gender or feminine gender suff. -cola (from Latin masculine gender or feminine gender noun incola), inhabitant; New Latin masculine gender noun Isoptericola, inhabitant of termites.

Species
The genus contains 5 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * I. dokdonensis ( Yoon et al. 2006, ;: New Latin masculine gender adjective dokdonensis, of or belonging to Dokdo, Korea, where the organism was first isolated.)
 * I. halotolerans ( Zhang et al. 2005, ; Greek noun hals, halos (ἅλς, ἁλός), salt; Latin participle adjective tolerans, tolerating; New Latin participle adjective halotolerans, salt-tolerating, referring to the organism&#39;s ability to tolerate high salt concentrations.)
 * I. hypogeus ( Groth et al. 2005, ; Latin masculine gender adjective hypogeus, underground, referring to the site of isolation.)
 * I. jiangsuensis ( Wu et al. 2010, ; New Latin masculine gender adjective jiangsuensis, referring to Jiangsu, East Province, PR China, from where the organism was first isolated.)
 * I. variabilis ( (Bakalidou et al. 2002) Stackebrandt et al. 2004, (Type species of the genus).; Latin masculine gender adjective variabilis, variable, as cells can be rods or cocci.)

Isosphaera
Isosphaera is a genus in the phylum Planctomycetes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Isosphaera derives from: Greek adjective isos -ē -on, equal; Latin feminine gender noun sphaera, a ball, globe, sphere; New Latin feminine gender noun Isosphaera, sphere of equal size.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely I. pallida ( (ex Woronichin 1927) Giovannoni et al. 1995, nom. rev., (Type species of the genus).; Latin adjective pallidus -a -um, pale, pallid, colorless; Latin feminine gender adjective pallida, pale.)

Jahnella
Jahnella is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Jahnella derives from: New Latin feminine gender dim. noun Jahnella, named in honor of Eduard Adolf Wilhelm Jahn (1871-1942) who, in 1911, wrote the first synopsis, and, in 1924, the first monograph on myxobacteria.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely J. thaxteri ( corrig. (ex Jahn 1924) Reichenbach 2007, nom. rev., (Type species of the genus).; New Latin genitive case masculine gender noun thaxteri, of Thaxter, in honor of Roland Thaxter (1858-1932), discoverer of myxobacteria.)

Janibacter
Janibacter is a genus in the phylum Actinobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Janibacter derives from: Latin noun Janus (or Ianus), a god in roman mythology, who is said to have had two faces; New Latin masculine gender noun, a rodbacter, nominally meaning "a rod", but in effect meaning a bacterium, a rod; New Latin masculine gender noun Janibacter, referring to the changing morphology of the microorganisms.

Species
The genus contains 7 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * J. anophelis ( K&auml;mpfer et al. 2006, ; New Latin genitive case noun anophelis, of/from a mosquito of the genus Anopheles, as the type strain was isolated from the midgut of Anopheles arabiensis.)
 * J. brevis ( Imamura et al. 2000, ; Latin masculine gender adjective brevis, short.)
 * J. corallicola ( Kageyama et al. 2007, ; Latin noun corallum, coral; Latin suff. -cola, inhabitant, dweller; New Latin noun corallicola, coral-dweller.)
 * J. hoylei ( Shivaji et al. 2009, ; New Latin genitive case masculine gender noun hoylei, of Hoyle, named after Sir Fred Hoyle, the famous English astronomer.)
 * J. limosus ( Martin et al. 1997, (Type species of the genus).; Latin masculine gender adjective limosus, full of mud, muddy, pertaining to sludge, the natural habitat of the species.)
 * J. melonis ( Yoon et al. 2004, ; Latin genitive case noun melonis, of a melon, referring to the fruit (Cucumis melo) from which the organisms were isolated.)
 * J. terrae ( Yoon et al. 2000, ; Latin genitive case terrae, of the earth.)

Jannaschia
Jannaschia is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Jannaschia derives from: New Latin feminine gender noun Jannaschia, after the German microbiologist Holger W. Jannasch, one of the pioneers of marine microbiology, who had a tremendous impact on the field and was particularly devoted to studying microbial growth kinetics in sea water and the microbial ecology of hydrothermal vents.

Species
The genus contains 7 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * J. cystaugens ( Adachi et al. 2004, ; Greek noun kustis, bladder, and by extension cyst; Latin participle adjective augens (from Latin v. augeo) increasing; augmenting, and by extension, promoting; New Latin participle adjective cystaugens, promoting cyst (formation).)
 * J. donghaensis ( Yoon et al. 2007, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective donghaensis, of Donghae, the Korean name for the East Sea of Korea, from where the organism was isolated.)
 * J. helgolandensis ( Wagner-D&ouml;bler et al. 2003, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin feminine gender adjective helgolandensis, of the island of Helgoland, where the type strain was isolated.)
 * J. pohangensis ( Kim et al. 2008, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective pohangensis, referring to Pohang Region in the Republic of Korea, where the type strain was found.)
 * J. rubra ( Maci&aacute;n et al. 2005, ; Latin feminine gender adjective rubra, red.)
 * J. seohaensis ( Yoon et al. 2010, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective seohaensis, of or belonging to Seohae, the Korean name of the Yellow Sea of Korea, from where the type strain was isolated.)
 * J. seosinensis ( Choi et al. 2006, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective seosinensis, pertaining to the Seosin region in Korea, where the type strain was found.)

Janthinobacterium
Janthinobacterium is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Janthinobacterium derives from: Latin adjective janthinus, violet-blue, violet; Latin neuter gender noun bacterium, rod or staff; New Latin neuter gender noun Janthinobacterium, a violet-colored rod.

Species
The genus contains 2 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * J. agaricidamnosum ( Lincoln et al. 1999, ; Latin noun agaricum, larch fungus, tinder fungus, intended to mean mushroom; Latin adjective damnosus -a -um, destructive, that causes injury; New Latin neuter gender adjective agaricidamnosum, damaging mushroom.)
 * J. lividum ( (Eisenberg 1891) De Ley et al. 1978, species. (Type species of the genus).; Latin neuter gender adjective lividum, of a blue or leaden color, bluish, blue.)

Jejuia
Jejuia is a genus in the phylum Bacteroidetes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Jejuia derives from: New Latin feminine gender noun Jejuia, named after Jeju, the largest island in Korea, where the organism was isolated.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely J. pallidilutea ( Lee et al. 2009, (Type species of the genus).; Latin adjective pallidus, pale; Latin adjective luteus, orange; New Latin feminine gender adjective pallidilutea, pale orange, referring to the colony colour.)

Jeongeupia
Jeongeupia is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Jeongeupia derives from: New Latin feminine gender noun Jeongeupia, named after Jeongeup, a Korean city, the location of Naejang Mountain.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely J. naejangsanensis ( Yoon et al. 2010, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin feminine gender adjective naejangsanensis, of or pertaining to Naejangsan, the Korean name of Naejang Mountain, from where the type strain was isolated.)

Jeotgalibacillus
Jeotgalibacillus is a genus in the phylum Firmicutes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Jeotgalibacillus derives from: New Latin noun jeotgalum (from Korean noun jeotgal) jeotgal, traditional Korean food; Latin masculine gender noun bacillus, rod; New Latin masculine gender noun Jeotgalibacillus, rod from jeotgal.

Species
The genus contains 4 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * J. alimentarius ( Yoon et al. 2001, (Type species of the genus).; Latin adjective alimentarius, relating to food.)
 * J. campisalis ( (Yoon et al. 2004) Yoon et al. 2010, ; Latin masculine gender noun campus, a level space, a plain, field; Latin genitive case noun salis, of salt; New Latin genitive case noun campisalis, of the field of salt.)
 * J. marinus ( (R&uuml;ger and Richter 1979) Yoon et al. 2010, ; Latin masculine gender adjective marinus, of the sea, marine.)
 * J. salarius ( Yoon et al. 2010, ; Latin masculine gender adjective salarius, of salt.)

Jeotgalicoccus
Jeotgalicoccus is a genus in the phylum Firmicutes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Jeotgalicoccus derives from: New Latin noun jeotgalum (from Korean noun jeotgal) jeotgal, traditional Korean seafood; New Latin masculine gender noun coccus (Greek masculine gender noun kokkos (κόκκος)), berry; New Latin masculine gender noun Jeotgalicoccus, coccus from jeotgal.

Species
The genus contains 7 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * J. aerolatus ( Martin et al. 2011, ; Greek noun aer, air; Latin masculine gender participle adjective latus, carried; New Latin masculine gender participle adjective aerolatus, airborne.)
 * J. coquinae ( Martin et al. 2011, ; New Latin genitive case noun coquinae, of coquina (a limestone composed chiefly of shell fragments), referring to the source of isolation of the type strain.)
 * J. halotolerans ( Yoon et al. 2003, (Type species of the genus).; Greek noun hals, halos (ἅλς, ἁλός), salt; Latin participle adjective tolerans, tolerating, enduring; New Latin participle adjective halotolerans, salt-tolerating.)
 * J. huakuii ( Guo et al. 2010, ; New Latin genitive case masculine gender noun huakuii, of Hua-Kui, to honour Hua-Kui Chen, a respected Chinese microbiologist, for his enormous contributions to the development of microbiology in China.)
 * J. marinus ( Chen et al. 2009, ; Latin masculine gender adjective marinus, of the sea, marine.)
 * J. pinnipedialis ( Hoyles et al. 2004, ; New Latin masculine gender adjective pinnipedialis, pertaining to pinnipeds.)
 * J. psychrophilus ( Yoon et al. 2003, ; Greek adjective psychros (ψυχρός), cold; New Latin adjective philus from Greek adjective philos (φίλος) meaning friend, loving; New Latin adjective psychrophilus, cold-loving.)

Jiangella
Jiangella is a genus in the phylum Actinobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Jiangella derives from: New Latin feminine gender dim. noun Jiangella, named after Cheng-Lin Jiang, a Chinese microbiologist, in recognition of his work on actinomycete taxonomy.

Species
The genus contains 4 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * J. alba ( Qin et al. 2009, ; Latin feminine gender adjective alba, white, referring to the white aerial hyphae.)
 * J. alkaliphila ( Lee 2008, ; Arabic article al, the; Arabic noun qaliy, ashes of saltwort; New Latin noun alkali, alkali; New Latin adjective philus from Greek adjective philos (φίλος) meaning friend, loving; New Latin feminine gender adjective alkaliphila, loving alkaline conditions.)
 * J. gansuensis ( Song et al. 2005, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin feminine gender adjective gansuensis, pertaining to Gansu, a province of north-west China from where the type strain was isoalted.)
 * J. muralis ( K&auml;mpfer et al. 2011, ; Latin feminine gender adjective muralis, pertaining or belonging to a wall(s).)

Jishengella
Jishengella is a genus in the phylum Actinobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Jishengella derives from: New Latin feminine gender noun Jishengella, named after Jisheng Ruan, the Chinese microbiologist.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely J. endophytica ( Xie et al. 2011, (Type species of the genus).; Greek pref. endo, within; Greek noun phuton, plant; Latin feminine gender suff. -ica, adjectival suffix used with the sense of belonging to; New Latin feminine gender adjective endophytica, within plant, endophytic, pertaining to the original isolation from plant tissues.)

Johnsonella
Johnsonella is a genus in the phylum Firmicutes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Johnsonella derives from: New Latin feminine gender dim. noun Johnsonella, in honor of John Latin Johnson, a microbiologist from the United States.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely J. ignava ( Moore and Moore 1994, (Type species of the genus).; Latin feminine gender adjective ignava, inactive, lazy, sluggish, because of the inactivity of the organism in vitro.)

Jonesia
Jonesia is a genus in the phylum Actinobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Jonesia derives from: New Latin feminine gender noun Jonesia, named after Dorothy Jones, British microbiologist.

Species
The genus contains 2 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * J. denitrificans ( (Pr&eacute;vot 1961) Rocourt et al. 1987, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin v. denitrifico, to denitrify; New Latin participle adjective denitrificans, denitrifying.)
 * J. quinghaiensis ( Schumann et al. 2004, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective quinghaiensis, pertaining to Qinghai, Western province of China, where the type strain was isolated.)

Jonquetella
Jonquetella is a genus in the phylum Synergistetes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Jonquetella derives from:
 * New Latin feminine gender dim. noun Jonquetella, named in honour of Professor Jonquet, the clinician who first diagnosed infection involving this novel genus.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely J. anthropi ( Jumas-Bilak et al. 2007, (Type species of the genus).;: Greek noun anthropos, a human being; New Latin genitive case noun anthropi, of a human being, since virtually all strains thus far recovered are from human clinical specimens and since it represents the first characterized species including human clinical isolates in the phylum &quot;Synergistetes&quot;.)

Joostella
Joostella is a genus in the phylum Bacteroidetes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Joostella derives from: New Latin feminine gender dim. noun Joostella, named after Professor P. J. Jooste, who first proposed the family Flavobacteriaceae.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely J. marina ( Quan et al. 2008, (Type species of the genus).; Latin feminine gender adjective marina, belonging to the sea, marine.)

Kaistella
Kaistella is a genus in the phylum Bacteroidetes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Kaistella derives from: New Latin feminine gender dim. noun Kaistella, arbitrary name after KAIST, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely K. koreensis ( Kim et al. 2004, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin feminine gender adjective koreensis, pertaining to Korea, from where the organisms were isolated.)

Kaistia
Kaistia is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Kaistia derives from: New Latin feminine gender noun Kaistia, arbitrary name formed from the acronym of the Korean Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, KAIST, where taxonomic studies of this taxon were performed.

Species
The genus contains 4 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * K. adipata ( Im et al. 2005, (Type species of the genus).; Latin feminine gender adjective adipata, fatty, greasy.)
 * K. granuli ( Lee et al. 2007, ; Latin genitive case noun granuli, of a small grain, pertaining to a granule, from which the type strain was isolated.)
 * K. soli ( Weon et al. 2008, ; Latin genitive case noun soli, of soil.)
 * K. terrae ( Kim et al. 2010, ; Latin genitive case noun terrae, of the soil.)

Kangiella
Kangiella is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Kangiella derives from: New Latin dim. feminine gender noun Kangiella, named to honour Professor Kook Hee Kang, a Korean microbiologist, for his contribution to microbial research.

Species
The genus contains 4 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * K. aquimarina ( Yoon et al. 2004, ; Latin noun aqua, water; Latin adjective marinus, of the sea; New Latin feminine gender adjective aquimarina, pertaining to sea water.)
 * K. japonica ( Romanenko et al. 2010, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective japonica, Japanese, pertaining to the Sea of Japan, from which strains of the species were first isolated.)
 * K. koreensis ( Yoon et al. 2004, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin feminine gender adjective koreensis, pertaining to Korea, from where the organism was isolated.)
 * K. spongicola ( Ahn et al. 2011, ; Latin noun spongos -i, a sponge; Latin suff. -cola (from Latin noun incola), inhabitant; New Latin noun (nominative in apposition) spongicola, inhabitant of a sponge.)

Kerstersia
Kerstersia is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Kerstersia derives from: New Latin feminine gender noun Kerstersia, in honour of K. Kersters, an eminent Belgian microbiologist, for his contributions to polyphasic taxonomy and to the introduction of computerized protein gel electrophoresis.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely K. gyiorum ( Coenye et al. 2003, (Type species of the genus).; Greek noun gyion, limb; New Latin genitive case noun gyiorum, from the limbs, referring to the fact that the majority of strains were isolated from human leg wounds.)

Ketogulonicigenium
Ketogulonicigenium is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Ketogulonicigenium derives from: New Latin noun acidum ketogulonicum, ketogulonic acid; Latin suff. genius -a -um (from Latin v. geno, to produce), producing; New Latin neuter gender noun Ketogulonicigenium, that which produces ketogulonic acid.

Species
The genus contains 2 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * K. robustum ( corrig. Urbance et al. 2001, ; Latin neuter gender adjective robustum, firm, solid, strong.)
 * K. vulgare ( corrig. Urbance et al. 2001, (Type species of the genus).; Latin neuter gender adjective vulgare, usual, common.)

Kibdelosporangium
Kibdelosporangium is a genus in the phylum Actinobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Kibdelosporangium derives from: Greek adjective kibdelos

Species
The genus contains 3 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * K. albatum ( Tomita et al. 1993, ; Latin neuter gender adjective albatum, clothed in white, referring to the colour of the aerial mycelium and the non-chromogenicity of the organism.)
 * K. aridum ( Shearer et al. 1986, (Type species of the genus).; Latin neuter gender adjective '')
 * K. aridum ( subsp. aridum Shearer et al. 1986, ; Latin neuter gender adjective '')
 * K. aridum ( subsp. largum Shearer et al. 1988, ; Latin neuter gender adjective '')
 * K. philippinense ( Mertz and Yao 1988, ; New Latin neuter gender adjective '')

Kiloniella
Kiloniella is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Kiloniella derives from: Latin noun Kilonium, Latin name of the northern German city of Kiel; New Latin feminine gender dim. noun Kiloniella, arbitrary name for a bacterium found in marine waters close to Kiel, the place of an important institution of marine research (the IFM-GEOMAR), in which the first strain of the genus was discovered.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely K. laminariae ( Wiese et al. 2009, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin feminine gender noun Laminaria, botanical name of a genus of macroalgae; New Latin genitive case feminine gender noun laminariae, pertaining to the alga Laminaria, from which the type strain was isolated.)

Kinneretia
Kinneretia is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Kinneretia derives from: New Latin feminine gender noun Kinneretia, named after Kinneret Lake, where the type strain of the type species was isolated.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely K. asaccharophila ( Gomila et al. 2010, (Type species of the genus).; Greek prefix a- (ἄ), not; Greek noun saccharon, sugar; New Latin feminine gender adjective phila (from Greek feminine gender adjective philē (φίλη)), friend, loving; New Latin feminine gender adjective asaccharophila, not sugar loving.)

Kineococcus
Kineococcus is a genus in the phylum Actinobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Kineococcus derives from: Greek noun kinesis, motion; New Latin masculine gender noun coccus (from Greek masculine gender noun kokkos (κόκκος), a grain, seed), coccus; New Latin masculine gender noun Kineococcus, a motile coccus.

Species
The genus contains 6 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * K. aurantiacus ( Yokota et al. 1993, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin masculine gender adjective aurantiacus, orange-colored.)
 * K. gynurae ( Duangmal et al. 2008, ; New Latin noun Gynura, scientific genus name of a plant; New Latin genitive case noun gynurae, of Gynura, isolated from Gynura pseudochina (Latin) DC. var. hispida Thwaites, a Thai medicinal plant.)
 * K. marinus ( Lee 2006, ; Latin masculine gender adjective marinus, of the sea, the origin of the sample from which the type strain was isolated.)
 * K. radiotolerans ( Phillips et al. 2002, ; Latin noun radiatio, radiation; New Latin pref. radio-, pertaining to radiation; Latin participle adjective tolerans, tolerating; New Latin participle adjective radiotolerans, radiation-tolerating.)
 * K. rhizosphaerae ( Lee 2009, ; Greek noun rhiza, a root; Latin noun sphaera, ball, sphere; New Latin noun rhizosphaera, the rhizosphere; New Latin genitive case noun rhizosphaerae, of the rhizosphere, referring to the site from which the type strain was isolated.)
 * K. xinjiangensis ( Liu et al. 2009, ; New Latin masculine gender adjective xinjiangensis, pertaining to Xinjiang, a province in north-west China, where the type strain was isolated.)

Kineosphaera
Kineosphaera is a genus in the phylum Actinobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Kineosphaera derives from: Greek noun kinesis, motion; Latin feminine gender noun sphaera, sphere; New Latin feminine gender noun Kineosphaera, a motile sphere.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely K. limosa ( Liu et al. 2002, (Type species of the genus).; Latin feminine gender adjective limosa, muddy, pertaining to sludge, the natural habitat of the species.)

Kineosporia
Kineosporia is a genus in the phylum Actinobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Kineosporia derives from: Greek noun kinesis, motion; New Latin feminine gender noun spora (σπορά) (from Greek feminine gender noun spora (σπορά), a seed), a spore; New Latin feminine gender noun Kineosporia, an organism that has motile spores.

Species
The genus contains 7 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * K. aurantiaca ( Pagani and Parenti 1978, species. (Type species of the genus).; New Latin feminine gender adjective aurantiaca, of an orange color.)
 * K. babensis ( Sakiyama et al. 2009, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective babensis, referring to Ba Be National Park, Vietnam, from which the first strains were isolated.)
 * K. mesophila ( Li et al. 2009, ; Greek adjective mesos, medium, middle; New Latin feminine gender adjective phila (from Greek feminine gender adjective philē (φίλη)), friend, loving; New Latin feminine gender adjective mesophila, medium-temperature-loving, mesophilic.)
 * K. mikuniensis ( Kudo et al. 1998, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective mikuniensis, of or belonging to Mt Mikuni, Gumma Prefecture, Japan, the location from which the type strain was isolated.)
 * K. rhamnosa ( Kudo et al. 1998, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective rhamnosa, pertaining to rhamnose.)
 * K. rhizophila ( Kudo et al. 1998, ; Greek noun rhiza, root; New Latin feminine gender adjective phila (from Greek feminine gender adjective philē (φίλη)), friend, loving; New Latin feminine gender adjective rhizophila, root-loving.)
 * K. succinea ( Kudo et al. 1998, ; Latin feminine gender adjective succinea, of amber, intended to mean of an amber color.)

Kingella
Kingella is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Kingella derives from: New Latin feminine gender dim. noun Kingella, named after Elizabeth O. King, an American bacteriologist.

Species
The genus contains 5 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * K. denitrificans ( Snell and Lapage 1976, species.; New Latin participle adjective denitrificans, denitrifying.)
 * K. indologenes ( Snell and Lapage 1976, species.; New Latin noun indolum, indole; New Latin suff. -genes (from Greek v. gennaō (γεννάω), to produce), producing; New Latin adjective indologenes, indole-producing.)
 * K. kingae ( (Henriksen and B&oslash;vre 1968) Henriksen and B&oslash;vre 1976, species. (Type species of the genus).; New Latin genitive case feminine gender noun kingae, of King, named after Elizabeth O. King, an American bacteriologist.)
 * K. oralis ( corrig. Dewhirst et al. 1993, ; Latin noun os oris, the mouth; Latin feminine gender suff. -alis, suffix denoting pertaining to; New Latin feminine gender adjective oralis, pertaining to the mouth.)
 * K. potus ( Lawson et al. 2005, ; New Latin genitive case noun potus, of Potus, the generic name of the South American kinkajou (Potus flavus), the animal from which the organism originated.)

Kistimonas
Kistimonas is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Kistimonas derives from: New Latin noun kistum, acronym of the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST); Latin feminine gender noun monas (μονάς / μονάδα), nominally meaning "a unit", but in effect meaning a bacterium; New Latin feminine gender noun Kistimonas, Kist monad.

Members of the genus Kistimonas can be referred to as kistimonad (viz. Trivialisation of names).

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely K. asteriae ( Choi et al. 2010, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin genitive case noun asteriae, of Asterias amurensis, a starfish.)

Kitasatoa
Kitasatoa is a genus in the phylum Actinobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Kitasatoa derives from: New Latin feminine gender noun Kitasatoa, named for Kitasato, a Japanese bacteriologist (1852-1931).

Species
The genus contains 4 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * K. diplospora ( Matsumae et al. 1968, species.;)
 * K. kauaiensis ( Matsumae et al. 1968, species.;)
 * K. nagasakiensis ( Matsumae and Hata 1968, species.;)
 * K. purpurea ( Matsumae and Hata 1968, species. (Type species of the genus).;)

Kitasatospora
Kitasatospora is a genus in the phylum Actinobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Kitasatospora derives from: New Latin feminine gender noun Kitasatoa, named for Kitasato, a Japanese bacteriologist (1852-1931); Greek feminine gender noun spora (σπορά), a seed and, in biology, a spore; New Latin feminine gender noun Kitasatospora, Kitasato spore.

Species
The genus contains 23 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * K. arboriphila ( Groth et al. 2004, ; Latin noun arbor, a tree; New Latin adjective philus from Greek adjective philos (φίλος) meaning friend, loving; New Latin feminine gender adjective arboriphila, tree loving.)
 * K. atroaurantiaca ( (Nakagaito et al. 1993) Li et al. 2009, ; Latin adjective ater -tra -trum, black, dark; New Latin adjective aurantiacus -a -um, orange; New Latin feminine gender adjective atroaurantiaca, dark orange.)
 * K. azatica ( corrig. (Nakagaito et al. 1993) Zhang et al. 1997, ;)
 * K. cheerisanensis ( Chung et al. 1999, ;)
 * K. cineracea ( Tajima et al. 2001, ;)
 * K. cochleata ( corrig. (Nakagaito et al. 1993) Zhang et al. 1997, ;)
 * K. cystarginea ( corrig. Kusakabe and Isono 1992, ;)
 * K. gansuensis ( Groth et al. 2004, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective gansuensis, pertaining to Gansu, a province in China, the origin of the soil from which the type strain was isolated.)
 * K. griseola ( corrig. Takahashi et al. 1985, ;)
 * K. kazusensis ( corrig. Li et al. 2009, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective kazusensis from or pertaining to Kazusa, the city in Japan where the organism was isolated.)
 * K. kifunensis ( (Nakagaito et al. 1993) Groth et al. 2003, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective kifunensis, named for Mt Kifune, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, source of the soil from which the organism was isolated.)
 * K. mediocidica ( corrig. Labeda 1988, ;)
 * K. niigatensis ( Tajima et al. 2001, ;)
 * K. nipponensis ( Groth et al. 2004, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective nipponensis, pertaining to Nippon, the native name for Japan, the origin of the soil from which the type strain was isolated.)
 * K. paracochleata ( corrig. (Nakagaito et al. 1993) Zhang et al. 1997, ;)
 * K. paranensis ( Groth et al. 2004, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective paranensis, pertaining to Parana, a state of Brazil, the origin of the soil from which the type strain was isolated.)
 * K. phosalacinea ( corrig. Takahashi et al. 1985, ;)
 * K. putterlickiae ( Groth et al. 2003, ; New Latin genitive case noun putterlickiae, of the plant genus Putterlickia.)
 * K. saccharophila ( Li et al. 2009, ; Greek noun sakch&acirc;r, sugar; New Latin adjective philus from Greek adjective philos (φίλος) meaning friend, loving; New Latin feminine gender adjective saccharophila, sugar-loving.)
 * K. sampliensis ( Mayilraj et al. 2006, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective sampliensis, pertaining to Sampli village, Punjab State, India, where the type strain was isolated.)
 * K. setae ( corrig. &#332;mura et al. 1983, (Type species of the genus).;)
 * K. terrestris ( Groth et al. 2004, ; Latin feminine gender adjective terrestris, terrestrial, of the earth.)
 * K. viridis ( Liu et al. 2005, ; Latin feminine gender adjective viridis, green, referring to the production of a green aerial spore mass.)

Klebsiella
Klebsiella is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Klebsiella derives from:
 * New Latin feminine gender dim. noun Klebsiella, named after Edwin Klebs (1834-1913), a German bacteriologist.

Species
The genus contains 12 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * K. granulomatis ( (Arag&atilde;o and Vianna 1913) Carter et al. 1999, ; Latin dim. noun granulum, a small grain; New Latin noun granuloma, a granuloma; New Latin genitive case noun granulomatis, of a granuloma.)
 * K. mobilis ( Bascomb et al. 1971, species.; Latin feminine gender adjective mobilis, movable, motile.)
 * K. ornithinolytica ( Sakazaki et al. 1989, ; New Latin ornithinum, ornithine, an amino acid; New Latin feminine gender adjective lytica (from Greek feminine gender adjective lutikē), able to loose, able to dissolve; New Latin feminine gender adjective ornithinolytica, ornithine dissolving.)
 * K. oxytoca ( (Fl&uuml;gge 1886) Lautrop 1956, species.; Greek oxus, sour, acid; Greek suff. -tokos, producing; New Latin feminine gender adjective oxytoca, acid-producing.)
 * K. ozaenae ( (Abel 1893) Bergey et al. 1925, species.; Latin feminine gender noun ozaena, a polypus in the nose, ozena; Latin genitive case noun ozaenae of ozena.)
 * K. planticola ( Bagley et al. 1982, ; Latin feminine gender noun planta, any vegetable production that serves to propagate the species, a young plant, a plant; Latin suff. -cola (from Latin noun incola), dweller; New Latin noun planticola, plant-dweller.)
 * K. pneumoniae ( (Schroeter 1886) Trevisan 1887, species. (Type species of the genus).; Greek noun pneumonia, disease of the lungs, pneumonia (inflammation of the lungs); New Latin genitive case noun pneumoniae, of pneumonia.)
 * K. pneumoniae ( subsp. ozaenae (Abel 1893) &Oslash;rskov 1984, ; Latin feminine gender noun ozaena, a polypus in the nose, ozena; Latin genitive case noun ozaenae of ozena.)
 * K. pneumoniae ( subsp. pneumoniae (Schroeter 1886) Trevisan 1887, ; Greek noun pneumonia, disease of the lungs, pneumonia (inflammation of the lungs); New Latin genitive case noun pneumoniae, of pneumonia.)
 * K. pneumoniae ( subsp. rhinoscleromatis (Trevisan 1887) &Oslash;rskov 1984, ; New Latin genitive case noun rhinoscleromatis, of rhinoscleroma.)
 * K. rhinoscleromatis ( Trevisan 1887, species.; New Latin genitive case noun rhinoscleromatis, of rhinoscleroma.)
 * K. singaporensis ( Li et al. 2004, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective singaporensis, of Singapore, the country in which the type strain was isolated.)
 * K. terrigena ( Izard et al. 1981, ; Latin masculine gender or feminine gender noun terrigena, child of the earth, referring to the isolation from soil.)
 * K. trevisanii ( Ferragut et al. 1983, ; New Latin genitive case masculine gender noun trevisanii, of Trevisan, named after V. Trevisan, who originally named and described the genus Klebsiella.)
 * K. variicola ( Rosenblueth et al. 2004, ; Latin adjective varius, different, differing, various; Latin suff. -cola (from Latin noun incola), inhabitant, dweller; New Latin noun variicola, inhabitant of different places.)

Klugiella
Klugiella is a genus in the phylum Actinobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Klugiella derives from: New Latin feminine gender dim. noun Klugiella, named after Michael J. Klug, an American entomologist/microbiologist who, along with S. Kotarski, first described the microbial community of the Tipula abdominalis larval gut, from which strain 44C3T was isolated.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely K. xanthotipulae ( Cook et al. 2008, (Type species of the genus).; Greek adjective xanthos, yellow; New Latin feminine gender genitive case noun tipulae, of Tipula, a zoological genus name; New Latin feminine gender genitive case noun xanthotipulae, yellow from Tipula, referring to the isolation of a yellow-colony-forming organism from Tipula abdominalis.)

Kluyvera
Kluyvera is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Kluyvera derives from: New Latin feminine gender noun Kluyvera, named by Asai et al. (1956) to honor the Dutch microbiologist A.J. Kluyver, who made many contributions to microbial physiology and taxonomy.

Species
The genus contains 5 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * K. ascorbata ( Farmer et al. 1981, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin feminine gender adjective ascorbata, pertaining to ascorbate.)
 * K. cochleae ( M&uuml;ller et al. 1996, ; Latin genitive case noun cochleae, of a snail.)
 * K. cryocrescens ( Farmer et al. 1981, ; Greek noun kruos, icy cold, frost; Latin participle adjective crescens, growing; New Latin participle adjective cryocrescens, growing in the cold; referring to the fact the cultures grow at 4-5 &deg;C.)
 * K. georgiana ( M&uuml;ller et al. 1996, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective georgiana, pertaining to Georgia, U.S.A., where the characterization and redefinition of Kluyvera was done.)
 * K. intermedia ( (Izard et al. 1980) Pavan et al. 2005, ; Latin feminine gender adjective intermedia, that is between, intermediate.)

Knoellia
Knoellia is a genus in the phylum Actinobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Knoellia derives from: New Latin feminine gender noun Knoellia, named after Hans Kn&ouml;ll (1913&plusmn;1978), a German pioneer in antibiotic research.

Species
The genus contains 3 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * K. aerolata ( Weon et al. 2007, ; Greek noun aer, aeros (ἀήρ, ἀέρος), air; Latin participle adjective latus, carried; New Latin feminine gender participle adjective aerolata, airborne.)
 * K. sinensis ( Groth et al. 2002, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin feminine gender adjective sinensis, pertaining to China, the country of origin of the type strain.)
 * K. subterranea ( Groth et al. 2002, ; Latin feminine gender adjective subterranea, subterranean, under the earth, referring to the place of isolation.)

Kocuria
Kocuria is a genus in the phylum Actinobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Kocuria derives from:
 * New Latin feminine gender noun Kocuria, named after Miroslav Kocur, a Slovakian microbiologist for his pioneering studies on Gram-stain-positive cocci.

Species
The genus contains 18 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * K. aegyptia ( Li et al. 2006, ; Latin feminine gender adjective aegyptia, pertaining to Egypt, from Egypt, referring to the country of isolation of the type strain.)
 * K. atrinae ( Park et al. 2010, ; New Latin noun Atrina, a scientific zoological genus; New Latin genitive case noun atrinae, of Atrina, isolated from Atrina pectinata.)
 * K. carniphila ( Tvrzov&aacute; et al. 2005, ; Latin noun caro carnis, flesh, meat; New Latin feminine gender adjective phila (from Greek feminine gender adjective philē (φίλη)), loving; New Latin feminine gender adjective carniphila, meat-loving.)
 * K. erythromyxa ( (Brooks and Murray 1981) Rainey et al. 1997, ; Greek adjective eruthros, red; Greek noun muxa , mucus, slime; New Latin noun erythomyxa, the red slime.)
 * K. flava ( Zhou et al. 2008, ; Latin feminine gender adjective flava, yellow, referring to the colony colour of the type strain.)
 * K. gwangalliensis ( Seo et al. 2009, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective gwangalliensis, referring to Gwangalli beach in Busan, Korea, where the type strain was isolated.)
 * K. halotolerans ( Tang et al. 2009, ; Greek noun hals, halos (ἅλς, ἁλός), salt; Latin participle adjective tolerans, tolerating, enduring; New Latin participle adjective halotolerans, salt-tolerating.)
 * K. himachalensis ( Mayilraj et al. 2006, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective himachalensis, of or pertaining to the Indian State of Himachal Pradesh, where the type strain was isolated.)
 * K. koreensis ( Park et al. 2010, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective koreensis, pertaining to Korea, isolated from Korean fermented seafood, made from comb pen shell.)
 * K. kristinae ( (Kloos et al. 1974) Stackebrandt et al. 1995, ; New Latin genitive case feminine gender noun kristinae, of Kristin; named for Kristin Holding, from whom this organism was originally isolated.)
 * K. marina ( Kim et al. 2004, ; Latin feminine gender adjective marina, of or belonging to the sea.)
 * K. palustris ( Kov&aacute;cs et al. 1999, ; Latinfeminine gender adjective palustris, marshy, swampy.)
 * K. polaris ( Reddy et al. 2003, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective polaris, of, or pertaining to, a pole.)
 * K. rhizophila ( Kov&aacute;cs et al. 1999, ; Greek noun rhiza, a root; New Latin feminine gender adjective phila (from Greek feminine gender adjective philē (φίλη)), friend, loving; New Latin feminine gender adjective rhizophila, root loving.)
 * K. rosea ( (Fl&uuml;gge 1886) Stackebrandt et al. 1995, (Type species of the genus).; Latin feminine gender adjective rosea, rose-colored, rosy.)
 * K. salsicia ( Yun et al. 2011, ; Latin feminine gender adjective salsicia, salted, salty.)
 * K. turfanensis ( Zhou et al. 2008, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective turfanensis, referring to Turfan, China, the geographical origin of the type strain.)
 * K. varians ( (Migula 1900) Stackebrandt et al. 1995, ; Latin participle adjective varians, changing, varying.)

Kofleria
Kofleria is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Kofleria derives from: New Latin feminine gender noun Koefleria, named in honor of Ludwig Kofler, the Austrian scientist who, in 1913, described the firts species of the genus.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely K. flava ( (ex Kofler 1913) Reichenbach 2007, nom. rev., (Type species of the genus).; Latin feminine gender adjective flava, yellow.)

Kordia
Kordia is a genus in the phylum Bacteroidetes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Kordia derives from: New Latin feminine gender noun Kordia, arbitrary name derived from the abbreviation KORDI, which stands for Korea Ocean Research and Development Institute.

Species
The genus contains 2 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * K. algicida ( Sohn et al. 2004, (Type species of the genus).; Latin feminine gender noun alga, alga; Latin masculine gender or feminine gender suff. -cida, killer; New Latin noun algicida, alga-killer.)
 * K. periserrulae ( Choi et al. 2011, ; New Latin noun Periserrula, a scientific generic name; New Latin genitive case noun periserrulae, of Periserrula, pertaining to a species isolated from the digestive tract of Periserrula leucophryna.)

Kordiimonas
Kordiimonas is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Kordiimonas derives from: New Latin feminine gender noun Kordia, arbitrary name derived from the abbreviation KORDI, which stands for Korea Ocean Research and Development Institute; Latin feminine gender noun monas (μονάς / μονάδα), a monad, unit; New Latin feminine gender noun Kordiimonas, a micro-organism described by scientists working at KORDI.

Members of the genus Kordiimonas can be referred to as kordiimonad (viz. Trivialisation of names).

Species
The genus contains 2 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * K. gwangyangensis ( Kwon et al. 2005, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin feminine gender adjective gwangyangensis, pertaining to Gwangyang Bay, the geographical origin of the strain.)
 * K. lacus ( Xu et al. 2011, ; Latin genitive case noun lacus, of a lake or any large body of water, of a tank, referring to the isolation of the type strain from a ballast water tank.)

Koreibacter
Koreibacter is a genus in the phylum Actinobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Koreibacter derives from: New Latin noun Korea, Korea; New Latin masculine gender noun, a rodbacter, nominally meaning "a rod", but in effect meaning a bacterium, rod; New Latin masculine gender noun Koreibacter, a Korean rod, a rod isolated from Korea, referring to the site from which the type strain of the type species was isolated.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely K. algae ( Lee and Lee 2010, (Type species of the genus).; Latin genitive case noun algae, of alga, seaweed.)

Kosmotoga
Kosmotoga is a genus in the phylum Thermotogae (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Kosmotoga derives from: Greek noun kosmos, universe or world; Latin feminine gender noun toga, toga, a Roman outer garment; New Latin feminine gender noun Kosmotoga, a worldly toga, referring to the placement of the genus within a clade of the Thermotogales whose members appear to inhabit diverse environments such as oil reservoirs, marine sediments and low-temperature bioreactors.

Species
The genus contains 2 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * K. arenicorallina ( Nunoura et al. 2011, ; Latin noun arena, sand; Latin adjective corallinus -a -um, coral-red; New Latin feminine gender adjective arenicorallina, intended to mean belonging to coral sand, as the strain was isolated from a sediment of coral sand.)
 * K. olearia ( DiPippo et al. 2009, (Type species of the genus).; Latin feminine gender adjective olearia, of or belonging to oil, describing the environment from which the type strain was isolated.)

Kozakia
Kozakia is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Kozakia derives from: New Latin feminine gender noun Kozakia, named after Kozaki, to honour the Japanese microbiologist Michio Kozaki, Professor Emeritus of Tokyo University of Agriculture, in recognition of his contributions to the study of micro-organisms in tropical regions, especially Southeast Asia.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely K. baliensis ( Lisdiyanti et al. 2002, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin feminine gender adjective baliensis, pertaining to Bali, Indonesia, where the type strain was isolated.)

Krasilnikovia
Krasilnikovia is a genus in the phylum Actinobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Krasilnikovia derives from: New Latin feminine gender noun Krasilnikovia, referring to N. A. Krasil&#39;nikov, a Russian actinomycetologist who contributed to the taxonomy of the family Micromonosporaceae.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely K. cinnamomea ( corrig. Ara and Kudo 2007, (Type species of the genus).; Latin noun cinnamomum, cinnamon; Latin suff. -eus -a -um, suffix used with various meanings; New Latin feminine gender adjective cinnamomea, cinnamon-coloured.)

Kribbella
Kribbella is a genus in the phylum Actinobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Kribbella derives from: New Latin feminine gender dim. noun Kribbella, arbitrary name formed from the acronym of the Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, KRIBB, where taxonomic studies of this taxon were performed.

Species
The genus contains 16 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * K. alba ( Li et al. 2006, ; Latin feminine gender adjective alba, white.)
 * K. aluminosa ( Carlsohn et al. 2007, ; Latin feminine gender adjective aluminosa, aluminous, full of alum, alum-containing, referring to the source of isolation of the first strains.)
 * K. antibiotica ( Li et al. 2004, ; Greek prep. anti, against, in opposition to; Greek noun bios (βίος), life; Latin suff. -icus -a -um, suffix used in adjectives with the sense of belonging to, related to; New Latin feminine gender adjective antibiotica, related to antibiotic (the type strain of Kribbella antibiotica is an antifungal strain).)
 * K. catacumbae ( Urz&igrave; et al. 2008, ; Latin genitive case noun catacumbae, of a catacomb, isolated from a Roman catacomb.)
 * K. flavida ( Park et al. 1999, (Type species of the genus).; Latin feminine gender adjective flavida, yellowish, pale yellow.)
 * K. ginsengisoli ( Cui et al. 2010, ; New Latin noun ginsengum, ginseng; Latin noun solum, soil; New Latin genitive case noun ginsengisoli, of soil of a ginseng field, the source of the type strain.)
 * K. hippodromi ( Everest and Meyers 2008, ; Greek masculine gender noun hippodromos, horse racecourse; New Latin genitive case masculine gender noun hippodromi, of/from a horse racecourse, referring to the source of isolation of the type strain, Kenilworth Racecourse, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.)
 * K. jejuensis ( Song et al. 2004, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective jejuensis, of or pertaining to Jeju, Korea.)
 * K. karoonensis ( Kirby et al. 2006, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective karoonensis, of or pertaining to the Karoo Desert National Botanical Garden in Worcester, South Africa.)
 * K. koreensis ( (Lee et al. 2000) Sohn et al. 2003, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective koreensis, of or pertaining to Korea, the location of the soil sample from which the type strain was isolated.)
 * K. lupini ( Trujillo et al. 2006, ; Latin genitive case noun lupini, of lupin, isolated from Lupinus angustifolius.)
 * K. sancticallisti ( Urz&igrave; et al. 2008, ; Latin noun Sanctus Callistus, Saint Callistus; New Latin genitive case noun sancticallisti, of Saint Callistus, isolated from the Saint Callistus Roman catacombs.)
 * K. sandramycini ( Park et al. 1999, ; New Latin noun sandramycinum, sandramycin (an antibiotic); New Latin genitive case noun sandramycini, of sandramycin, intended to mean producing sandramycin.)
 * K. solani ( Song et al. 2004, ; New Latin genitive case noun solani, of Solanum, the genus of the potato, Solanum tuberosum, from which the type strain was isolated.)
 * K. swartbergensis ( Kirby et al. 2006, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective swartbergensis, of or pertaining to the Groot Swartberg mountain range, South Africa.)
 * K. yunnanensis ( Li et al. 2006, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective yunnanensis, of or pertaining to Yunnan, a province of south-west China in which the sample was collected.)

Kribbia
Kribbia is a genus in the phylum Actinobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Kribbia derives from: New Latin feminine gender noun Kribbia, arbitrary name formed from the acronym of the Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, KRIBB, where taxonomic studies of this taxon were performed.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely K. dieselivorans ( Jung et al. 2006, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin noun dieselum, diesel; Latin v. vorare, to devour; New Latin participle adjective dieselivorans, diesel oil-devouring.)

Kriegella
Kriegella is a genus in the phylum Bacteroidetes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Kriegella derives from: New Latin feminine gender dim. noun Kriegella, named in honour of Noel R. Krieg, a famous American microbiologist, who has made a great contribution to the taxonomy of bacteria belonging to the phylum Bacteroidetes.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely K. aquimaris ( Nedashkovskaya et al. 2008, (Type species of the genus).; Latin noun aqua, water; Latin genitive case noun maris, of the sea; New Latin genitive case noun aquimaris, of seawater.)

Krokinobacter
Krokinobacter is a genus in the phylum Bacteroidetes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Krokinobacter derives from: Greek adjective krokinos, yellow; New Latin masculine gender noun bacter, rod; New Latin masculine gender noun Krokinobacter, a yellow, rod-like bacterium.

Species
The genus contains 3 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * K. diaphorus ( Khan et al. 2006, ; New Latin masculine gender adjective diaphorus (from Greek masculine gender adjective diaphoros), different, unlike.)
 * K. eikastus ( Khan et al. 2006, ; New Latin masculine gender adjective eikastus (from Greek masculine gender adjective eikastos), similar, comparable.)
 * K. genikus ( Khan et al. 2006, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin masculine gender adjective genikus (from Greek masculine gender adjective genikos), principal, typical.)

Ktedonobacter
Ktedonobacter is a genus in the phylum Chloroflexi (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Ktedonobacter derives from:
 * Greek noun ktedon -onos, fiber; New Latin masculine gender noun, a rodbacter, nominally meaning "a rod", but in effect meaning a bacterium, a rod; New Latin masculine gender noun Ktedonobacter, filamentous rod.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely K. racemifer ( corrig. Cavaletti et al. 2007, (Type species of the genus).;: Latin masculine gender adjective racemifer, carrying clusters of grapes.)

Kurthia
Kurthia is a genus in the phylum Firmicutes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Kurthia derives from: New Latin feminine gender noun Kurthia, named for H. Kurth, the German bacteriologist who described the type species.

Species
The genus contains 3 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * K. gibsonii ( Shaw and Keddie 1983, ; New Latin genitive case noun gibsonii, of Gibson, named for T. Gibson.)
 * K. sibirica ( Belikova et al. 1988, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective sibirica, pertaining to Siberia (region in northwestern Asia, the name said to come from Sibir, ancient Tatar fortress at the confluence of the rivers Tobol and Irtysh) where it was found in a mammoth from which the bacteria were isolated.)
 * K. zopfii ( (Kurth 1883) Trevisan 1885, species. (Type species of the genus).; New Latin genitive case noun zopfii, of Zopf, named for W. Zopf, a German botanist.)

Kushneria
Kushneria is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Kushneria derives from: New Latin feminine gender noun Kushneria, from the name Kushner, honouring Dr Donn J. Kushner, a Canadian microbiologist who carried out pioneering studies on halophilic micro-organisms.

Species
The genus contains 5 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * K. aurantia ( S&aacute;nchez-Porro et al. 2009, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin feminine gender adjective aurantia, orange-pigmented.)
 * K. avicenniae ( (Soto-Ram&iacute;rez et al. 2007) S&aacute;nchez-Porro et al. 2009, ; New Latin noun Avicennia, scientific name of a botanical genus which encompasses Avicennia germinans (the black mangrove); New Latin genitive case noun avicenniae, of Avicennia, isolated from leaves of Avicennia germinans.)
 * K. indalinina ( (Cabrera et al. 2007) S&aacute;nchez-Porro et al. 2009, ; New Latin noun indalo -inis, a prehistoric magical symbol; Latin suff. -inus -a -um, suffix used in the sense of &#39;belonging to&#39;; New Latin feminine gender adjective indalinina, pertaining to the Indalo, the symbol of the province of Almer&iacute;a, Spain, from where the type strain was isolated.)
 * K. marisflavi ( (Yoon et al. 2001) S&aacute;nchez-Porro et al. 2009, ; Latin noun mare -is, the sea; Latin adjective flavus -a -um, yellow; New Latin genitive case noun marisflavi, of the Yellow Sea, Korea.)
 * K. sinocarnis ( Zou and Wang 2010, ; Medieval Latin noun Sina, China; Latin noun caro carnis, flesh, meat; New Latin genitive case noun sinocarnis, of a Chinese meat, relating to the Chinese traditional cured meat from which the organism was first isolated.)

Kutzneria
Kutzneria is a genus in the phylum Actinobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Kutzneria derives from: New Latin feminine gender noun Kutzneria, named after Hans-Jiirgen Kutzner, a German microbiologist.

Species
The genus contains 3 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * K. albida ( (Furumai et al. 1968) Stackebrandt et al. 1994, ; Latin feminine gender adjective albida, white.)
 * K. kofuensis ( (Nonomura and Ohara 1969) Stackebrandt et al. 1994, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective kofuensis, )
 * K. viridogrisea ( (Okuda et al. 1966) Stackebrandt et al. 1994, (Type species of the genus).; Latin adjective viridis, green; New Latin adjective griseus, gray; New Latin feminine gender adjective viridogrisea, greenish gray.)

Kytococcus
Kytococcus is a genus in the phylum Actinobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Kytococcus derives from:
 * Greek neuter gender noun kytos, skin (sic); New Latin masculine gender noun coccus (from Greek masculine gender noun kokkos, grain, seed), coccus; New Latin masculine gender noun Kytococcus, a coccus from skin.

Species
The genus contains 3 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * K. aerolatus ( K&auml;mpfer et al. 2009, ; Greek noun aer, air; Latin participle adjective latus -a -um, carried; New Latin masculine gender adjective aerolatus, airborne.)
 * K. schroeteri ( Becker et al. 2002, ;: New Latin masculine gender genitive case noun schroeteri, of Schroeter, honouring Joseph Schroeter, a German microbiologist.)
 * K. sedentarius ( (ZoBell and Upham 1944) Stackebrandt et al. 1995, (Type species of the genus).;: Latin masculine gender adjective sedentarius, of or belonging to sitting, sitting, sedentary.)

Labedella
Labedella is a genus in the phylum Actinobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Labedella derives from: New Latin feminine gender dim. noun Labedella, named in honour of David P. Labeda, who has made significant contributions to the area of actinomycete taxonomy.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely [[Latin gwakjiensis]] ( Lee 2007, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin feminine gender adjective gwakjiensis, of or pertaining to Gwakji Beach, Jeju, Republic of Korea, from where the type strain was isolated.)

Labrenzia
Labrenzia is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Labrenzia derives from: New Latin feminine gender noun Labrenzia, from the name Labrenz, honouring Dr Matthias Labrenz, a German marine microbiologist who described many interesting bacterial isolates from hypersaline Ekho Lake, Antarctica, including three new genera of aerobic anoxygenic phototrophs, using a polyphasic approach.

Species
The genus contains 4 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * [[Latin aggregata]] ( (Uchino et al. 1999) Biebl et al. 2007, ; Latin feminine gender adjective aggregata, joined together.)
 * [[Latin alba]] ( (Pujalte et al. 2006) Biebl et al. 2007, ; Latin feminine gender adjective alba, white.)
 * [[Latin alexandrii]] ( Biebl et al. 2007, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin genitive case noun alexandrii, of Alexandrium, the genus name of the dinoflagellate Alexandrium lusitanicum, the source of isolation of the type strain.)
 * [[Latin marina]] ( (Kim et al. 2006) Biebl et al. 2007, ; Latin feminine gender adjective marina, of the sea, marine.)

Labrys
Labrys is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Labrys derives from:
 * New Latin masculine gender noun Labrys (from Greek noun labrus), double-headed ax, an organism resembling a double-headed ax by the shape of the cell.

Species
The genus contains 7 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * [[Latin methylaminiphilus]] ( Miller et al. 2005, ; New Latin noun methyl, the methyl radical; New Latin noun aminum, the amine group; New Latin adjective philus from Greek adjective philos (φίλος) meaning friend, loving; New Latin masculine gender adjective methylaminiphilus, methylamine-loving, referring to the methylamine-utilizing activity of the bacterium.)
 * [[Latin miyagiensis]] ( Islam et al. 2007, ;: New Latin masculine gender adjective miyagiensis, referring to Miyagi, the prefecture in Japan where the bacterium was first isolated.)
 * [[Latin monachus]] ( corrig. Vasilyeva and Semenov 1985, (Type species of the genus).;: New Latin adjective monachus (from Greek adjective monachos), unique, single.)
 * [[Latin neptuniae]] ( Chou et al. 2007, ;: New Latin genitive case noun neptuniae, of Neptunia, named because the type strain was isolated from Neptunia oleracea.)
 * [[Latin okinawensis]] ( Islam et al. 2007, ;: New Latin masculine gender adjective okinawensis, referring to Okinawa, the province in Japan where the bacterium was first isolated.)
 * [[Latin portucalensis]] ( Carvalho et al. 2008, ; New Latin masculine gender adjective portucalensis, referring to Portugal, from where the bacterium was isolated.)
 * [[Latin wisconsinensis]] ( Albert et al. 2010, ; New Latin masculine gender adjective wisconsinensis, referring to Wisconsin, the state in the USA where the bacterium was isolated.)

Laceyella
Laceyella is a genus in the phylum Firmicutes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Laceyella derives from: New Latin dim. feminine gender noun Laceyella, named to honour Dr. John Lacey, an English microbiologist, for his contribution to the taxonomy of the genus Thermoactinomyces and actinomycetes.

Species
The genus contains 3 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * [[Latin putida]] ( (Lacey and Cross 1989) Yoon et al. 2005, ; Latin feminine gender adjective putida, stinking, fetid.)
 * [[Latin sacchari]] ( (Lacey 1971) Yoon et al. 2005, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin noun Saccharum, generic name of sugar cane; New Latin genitive case noun scchari, of sugar cane.)
 * [[Latin tengchongensis]] ( Zhang et al. 2010, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective tengchongensis, of or pertaining to Tengchong county, Yunnan province, south-west China, where the type strain was collected.)

Lachnobacterium
Lachnobacterium is a genus in the phylum Firmicutes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Lachnobacterium derives from: Greek noun lachnos, wool; Latin neuter gender noun bacterium, a small rod; New Latin neuter gender noun Lachnobacterium, woolly rod, after its colonial morphology on agar.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely [[Latin bovis]] ( Whitford et al. 2001, (Type species of the genus).; Latin noun bos, cow; Latin genitive case noun bovis, of a cow.)

Lachnospira
Lachnospira is a genus in the phylum Firmicutes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Lachnospira derives from: Greek noun lachnos, wool; Latin feminine gender noun spira a coil; New Latin feminine gender noun Lachnospira, named for the filamentous or &ldquo;wooly&rdquo; colonies formed in agar by curved or helical cells of Lachnospira multipara.

Species
The genus contains 2 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * [[Latin multipara]] ( corrig. Bryant and Small 1956, species. (Type species of the genus).; Latin adjective multus, much, many; Latin v. paro, to produce; New Latin feminine gender adjective multipara, many products produced.)
 * [[Latin pectinoschiza]] ( Cornick et al. 1994, ; New Latin noun pectinum, pectin; Greek v. schizō, to split, cleave; New Latin feminine gender adjective pectinoschiza, pectin-splitting.)

Lacibacter
Lacibacter is a genus in the phylum Bacteroidetes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Lacibacter derives from: Latin noun lacus, lake; New Latin masculine gender noun, a rodbacter, nominally meaning "a rod", but in effect meaning a bacterium, a rod; New Latin masculine gender noun Lacibacter, rod-shaped bacterium from lake sediment.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely [[Latin cauensis]] ( Qu et al. 2009, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin masculine gender adjective cauensis, pertaining to CAU, the acronym of the China Agricultural University, where the taxonomic studies on the type strain were performed.)

Lacinutrix
Lacinutrix is a genus in the phylum Bacteroidetes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Lacinutrix derives from: Latin noun lacus, lake; Latin feminine gender noun nutrix, feeder; New Latin feminine gender noun Lacinutrix, lake feeder (in the sense of being basically important for the food chain).

Species
The genus contains 3 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * [[Latin algicola]] ( Nedashkovskaya et al. 2008, ; Latin feminine gender noun alga, a seaweed; Latin suffix -cola (from Latin masculine gender or feminine gender noun incola), a dweller; New Latin feminine gender noun algicola, an alga dweller.)
 * [[Latin copepodicola]] ( Bowman and Nichols 2005, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin pl. noun copepoda, copepods (small types of crustacea); Latin suff. -cola (from Latin noun incola), a dweller, inhabitant; New Latin noun copepodicola, the inhabitant of copepods.)
 * [[Latin mariniflava]] ( Nedashkovskaya et al. 2008, ; Latin adjective marinus, marine; Latin adjective flavus, golden yellow; New Latin feminine gender adjective mariniflava, marine and yellow-pigmented.)

Lacticigenium
Lacticigenium is a genus in the phylum Firmicutes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Lacticigenium derives from: New Latin noun acidum lacticum, lactic acid; New Latin neuter gender suff. -genium (from Greek v. gennao, to produce), that which produces; New Latin neuter gender noun Lacticigenium, a bacterium that produces lactic acid.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely [[Latin naphtae]] ( Iino et al. 2009, (Type species of the genus).; Latin noun naphta, crude petroleum; Latin genitive case noun naphtae, of crude petroleum.)

Lactobacillus
Lactobacillus is a genus in the phylum Firmicutes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Lactobacillus derives from: Latin noun lac lactis, milk; Latin masculine gender noun bacillus, a small rod; New Latin masculine gender noun Lactobacillus, milk rodlet.

Species
The genus contains 173 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * [[Latin acetotolerans]] ( Entani et al. 1986, ; Latin noun acetum, vinegar; Latin participle adjective tolerans, tolerating, enduring; New Latin participle adjective acetotolerans, vinegar tolerating.)
 * [[Latin acidifarinae]] ( Vancanneyt et al. 2005, ; Latin adjective acidus, sour; Latin noun farina, flour; New Latin genitive case noun acidifarinae, of a sour flour.)
 * [[Latin acidipiscis]] ( Tanasupawat et al. 2000, ; Latin adjective acidus, sour; Latin noun piscis, fish; New Latin genitive case noun acidipiscis, of a sour fish, an isolation source of strains of this species.)
 * [[Latin acidophilus]] ( (Moro 1900) Hansen and Mocquot 1970, species.; New Latin noun acidum (from Latin adjective acidus, sour), an acid; New Latin adjective philus from Greek adjective philos (φίλος) meaning friend, loving; New Latin masculine gender adjective acidophilus, acid-loving.)
 * [[Latin acidophilus]] ( Johnson et al. 1980, ; New Latin noun acidum (from Latin adjective acidus, sour), an acid; New Latin adjective philus from Greek adjective philos (φίλος) meaning friend, loving; New Latin masculine gender adjective acidophilus, acid-loving.)
 * [[Latin agilis]] ( Weiss et al. 1982, ; Latin masculine gender adjective agilis, motile.)
 * [[Latin algidus]] ( Kato et al. 2000, ; Latin masculine gender adjective algidus, cold, referring to the ability to grow at low temperature.)
 * [[Latin alimentarius]] ( (ex Reuter 1970) Reuter 1983,, nom. rev.; Latin masculine gender adjective alimentarius, pertaining to food.)
 * [[Latin amylolyticus]] ( Bohak et al. 1999, ; Greek noun amulon, starch; New Latin masculine gender adjective lyticus (from Greek masculine gender adjective lutikos (λυτικός)), able to loose, able to dissolve; New Latin masculine gender adjective amylolyticus, starch-digesting.)
 * [[Latin amylophilus]] ( Nakamura and Crowell 1981, ; Greek noun amulon, starch; New Latin adjective philus from Greek adjective philos (φίλος) meaning friend, loving; New Latin masculine gender adjective amylophilus, starch loving.)
 * [[Latin amylotrophicus]] ( Naser et al. 2006, ;: Greek noun amulon, starch; New Latin adjective trophicus -a -um (from Greek adjective trophikos -ē -on), nursing, tending; New Latin masculine gender adjective amylotrophicus, growing on starch, pertaining to the ability to ferment starch.)
 * [[Latin amylovorus]] ( Nakamura 1981, ; Greek noun amulon, starch; Latin v. vorare, to devour; New Latin masculine gender adjective amylovorus, starch destroying.)
 * [[Latin animalis]] ( Dent and Williams 1983, ; Latin noun animal, animal; Latin genitive case noun animalis, of an animal.)
 * [[Latin antri]] ( Roos et al. 2005, ; Latin genitive case noun antri, of a cave, cavern, grotto and, by extension, of the antrum region of the stomach.)
 * [[Latin apodemi]] ( Osawa et al. 2006, ; New Latin genitive case noun apodemi, of Apodemus, the genus name of the field mouse, Apodemus speciosus, from which the organism was first isolated.)
 * [[Latin aquaticus]] ( Ma&ntilde;es-L&aacute;zaro et al. 2009, ; Latin masculine gender adjective aquaticus, living, growing, or found in water, aquatic.)
 * [[Latin arizonensis]] ( Swezey et al. 2000, ; New Latin masculine gender adjective arizonensis, pertaining to Arizona.)
 * [[Latin aviarius]] ( Fujisawa et al. 1985, ; Latin masculine gender adjective aviarius, pertaining to birds.)
 * [[Latin aviarius]] ( subsp. araffinosus Fujisawa et al. 1986, ; Greek pref. a, not; New Latin masculine gender adjective raffinosus, pertaining to raffinose; New Latin masculine gender adjective araffinosus, intended to mean not fermenting raffinose.)
 * [[Latin aviarius]] ( subsp. aviarius Fujisawa et al. 1985, ; Latin masculine gender adjective aviarius, pertaining to birds.)
 * [[Latin bavaricus]] ( Stetter and Stetter 1980, ; New Latin masculine gender adjective bavaricus, Bavarian.)
 * [[Latin bifermentans]] ( (ex Pette and van Beynum 1943) Kandler et al. 1983,, nom. rev.; Latin pref. bis, twice; Latin participle adjective fermentans, leavening, fermenting; New Latin participle adjective bifermentans, doubly fermenting.)
 * [[Latin bobalius]] ( Ma&ntilde;es-L&aacute;zaro et al. 2008, ; New Latin masculine gender adjective bobalius, pertaining to the grape variety Bobal.)
 * [[Latin brevis]] ( (Orla-Jensen 1919) Bergey et al. 1934, species.; Latin masculine gender adjective brevis, short.)
 * [[Latin buchneri]] ( (Henneberg 1903) Bergey et al. 1923, species.; New Latin genitive case noun buchneri, of Buchner, named for E. Buchner, a German bacteriologist.)
 * [[Latin bulgaricus]] ( (Orla-Jensen 1919) Rogosa and Hansen 1971, species.; New Latin masculine gender adjective bulgaricus, Bulgarian.)
 * [[Latin cacaonum]] ( De Bruyne et al. 2009, ; New Latin noun cacao -onis, a cacao bean; New Latin genitive case pl. noun cacaonum, of cacao beans.)
 * [[Latin camelliae]] ( Tanasupawat et al. 2007, ; New Latin genitive case noun camelliae, of Camellia sinensis, isolated from fermented tea leaves.)
 * [[Latin capillatus]] ( Chao et al. 2008, ; Latin masculine gender adjective capillatus, hairy, referring to the characteristic of having long, hairy flagella.)
 * [[Latin carnis]] ( Shaw and Harding 1986, ; Latin noun caro, flesh; Latin genitive case noun carnis, of flesh.)
 * [[Latin casei]] ( (Orla-Jensen 1916) Hansen and Lessel 1971, species.; Latin noun caseus, cheese; Latin genitive case noun casei, of cheese.)
 * [[Latin casei]] ( subsp. alactosus Mills and Lessel 1973, subspecies.; Greek prep. a, not; New Latin adjective lactosus, pertaining to lactose; New Latin masculine gender adjective alactosus, intended to mean unable to ferment lactose.)
 * [[Latin casei]] ( subsp. casei (Orla-Jensen 1916) Hansen and Lessel 1971, subspecies.; Latin noun caseus, cheese; Latin genitive case noun casei, of cheese.)
 * [[Latin casei]] ( subsp. pseudoplantarum Abo-Elnaga and Kandler 1965, subspecies.; Greek adjective pesudes, false; New Latin genitive case pl. noun plantarum, a specific epithet; New Latin genitive case pl. noun pseudoplantarum, not the true Lactobacillus plantarum.)
 * [[Latin casei]] ( subsp. rhamnosus Hansen 1968, subspecies.; New Latin masculine gender adjective rhamnosus, pertaining to rhamnose.)
 * [[Latin casei]] ( subsp. tolerans Abo-Elnaga and Kandler 1965, subspecies.; Latin participle adjective tolerans, tolerating, means survival during pasteurization of milk.)
 * [[Latin catenaformis]] ( corrig. (Eggerth 1935) Moore and Holdeman 1970, species.; Latin noun catena, chain; Latin suff. -formis (from Latin noun forma, figure, shape, appearance), -like, in the shape of; New Latin masculine gender adjective catenaformis, chain-shaped.)
 * [[Latin cellobiosus]] ( Rogosa et al. 1953, species.; New Latin masculine gender adjective cellobiosus, pertaining to cellobiose.)
 * [[Latin ceti]] ( Vela et al. 2008, ; Latin genitive case noun ceti, of a whale.)
 * [[Latin coleohominis]] ( Nikolaitchouk et al. 2001, ; Greek noun koleos, vagina; Latin genitive case noun hominis, of a human being; New Latin genitive case noun coleohominis, of the vagina of a human being.)
 * [[Latin collinoides]] ( Carr and Davies 1972, species.; Latin adjective collinus, hilly; Greek suff. eides (from Greek noun eidos, that which is seen, form, shape, figure), ressembling, similar; New Latin masculine gender adjective collinoides, hill-shaped, pertaining to colony form.)
 * [[Latin composti]] ( Endo and Okada 2007, ;: New Latin genitive case noun composti, of compost, from which the type strain was isolated.)
 * [[Latin concavus]] ( Tong and Dong 2005, ; Latin masculine gender adjective concavus, curved, referring to the curved shape of the strains.)
 * [[Latin confusus]] ( (Holzapfel and Kandler 1969) Sharpe et al. 1972, species.; Latin masculine gender participle adjective confusus, confused, an allusion to its original confusion with Leuconostoc.)
 * [[Latin coryniformis]] ( Abo-Elnaga and Kandler 1965, species.; Greek noun coryne, a club; Latin suff. formis, of the shape of; New Latin masculine gender adjective coryniformis, club-shaped.)
 * [[Latin coryniformis]] ( subsp. coryniformis Abo-Elnaga and Kandler 1965, subspecies.; Greek noun coryne, a club; Latin suff. formis, of the shape of; New Latin masculine gender adjective coryniformis, club-shaped.)
 * [[Latin coryniformis]] ( subsp. torquens Abo-Elnaga and Kandler 1965, subspecies.; Latin participle adjective torquens, twisting.)
 * [[Latin crispatus]] ( (Brygoo and Aladame 1953) Moore and Holdeman 1970, species.; Latin masculine gender participle adjective crispatus, curled, crisped, referring to morphology observed originally in broth media.)
 * [[Latin crustorum]] ( Scheirlinck et al. 2007, ; Latin genitive case pl. noun crustorum, of breads/cakes.)
 * [[Latin curvatus]] ( (Troili-Petersson 1903) Abo-Elnaga and Kandler 1965, species.; Latin masculine gender participle curvatus, curved.)
 * [[Latin curvatus]] ( subsp. curvatus (Troili-Petersson 1903) Abo-Elnaga and Kandler 1965, ; Latin masculine gender participle curvatus, curved.)
 * [[Latin curvatus]] ( subsp. melibiosus Torriani et al. 1996, ; Latin masculine gender adjective melibiosus, pertaining to melibiose.)
 * [[Latin cypricasei]] ( Lawson et al. 2001, ; New Latin genitive case noun cypricasei, of cheese from Cyprus, referring to the original isolation source.)
 * [[Latin delbrueckii]] ( (Leichmann 1896) Beijerinck 1901, species. (Type species of the genus).; New Latin genitive case noun delbrueckii, of Delbr&uuml;ck, named for M. Delbr&uuml;ck, a German bacteriologist.)
 * [[Latin delbrueckii]] ( subsp. bulgaricus (Orla-Jensen 1919) Weiss et al. 1984, ; New Latin masculine gender adjective bulgaricus, Bulgarian.)
 * [[Latin delbrueckii]] ( subsp. delbrueckii (Leichmann 1896) Beijerinck 1901, ; New Latin genitive case noun delbrueckii, of Delbr&uuml;ck, named for M. Delbr&uuml;ck, a German bacteriologist.)
 * [[Latin delbrueckii]] ( subsp. indicus Dellaglio et al. 2005, ; Latin masculine gender adjective indicus, of India, Indian, referring to the geographical origin of the strains.)
 * [[Latin delbrueckii]] ( subsp. lactis (Orla-Jensen 1919) Weiss et al. 1984, ; Latin genitive case noun lactis, of milk)
 * [[Latin dextrinicus]] ( (Coster and White 1964) Haakensen et al. 2009, ; New Latin noun dextrinum, dextrin; Latin suff. -icus, suffix used with the sense of belonging to; New Latin masculine gender adjective dextrinicus, related to dextrin.)
 * [[Latin diolivorans]] ( Krooneman et al. 2002, ; New Latin noun diol, diol (from 1.2-propanediol); Latin participle adjective vorans, devouring; New Latin participle adjective diolivorans, devouring diols.)
 * [[Latin divergens]] ( Holzapfel and Gerber 1984, ; Latin participle adjective divergens, deviating, diverging.)
 * [[Latin durianis]] ( Leisner et al. 2002, ; New Latin genitive case noun durianis, of the durian fruit.)
 * [[Latin equi]] ( Morotomi et al. 2002, ; Latin genitive case noun equi, of the horse.)
 * [[Latin equicursoris]] ( Morita et al. 2010, ; Latin noun equus, a horse; Latin genitive case noun cursoris, of a runner or racer; New Latin genitive case noun equicursoris, of a racing horse, referring to the isolation of the type strain from faeces of a thoroughbred racehorse.)
 * [[Latin equigenerosi]] ( Endo et al. 2008, ; Latin noun equus, a horse; Latin adjective generosus, of noble birth, well-bred; New Latin genitive case noun equigenerosi, of a thoroughbred horse.)
 * [[Latin fabifermentans]] ( De Bruyne et al. 2009, ; Latin noun faba, a bean; Latin participle adjective fermentans, fermenting; New Latin participle adjective fabifermentans, fermenting beans.)
 * [[Latin farciminis]] ( (ex Reuter 1970) Reuter 1983,, nom. rev.; Latin noun farcimen, sausage; Latin genitive case noun farciminis, of sausage.)
 * [[Latin farraginis]] ( Endo and Okada 2007, ;: Latin genitive case noun farraginis, of mash, pertaining to shochu mash, an ingredient of a compost material from which the type strain was isolated.)
 * [[Latin ferintoshensis]] ( Simpson et al. 2002, ; New Latin masculine gender adjective ferintoshensis, pertaining to Ferintosh, a Scottish estate famous for its whisky.)
 * [[Latin fermentum]] ( Beijerinck 1901, species.; Latin neuter gender noun fermentum (nominative in apposition), that which causes fermentation, leaven, ferment.)
 * [[Latin florum]] ( Endo et al. 2010, ; Latin noun flos -oris, flower; Latin genitive case pl. noun florum, of flowers, from which the type strain was isolated.)
 * [[Latin fornicalis]] ( Dicks et al. 2000, ; New Latin masculine gender adjective fornicalis, pertaining to the posterior fornix.)
 * [[Latin fructivorans]] ( Charlton et al. 1934, species.; Latin noun fructus, fruit; Latin participle adjective vorans, eating, devouring; New Latin participle adjective fructivorans, fruit-eating, intended to mean fructose-devouring.)
 * [[Latin fructosus]] ( Kodama 1956, species.; New Latin masculine gender adjective fructosus, pertaining to fructose.)
 * [[Latin frumenti]] ( M&uuml;ller et al. 2000, ; Latin genitive case noun frumenti, of/from cereal.)
 * [[Latin fuchuensis]] ( Sakala et al. 2002, ; New Latin masculine gender adjective fuchuensis, pertaining to Fuchu, the city in which the bacterium was originally isolated.)
 * [[Latin gallinarum]] ( Fujisawa et al. 1992, ; Latin noun gallina, the hen; Latin genitive case pl. noun gallinarum, of hens.)
 * [[Latin gasseri]] ( Lauer and Kandler 1980, ; New Latin genitive case noun gasseri, of Gasser, named for F. Gasser, a French bacteriologist.)
 * [[Latin gastricus]] ( Roos et al. 2005, ; New Latin masculine gender adjective gastricus, of the stomach.)
 * [[Latin ghanensis]] ( Nielsen et al. 2007, ; New Latin masculine gender adjective ghanensis, pertaining to Ghana, where the micro-organism was first isolated.)
 * [[Latin graminis]] ( Beck et al. 1989, ; Latin noun gramen, grass; Latin genitive case noun graminis, of grass.)
 * [[Latin halotolerans]] ( (ex Reuter 1970) Kandler et al. 1983, nom. rev., ; Greek noun hals, halos (ἅλς, ἁλός), salt; Latin participle adjective tolerans, tolerating, enduring; New Latin participle adjective halotolerans, salt-tolerating.)
 * [[Latin hammesii]] ( Valcheva et al. 2005, ; New Latin genitive case noun hammesii, of Hammes, in honour of Walter P. Hammes, a German scientist who contributed to the microbiological and technological development of wheat and rye sourdough research.)
 * [[Latin hamsteri]] ( Mitsuoka and Fujisawa 1988, ; New Latin genitive case noun hamsteri, of the hamster from which the isolate was derived.)
 * [[Latin harbinensis]] ( Miyamoto et al. 2006, ; New Latin masculine gender adjective harbinensis, pertaining to Harbin, a city in northeastern China where traditional fermented vegetables are prepared and consumed.)
 * [[Latin hayakitensis]] ( Morita et al. 2007, ; New Latin masculine gender adjective hayakitensis, of Hayakita, which is the name of the area where the bacterium was originally isolated.)
 * [[Latin helveticus]] ( (Orla-Jensen 1919) Bergey et al. 1925, species.; Latin masculine gender adjective helveticus, of or belonging to the Helvetians, Helvetian (Swiss).)
 * [[Latin heterohiochii]] ( Kitahara et al. 1957, species.; Greek adjective heteros, different, other; New Latin noun hiochum (from Japanese noun hiochi), spoiled sake; New Latin genitive case noun heterohiochii, probably intended to mean heterofermentative lactobacillus of hiochi (spoiled sake).)
 * [[Latin hilgardii]] ( Douglas and Cruess 1936, species.; New Latin genitive case noun hilgardi, of Hilgard.)
 * [[Latin homohiochii]] ( Kitahara et al. 1957, species.; Greek adjective homos, like, equal; New Latin noun hiochum (from Japanese noun hiochi), spoiled sake; New Latin genitive case noun homohiochii, probably intended to mean homofermentative lactobacillus of hiochi (spoiled sake).)
 * [[Latin hordei]] ( Rouse et al. 2008, ; Latin genitive case neuter gender noun hordei, of/from barley.)
 * [[Latin iners]] ( Falsen et al. 1999, ; Latin masculine gender adjective iners, inert, lazy.)
 * [[Latin ingluviei]] ( Baele et al. 2003, ; Latin noun ingluvies, crop sac; Latin genitive case noun ingluviei, of a crop sac.)
 * [[Latin intestinalis]] ( (ex Hemme 1974) Fujisawa et al. 1990,, nom. rev.; New Latin masculine gender adjective intestinalis, pertaining to the intestine.)
 * [[Latin jensenii]] ( Gasser et al. 1970, species.; New Latin genitive case noun jensenii, of Jensen, named for S. Orla-Jensen, a Danish microbiologist.)
 * [[Latin johnsonii]] ( Fujisawa et al. 1992, ; New Latin genitive case noun johnsonii, of Johnson, named for J.Latin Johnson, an American microbiologist.)
 * [[Latin kalixensis]] ( Roos et al. 2005, ; New Latin masculine gender adjective kalixensis, pertaining to Kalix, a town in northern Sweden, where the gastric biopsies were sampled.)
 * [[Latin kandleri]] ( Holzapfel and van Wyk 1983, ; New Latin genitive case noun kandleri, of Kandler; named for Otto Kandler, a German microbiologist.)
 * [[Latin kefiranofaciens]] ( Fujisawa et al. 1988, ; New Latin noun kefiranum, a polysaccharide of kefir grain, kefiran; Latin v. facio, produce; New Latin participle adjective kefiranofaciens, kefiran-producing.)
 * [[Latin kefiranofaciens]] ( subsp. kefiranofaciens Fujisawa et al. 1988, ; New Latin noun kefiranum, a polysaccharide of kefir grain, kefiran; Latin v. facio, produce; New Latin participle adjective kefiranofaciens, kefiran-producing.)
 * [[Latin kefiranofaciens]] ( subsp. kefirgranum (Takizawa et al. 1994) Vancanneyt et al. 2004, ; New Latin noun kefirum (from Turkish noun kefir), Caucasian sour milk; Latin noun granum, grain; New Latin noun kefirgranum, kefir grain.)
 * [[Latin kefirgranum]] ( Takizawa et al. 1994, ; New Latin noun kefirum (from Turkish noun kefir), Caucasian sour milk; Latin noun granum, grain; New Latin noun kefirgranum, kefir grain.)
 * [[Latin kefiri]] ( corrig. Kandler and Kunath 1983, ; New Latin noun kefirum (from Turkish noun kefir), Caucasian sour milk; New Latin genitive case noun kefiri, of kefir.)
 * [[Latin kimchicus]] ( Liang et al. 2011, ; New Latin noun kimchium, kimchi; Latin masculine gender suff. -(i)cus, suffix used with the sense of pertaining to; New Latin masculine gender adjective kimchicus, pertaining to kimchi, isolated from kimchi.)
 * [[Latin kimchii]] ( Yoon et al. 2000, ; New Latin genitive case noun kimchii, from kimchi, a Korean fermented- vegetable food.)
 * [[Latin kisonensis]] ( Watanabe et al. 2009, ; New Latin masculine gender adjective kisonensis, pertaining to Kiso, the name of the county located in the south-west area of Nagano in Japan, from where the type strain was isolated.)
 * [[Latin kitasatonis]] ( Mukai et al. 2003, ; Latin genitive case noun kitasatonis, of Kitasato, referring to Shibasaburo Kitasato, the founder of Kitasato Institute, the father of Japanese bacteriology.)
 * [[Latin koreensis]] ( Bui et al. 2011, ; New Latin masculine gender adjective koreensis, of or belonging to Korea, referring to the isolation of the type strain from a traditional Korean food.)
 * [[Latin kunkeei]] ( Edwards et al. 1998, ; New Latin genitive case noun kunkeei, of Kunkee. Named after Ralph E. Kunkee, University of California, Davis, CA, USA, for his contributions to the microbiology of wines.)
 * [[Latin lactis]] ( (Orla-Jensen 1919) Bergey et al. 1934, species.; Latin genitive case noun lactis, of milk.)
 * [[Latin leichmannii]] ( (Henneberg 1903) Bergey et al. 1923, species.; New Latin genitive case noun Leichmannii, of Leichmann, named for G. Leichmann, a German bacteriologist.)
 * [[Latin lindneri]] ( (ex Henneberg 1901) Back et al. 1997,, nom. rev.; New Latin genitive case noun lindneri, of Lindner, referring to Lindner, a German bacteriologist.)
 * [[Latin malefermentans]] ( (ex Russell and Walker 1953) Farrow et al. 1989,, nom. rev.; Latin adjective malus, bad; Latin participle adjective fermentans, fermenting; New Latin participle adjective malefermentans, badly fermenting, referring to spoiled beer.)
 * [[Latin mali]] ( Carr and Davies 1970, species.; Latin noun malus, apple; Latin genitive case noun mali, of the apple.)
 * [[Latin maltaromicus]] ( Miller et al. 1974, species.; New Latin neuter gender noun maltum, malt; Latin adjective aromaticus -a -um, aromatic, fragrant; New Latin masculine gender adjective maltaromaticus, possessing a malt-like aroma.)
 * [[Latin manihotivorans]] ( Morlon-Guyot et al. 1998, ; New Latin noun manihot, a botanical genus name (cassava); L participle adjective vorans, devouring; New Latin participle adjective manihotivorans, cassava-devouring.)
 * [[Latin mindensis]] ( Ehrmann et al. 2003, ; New Latin masculine gender adjective mindensis, pertaining to the city of Minden, Germany, from where the first strain of this species was isolated.)
 * [[Latin minor]] ( (ex Abo-Elnaga and Kandler 1965) Kandler et al. 1983, nom. rev., ; Latin masculine gender comp. adjective minor, smaller.)
 * [[Latin minutus]] ( (Hauduroy et al. 1937) Moore and Holdeman 1972, species.; Latin masculine gender adjective minutus, little, small.)
 * [[Latin mucosae]] ( Roos et al. 2000, ; New Latin genitive case noun mucosae, of mucosa.)
 * [[Latin murinus]] ( Hemme et al. 1982, ; Latin masculine gender adjective murinus, of mice.)
 * [[Latin nagelii]] ( Edwards et al. 2000, ; New Latin noun nagelii, of Nagel, named after Charles W. Nagel, Washington State University, WA, USA, for his contributions to the science of wines.)
 * [[Latin namurensis]] ( Scheirlinck et al. 2007, ;: New Latin masculine gender adjective namurensis, pertaining to the province of Namur, Belgium, from where the type strain was isolated.)
 * [[Latin nantensis]] ( Valcheva et al. 2006, ; Medieval Latin masculine gender adjective nantensis, pertaining to Nantes, from where the first strain of this species was isolated.)
 * [[Latin nodensis]] ( Kashiwagi et al. 2009, ; New Latin masculine gender adjective nodensis, referring to Noda, the city in which the bacterium was originally isolated.)
 * [[Latin odoratitofui]] ( Chao et al. 2010, ; Latin part adjective odoratus -a -um, that has a smell, fragrant; New Latin noun tofuum -i, tofu; New Latin genitive case noun odoratitofui, of the stinky tofu, a kind of fermented tofu in Taiwan, from which the type strain was isolated.)
 * [[Latin oeni]] ( Ma&ntilde;es-L&aacute;zaro et al. 2009, ; Greek noun oinos, wine; New Latin genitive case noun oeni, of wine.)
 * [[Latin oligofermentans]] ( Koort et al. 2005, ; Greek adjective oligos, few or little; Latin participle adjective fermentans, fermenting; New Latin participle adjective oligofermentans, fermenting few substrates.)
 * [[Latin oris]] ( Farrow and Collins 1988, ; Latin noun os, mouth; Latin genitive case noun oris, of the mouth.)
 * [[Latin otakiensis]] ( Watanabe et al. 2009, ; New Latin masculine gender adjective otakiensis, pertaining to Otaki, the name for the village located in the west part of Kiso county in Nagano prefecture, Japan, from where the type strain was isolated.)
 * [[Latin panis]] ( Wiese et al. 1996, ; Latin genitive case noun panis, of bread.)
 * [[Latin pantheris]] ( Liu and Dong 2002, ; Latin genitive case noun pantheris, of the panther, referring to the isolation of the strains from jaguar feces.)
 * [[Latin parabrevis]] ( Vancanneyt et al. 2006, ; Greek prep. para, like; Latin masculine gender adjective brevis, referring to the specific epithet of Lactobacillus brevis; New Latin masculine gender adjective parabrevis, brevis-like, referring to Lactobacillus brevis.)
 * [[Latin parabuchneri]] ( Farrow et al. 1989, ; Greek prep. para, resembling; New Latin genitive case noun buchneri, specific epithet; New Latin genitive case noun parabuchneri, resembling Lactobacillus buchneri.)
 * [[Latin paracasei]] ( Collins et al. 1989, ; Greek prep. para, resembling; Latin genitive case noun casei, a specific epithet; New Latin genitive case noun paracasei, resembling Lactobacillus casei.)
 * [[Latin paracasei]] ( subsp. paracasei Collins et al. 1989, ; Greek prep. para, resembling; Latin genitive case noun casei, a specific epithet; New Latin genitive case noun paracasei, resembling Lactobacillus casei.)
 * [[Latin paracasei]] ( subsp. tolerans (Abo-Elnaga and Kandler 1965) Collins et al. 1989, ; Latin participle adjective tolerans, tolerating, enduring; means survival during the pasteurization of milk.)
 * [[Latin paracollinoides]] ( Suzuki et al. 2004, ; Greek pref. para, beside; New Latin masculine gender adjective collinoides, the specific epithet of Lactobacillus collinoides; New Latin masculine gender adjective paracollinoides, beside Lactobacillus collinoides, referring to close relationship to Lactobacillus collinoides.)
 * [[Latin parafarraginis]] ( Endo and Okada 2007, ;: Greek prep. para, beside; Latin genitive case noun farraginis, of mash, the specific epithet of Lactobacillus farraginis; New Latin genitive case noun parafarraginis, beside farraginis, pertaining to the close relationship to Lactobacillus farraginis.)
 * [[Latin parakefiri]] ( corrig. Takizawa et al. 1994, ; Greek prep. para, resembling; New Latin genitive case noun kefiri, the specific epithet of Lactobacillus kefiri; New Latin genitive case noun parakefiri, resembling Lactobacillus kefiri.)
 * [[Latin paralimentarius]] ( Cai et al. 1999, ; Greek pref. para, beside: Latin adjective alimentarius, a specific epithet; New Latin masculine gender adjective paralimentarius, beside Lactobacillus alimentarius.)
 * [[Latin paraplantarum]] ( Curk et al. 1996, ; Greek prep. para, resembling; Latin genitive case pl. noun plantarum, specific epithet of Lactobacillus plantarum; New Latin genitive case pl. noun paraplantarum, resembling Lactobacillus plantarum.)
 * [[Latin paucivorans]] ( Ehrmann et al. 2010, ; Latin adjective paucus, little; Latin participle adjective vorans, devouring; New Latin participle adjective paucivorans, devouring few substrates, relating to the observation that the organism utilizes few carbohydrates.)
 * [[Latin pentosus]] ( (ex Fred et al. 1921) Zanoni et al. 1987,, nom. rev.; New Latin masculine gender adjective pentosus, pertaining to pentoses.)
 * [[Latin perolens]] ( Back et al. 2000, ; Latin pref. per, through, penetrating; Latin participle adjective olens, having an odor; New Latin participle adjective perolens, offensive-smelling.)
 * [[Latin piscicola]] ( Hiu et al. 1984, ; Latin noun piscis, fish; Latin suff. -cola (from Latin noun incola), inhabitant dweller; New Latin noun piscicola, fish-dweller.)
 * [[Latin plantarum]] ( (Orla-Jensen 1919) Bergey et al. 1923, species.; Latin feminine gender noun planta, any vegetable production that serves to propagate the species, a plant; Latin genitive case pl. noun plantarum, of plants.)
 * [[Latin plantarum]] ( subsp. argentoratensis Bringel et al. 2005, ; Latin masculine gender adjective argentoratensis, pertaining to Argentoratus, the Roman name of the city of Strasbourg in Alsace, France, where the strains were first collected and analysed.)
 * [[Latin plantarum]] ( subsp. plantarum (Orla-Jensen 1919) Bergey et al. 1923, ; Latin feminine gender noun planta, any vegetable production that serves to propagate the species, a plant; Latin genitive case pl. noun plantarum, of plants.)
 * [[Latin pobuzihii]] ( Chen et al. 2010, ;)
 * [[Latin pontis]] ( Vogel et al. 1994, ; Latin genitive case noun pontis, of the bridge, referring to BRIDGE which is the abbreviation for the Commission of the European Communities Research Programme entitled Biotechnology Research, for Innovation Development and Growth in Europe. During this program, the organism was isolated and characterized by the joined efforts of three laboratories.)
 * [[Latin psittaci]] ( Lawson et al. 2001, ; Latin genitive case noun psittaci, of the parrot, from which the organism was first isolated.)
 * [[Latin rapi]] ( Watanabe et al. 2009, ; Latin genitive case noun rapi, of a turnip, used in making sunki products.)
 * [[Latin rennini]] ( Chenoll et al. 2006, ; New Latin noun renninum, rennin, an enzyme that coagulates milk and is used in making cheese; New Latin genitive case noun rennini, of rennin.)
 * [[Latin reuteri]] ( Kandler et al. 1982, ; New Latin genitive case noun reuteri, of Reuter; named for G. Reuter, a German bacteriologist.)
 * [[Latin rhamnosus]] ( (Hansen 1968) Collins et al. 1989, ; New Latin masculine gender adjective rhamnosus, pertaining to rhamnose.)
 * [[Latin rimae]] ( Olsen et al. 1991, ; Latin genitive case noun rimae, of a fissure, here pertaining to the gingival crevice.)
 * [[Latin rogosae]] ( Holdeman and Moore 1974, species.; New Latin genitive case noun rogosae, of Rogosa.)
 * [[Latin rossiae]] ( corrig. Corsetti et al. 2005, ; New Latin genitive case noun rossiae, of Rossi, to honour Professor Jone Rossi, University of Perugia, Italy, for her main contribution to dairy and sourdough microbiology.)
 * [[Latin ruminis]] ( Sharpe et al. 1973, species.; L noun rumen, rumen; New Latin genitive case noun ruminis, of rumen.)
 * [[Latin saerimneri]] ( Pedersen and Roos 2004, ; New Latin genitive case masculine gender noun saerimneri, of Saerimmer, a pig occuring in Nordic mythology, because the organism was isolated from pigs.)
 * [[Latin sakei]] ( corrig. Katagiri et al. 1934, species.; New Latin noun sakeum, sake, a Japanese rice wine; New Latin genitive case noun sakei, of sake.)
 * [[Latin sakei]] ( subsp. carnosus corrig. Torriani et al. 1996, ; Latin masculine gender adjective carnosus, abounding in flesh, pertaining to flesh.)
 * [[Latin sakei]] ( subsp. sakei corrig. Katagiri et al. 1934, ; New Latin noun sakeum, sake, a Japanese rice wine; New Latin genitive case noun sakei, of sake.)
 * [[Latin salivarius]] ( Rogosa et al. 1953, species.; Latin masculine gender adjective salivarius, slimy, clammy, salivary.)
 * [[Latin salivarius]] ( subsp. salicinius Rogosa et al. 1953, subspecies.; New Latin masculine gender adjective salicinius, pertaining to salicin, a glycoside.)
 * [[Latin salivarius]] ( subsp. salivarius Rogosa et al. 1953, subspecies.; Latin masculine gender adjective salivarius, slimy, clammy, salivary.)
 * [[Latin sanfranciscensis]] ( corrig. (ex Kline and Sugihara 1971) Weiss and Schillinger 1984,, nom. rev.; New Latin masculine gender adjective sanfranciscensis, pertaining to San Francisco, named after the city where the sourdough from which the organism was first isolated had been propagated for more than 100 years.)
 * [[Latin satsumensis]] ( Endo and Okada 2005, ; New Latin masculine gender adjective satsumensis, pertaining to Satsuma, old name for the southern part of Kyushu in Japan, from where the type strain was isolated.)
 * [[Latin secaliphilus]] ( Ehrmann et al. 2007, ;: Latin noun secale, rye; New Latin adjective philus from Greek adjective philos (φίλος) meaning friend, loving; New Latin masculine gender adjective secaliphilus, rye-loving.)
 * [[Latin senmaizukei]] ( Hiraga et al. 2008, ; New Latin noun senmaizukeum, senmaizuke, a traditional fermented pickle; New Latin genitive case noun senmaizukei, of senmaizuke, referring to the isolation of the type strain from a traditional fermented pickle produced in Kyoto, Japan.)
 * [[Latin sharpeae]] ( Weiss et al. 1982, ; New Latin genitive case noun sharpeae, of Sharpe; named for M. Elisabeth Sharpe, an English bacteriologist.)
 * [[Latin siliginis]] ( Aslam et al. 2006, ; Latin noun siligo -inis, a kind of very white wheat, fine wheaten flour; Latin genitive case noun siliginis, of flour, the source of the first strains.)
 * [[Latin similis]] ( Kitahara et al. 2010, ; Latin masculine gender adjective similis, similar, resembling, as the type strain is similar to those of Lactobacillus collinoides and Lactobacillus paracollinoides.)
 * [[Latin sobrius]] ( Konstantinov et al. 2006, ; Latin masculine gender adjective sobrius, sober, moderate, temperate; in Calvinism, referring to a hard working, invisible person.)
 * [[Latin spicheri]] ( Meroth et al. 2004, ; New Latin genitive case noun spicheri, of Spicher, to honour Gottfried Spicher, a German researcher, who contributed to the chemical, microbial and technological characterization of wheat and rye sourdoughs.)
 * [[Latin sucicola]] ( Irisawa and Okada 2009, ; Latin noun sucus, sap; Latin suff. -cola (from Latin noun incola), inhabitant, dweller; New Latin noun sucicola, a sap-dweller.)
 * [[Latin suebicus]] ( Kleynmans et al. 1989, ; Latin noun suebia, Swabia (a country in southern Germany); Latin masculine gender adjective suebicus, pertaining to Swabia)
 * [[Latin sunkii]] ( Watanabe et al. 2009, ; New Latin genitive case noun sunkii, of sunki, the name of a non-salted Japanese traditional pickle.)
 * [[Latin suntoryeus]] ( Cachat and Priest 2005, ; New Latin masculine gender adjective suntoryeus, belonging to Suntory, occuring in Suntory malt whisky fermentations.)
 * [[Latin taiwanensis]] ( Wang et al. 2009, ; New Latin masculine gender adjective taiwanensis, pertaining to Taiwan, referring to the geographical origin of the type strain.)
 * [[Latin thailandensis]] ( Tanasupawat et al. 2007, ; New Latin masculine gender adjective thailandensis, pertaining to Thailand, where the type strain was isolated.)
 * [[Latin thermotolerans]] ( Niamsup et al. 2003, ; Greek noun thermē (θέρμη), heat; Latin participle adjective tolerans, tolerating; New Latin participle adjective thermotolerans, heat-tolerating.)
 * [[Latin trichodes]] ( Fornachon et al. 1949, species.; New Latin masculine gender adjective trichoides (from Greek masculine gender adjective tr&icirc;choeidēs), like hair.)
 * [[Latin tucceti]] ( Chenoll et al. 2009, ; Latin genitive case noun tucceti, of sausage.)
 * [[Latin uli]] ( Olsen et al. 1991, ; Greek noun oulon, the gums; New Latin genitive case noun uli, of the gum.)
 * [[Latin ultunensis]] ( Roos et al. 2005, ; New Latin masculine gender adjective ultunensis, pertaining to Ultuna, the site of Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences in Uppsala, Sweden.)
 * [[Latin uvarum]] ( Ma&ntilde;es-L&aacute;zaro et al. 2009, ; Latin genitive case pl. noun uvarum, of grapes.)
 * [[Latin vaccinostercus]] ( Kozaki and Okada 1983, ; Latin adjective vaccinus, pertaining to a cow; Latin noun stercus, dung; New Latin masculine gender adjective vaccinostercus, from cow dung.)
 * [[Latin vaginalis]] ( Embley et al. 1989, ; Latin noun vagina, sheath, vagina; Latin suff. -alis -is -e, suffix denoting pertaining to; New Latin feminine gender adjective vaginalis, of or pertaining to the vagina.)
 * [[Latin versmoldensis]] ( Kr&ouml;ckel et al. 2003, ; New Latin masculine gender adjective versmoldensis, pertaining to Versmold, the town in Germany where the strains were isolated.)
 * [[Latin vini]] ( Rodas et al. 2006, ; Latin genitive case noun vini, of wine.)
 * [[Latin viridescens]] ( Niven and Evans 1957, species.; Latin participle adjective viridescens, growing green, greening.)
 * [[Latin vitulinus]] ( Sharpe et al. 1973, species.; Latin masculine gender adjective vitulinus, of a calf.)
 * [[Latin xylosus]] ( Kitahara 1938, species.; New Latin masculine gender adjective xylosus, pertaining to xylose.)
 * [[Latin yamanashiensis]] ( (ex Nonomura et al. 1965) Nonomura 1983,, nom. rev.; New Latin masculine gender adjective yamanashiensis, belonging to Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan, the source of the wine must from which the organism was isolated.)
 * [[Latin yamanashiensis]] ( subsp. mali (Carr and Davies 1970) Nonomura 1983, ; Latin genitive case noun mali, of an apple.)
 * [[Latin yamanashiensis]] ( subsp. yamanashiensis (ex Nonomura et al. 1965) Nonomura 1983,, nom. rev.; New Latin masculine gender adjective yamanashiensis, belonging to Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan, the source of the wine must from which the organism was isolated.)
 * [[Latin zeae]] ( (ex Kuznetsov 1959) Dicks et al. 1996, nom. rev., ; Latin noun zea, a kind of grain, and also a botanical genus name; Latin genitive case noun zeae, of Zea, pertaining to Zea mais, corn.)
 * [[Latin zymae]] ( Vancanneyt et al. 2005, ; New Latin noun zyma (from Greek noun zumē), leaven, sourdough; New Latin genitive case noun zymae, of sourdough.)

Lactococcus
Lactococcus is a genus in the phylum Firmicutes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Lactococcus derives from: Latin noun lac lactis, milk; New Latin masculine gender noun coccus (from Greek masculine gender noun kokkos (κόκκος), grain, seed), coccus; New Latin masculine gender noun Lactococcus, milk coccus.

Species
The genus contains 6 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * [[Latin chungangensis]] ( Cho et al. 2008, ; New Latin masculine gender adjective chungangensis, named after Chungang University, where taxonomic studies on this species were performed.)
 * [[Latin garvieae]] ( (Collins et al. 1984) Schleifer et al. 1986, ; New Latin genitive case noun garvieae, of Garvie, named for E.I. Garvie, a British microbiologist.)
 * [[Latin lactis]] ( (Lister 1873) Schleifer et al. 1986, (Type species of the genus).; Latin genitive case lactis, of milk.)
 * [[Latin lactis]] ( subsp. cremoris (Orla-Jensen 1919) Schleifer et al. 1986, ; Latin noun cremor, the thick juice obtained from animal or vegetable substances, cream; Latin genitive case noun cremoris, of cream.)
 * [[Latin lactis]] ( subsp. hordniae (ex Latorre-Guzman et al. 1977) Schleifer et al. 1986, nom. rev., ; New Latin feminine gender noun Hordnia, generic name; New Latin genitive case noun hordniae, of Hordnia circellata (name of the leaf hopper from which the organism was isolated).)
 * [[Latin lactis]] ( subsp. lactis (Lister 1873) Schleifer et al. 1986, ; Latin genitive case noun lactis, of milk.)
 * [[Latin piscium]] ( Williams et al. 1990, ; Latin noun piscis, fish; Latin genitive case pl. noun piscium, of fishes.)
 * [[Latin plantarum]] ( (Collins et al. 1984) Schleifer et al. 1986, ; Latin feminine gender noun planta, any vegetable production that serves to propagate the species, a plant; Latin genitive case pl. noun plantarum, of plants.)
 * [[Latin raffinolactis]] ( (Orla-Jensen and Hansen 1932) Schleifer et al. 1988, ; New Latin noun raffinosum, raffinose; Latin genitive case noun lactis, of milk; New Latin genitive case noun raffinolactis, raffinose fermenting bacterium from milk.)

Lactonifactor
Lactonifactor is a genus in the phylum Firmicutes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Lactonifactor derives from: New Latin noun lactonum, lactone; Latin masculine gender noun factor, maker; New Latin masculine gender noun Lactonifactor, producer of lactone.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely [[Latin longoviformis]] ( Clavel et al. 2007, (Type species of the genus).; Latin adjective longus, long; Latin noun ovum, egg; Latin adjective suff. -formis (from Latin noun forma, figure, shape, appearance), -like, in the shape of; New Latin masculine gender adjective longoviformis, shaped like a long egg.)

Lactosphaera
Lactosphaera is a genus in the phylum Firmicutes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Lactosphaera derives from:
 * Latin noun lac lactis, milk; Latin feminine gender noun sphaera, a sphere; New Latin feminine gender noun Lactosphaera, a sphere with lactic acid fermentation.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely [[Latin pasteurii]] ( (Schink 1985) Janssen et al. 1995, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin genitive case noun pasteurii, of Pasteur, referring to Louis Pasteur, who probably first enriched and observed this bacterium during studies on tartrate fermentation.)

Lactovum
Lactovum is a genus in the phylum Firmicutes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Lactovum derives from: Latin noun lac lactis, milk; Latin neuter gender noun ovum, egg; New Latin neuter gender noun Lactovum, egg from milk (perhaps because the type strain of the type species is an ovoid bacterium related to the genus Lactococcus).

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely [[Latin miscens]] ( Matthies et al. 2005, (Type species of the genus).; Latin participle adjective miscens (from Latin v. misceo), mixing, to indicate a mixed fermentative metabolism.)

Lamprobacter
Lamprobacter is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Lamprobacter derives from:
 * Greek adjective lampros, bright, brilliant; New Latin masculine gender noun, a rodbacter, nominally meaning "a rod", but in effect meaning a bacterium, rod; New Latin masculine gender noun Lamprobacter, brilliant rod.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely [[Latin modestohalophilus]] ( Gorlenko et al. 1988, (Type species of the genus).;: Latin adjective modestus, moderate; Greek noun hals, halos (ἅλς, ἁλός), salt; New Latin masculine gender adjective philus (from Greek masculine gender adjective φίλος), friend, loving; New Latin masculine gender adjective modestohalophilus, moderate salt-loving.)

Lamprocystis
Lamprocystis is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Lamprocystis derives from:
 * Greek adjective lampros, bright, brilliant; Greek feminine gender noun kustis, the bladder, a bag; New Latin feminine gender noun Lamprocystis, brilliant bag.

Species
The genus contains 2 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * [[Latin purpurea]] ( (Eichler and Pfennig 1989) Imhoff 2001, ;: Latin feminine gender adjective purpurea, purple or purple-red.)
 * [[Latin roseopersicina]] ( (K&uuml;tzing 1849) Schroeter 1886, species. (Type species of the genus).;: Latin adjective roseus, rosy; Latin noun persicus, peach-tree; Latin suff. -inus -a -um, suffix used with the sense of belonging to; New Latin feminine gender adjective roseopersicina, rosy peach-colored.)

Lampropedia
Lampropedia is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Lampropedia derives from: Greek adjective lampros, bright; Greek neuter gender noun pedion, a plain; New Latin feminine gender noun Lampropedia, a shining flat sheet (of cells).

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely [[Latin hyalina]] ( (Ehrenberg 1832) Schroeter 1886, species. (Type species of the genus).; Greek adjective hyalinos, of crystal or glass; New Latin feminine gender adjective hyalina, hyaline.)

Lapillicoccus
Lapillicoccus is a genus in the phylum Actinobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Lapillicoccus derives from: Latin masculine gender noun lapillus, a little stone; New Latin masculine gender noun coccus (from Greek masculine gender noun kokkos (κόκκος), grain, seed), coccus; New Latin masculine gender noun Lapillicoccus, a coccus attached to a little stone.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely [[Latin jejuensis]] ( Lee and Lee 2007, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin masculine gender adjective jejuensis, of or belonging to Jeju, Republic of Korea, referring to the site from which the type strain was isolated.)

Laribacter
Laribacter is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Laribacter derives from: Latin noun larus, a ravenous sea-bird, the mew; New Latin masculine gender noun, a rodbacter, nominally meaning "a rod", but in effect meaning a bacterium, rod; New Latin masculine gender noun Laribacter, a rod in the shape of a seagull.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely [[Latin hongkongensis]] ( Yuen et al. 2002, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin masculine gender adjective hongkongensis, pertaining to Hong-Kong.)

Larkinella
Larkinella is a genus in the phylum Bacteroidetes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Larkinella derives from: New Latin dim. feminine gender noun Larkinella, named in honour of the American microbiologist John M. Larkin, who described the family Spirosomaceae in co-authorship with Ren&eacute;e Borrall.

Species
The genus contains 3 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * [[Latin arboricola]] ( Kulichevskaya et al. 2010, ; Latin noun arbor, -oris a tree, things made of wood; Latin suff. -cola (from Latin noun incola) inhabitant, dweller; New Latin noun arboricola an inhabitant of wood (the type strain was isolated from the humified solution produced by spruce wood decomposition.)
 * [[Latin bovis]] ( Anandham et al. 2011, ; Latin genitive case noun bovis, of a cow, of bovine.)
 * [[Latin insperata]] ( Vancanneyt et al. 2006, (Type species of the genus).; Latin feminine gender adjective insperata, unexpected, referring to the unexpected source from which the bacterium was isolated.)

Lautropia
Lautropia is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Lautropia derives from: New Latin feminine gender noun Lautropia, named after Hans Lautrop.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely [[Latin mirabilis]] ( Gerner-Smidt et al. 1995, (Type species of the genus).; Latin feminine gender adjective mirabilis, wonderful, marvellous.)

Lawsonia
Lawsonia is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Lawsonia derives from: New Latin feminine gender noun Lawsonia, named after Gordon H.K. Lawson, the Scottish veterinarian who first recognized the organism causing porcine proliferative enteropathy.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely [[Latin intracellularis]] ( McOrist et al. 1995, (Type species of the genus).; Latin prep. intra, within; Latin feminine gender noun cella, a store-room, a chamber and in biology a cell; Latin feminine gender suff. -aris, suffix denoting pertaining to; New Latin feminine gender adjective intracellularis, intracellular.)

Leadbetterella
Leadbetterella is a genus in the phylum Bacteroidetes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Leadbetterella derives from: New Latin feminine gender dim. noun Leadbetterella, in honour of Dr Edward R. Leadbetter, who studied bacteria belonging to the CFB group.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely [[Latin byssophila]] ( Weon et al. 2005, (Type species of the genus).; Greek noun bussos, cotton; New Latin adjective philus from Greek adjective philos (φίλος) meaning friend, loving; New Latin feminine gender adjective byssophila, liking cotton.)

Lebetimonas
Lebetimonas is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Lebetimonas derives from: Latin noun lebes -etis, a copper basin, kettle, caldron; Latin feminine gender noun monas (μονάς / μονάδα), nominally meaning "a unit", but in effect meaning a bacterium; New Latin feminine gender noun Lebetimonas, cell from a caldron.

Members of the genus Lebetimonas can be referred to as lebetimonad (viz. Trivialisation of names).

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely [[Latin acidiphila]] ( Takai et al. 2005, (Type species of the genus).; Latin adjective acidus, sour; New Latin feminine gender adjective phila (from Greek feminine gender adjective philē (φίλη)), loving; New Latin feminine gender adjective acidiphila, acid-loving.)

Lechevalieria
Lechevalieria is a genus in the phylum Actinobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Lechevalieria derives from: New Latin feminine gender noun Lechevalieria, named after the American microbiologists Hubert and Mary Lechevalier, who contributed substantially to the field of actinomycete biology during their careers at the Waksman Institute of Microbiology.

Species
The genus contains 7 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * [[Latin aerocolonigenes]] ( (Labeda 1986) Labeda et al. 2001, (Type species of the genus).; Greek noun aer, air; Latin noun colonia, a colony; New Latin suff. -genes (from Greek v. gennaō (γεννάω), to produce), producing; New Latin feminine gender adjective aerocolonigenes, producing aerial colonies.)
 * [[Latin atacamensis]] ( Okoro et al. 2010, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective atacamensis, of or pertaining to the Atacama Desert of northern Chile, the source of the soil from which the type strain was isolated.)
 * [[Latin deserti]] ( Okoro et al. 2010, ; Latin genitive case noun deserti, of a desert, pertaining to the Atacama Desert of northern Chile, the source of the soil from which the type strain was isolated.)
 * [[Latin flava]] ( (Gauze et al. 1974) Labeda et al. 2001, ; Latin feminine gender adjective flava, yellow (referring to the color of the substrate mycelium).)
 * [[Latin fradiae]] ( Zhang et al. 2007, ;: New Latin genitive case noun fradiae, of Fradia, a patronymic.)
 * [[Latin roselyniae]] ( Okoro et al. 2010, ; New Latin genitive case feminine gender noun roselyniae, of Roselyn, named after Roselyn Brown for her many practical contributions to actinomycete systematics.)
 * [[Latin xinjiangensis]] ( Wang et al. 2007, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective xinjiangensis, referring to Xinjiang, north-western China, the source of the isolate.)

Leclercia
Leclercia is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Leclercia derives from: New Latin feminine gender noun Leclercia, named to honor H. Leclerc, a French bacteriologist, who first described and named this organism Escherichia adecarboxylata in 1962, and who made many other contributions to enteric bacteriology.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely [[Latin adecarboxylata]] ( (Leclerc 1962) Tamura et al. 1987, (Type species of the genus).; Greek pref. a, not; New Latin noun decarboxylum [from new Fr. noun decarboxyl (from Fr. noun carboxyl)], removal of a molecule of carbon dioxide from an organic compound; Latin suff. -atus -a -um, suffix meaning provided with; New Latin feminine gender adjective adecarboxylata, without decarboxylase activity; because it has negative reactions in lysine decarboxylase, ornithine decarboxylase and arginine dihydrolase; i.e., &ldquo;triple decarboxylase negative&rdquo;.)

Leeia
Leeia is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Leeia derives from: New Latin feminine gender noun Leeia, named after Keho Lee, a Korean microbiologist who devoted his life to the study of food micro-organisms.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely [[Latin oryzae]] ( Lim et al. 2007, (Type species of the genus).; Latin genitive case noun oryzae, of rice, referring to the rice-paddy fields where the strain was isolated.)

Leeuwenhoekiella
Leeuwenhoekiella is a genus in the phylum Bacteroidetes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Leeuwenhoekiella derives from: New Latin feminine gender dim. noun Leeuwenhoekiella, named in honour of the famous Dutchman Antonie van Leeuwenhoek (1632-1723), discoverer of micro-organisms.

Species
The genus contains 4 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * [[Latin aequorea]] ( Nedashkovskaya et al. 2005, ; Latin feminine gender adjective aequorea, of the sea, marine.)
 * [[Latin blandensis]] ( Pinhassi et al. 2006, ; Latin feminine gender adjective blandensis, pertaining to Blande or Blanda, the name the Romans used for the city of Blanes, which has given its name to the Bay of Blanes, where the type strain was isolated.)
 * [[Latin marinoflava]] ( (Reichenbach 1989) Nedashkovskaya et al. 2005, (Type species of the genus).; Latin adjective marinus, marine; Latin adjective flavus, golden yellow; New Latin feminine gender adjective marinoflava, marine and yellow-pigmented.)
 * [[Latin palythoae]] ( Nedashkovskaya et al. 2009, ; New Latin genitive case noun palythoae, of Palythoa, the genus of coral from which the type strain was isolated.)

Legionella
Legionella is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Legionella derives from: Latin noun legio -onis, a body of soldiers, legion; Latin feminine gender dim. ending -ella; New Latin feminine gender noun Legionella, small legion or army.

Species
The genus contains 53 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * [[Latin adelaidensis]] ( Benson et al. 1991, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective adelaidensis, pertaining to Adelaide, Australia.)
 * [[Latin anisa]] ( Gorman et al. 1985, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective anisa (from Greek feminine gender adjective anisē), unequal, referring to the fact that blue-white autofluorescence is exhibited by most, but not all, strains.)
 * [[Latin beliardensis]] ( Lo Presti et al. 2001, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective beliardensis, pertaining to Montbe!liard, France, whose classical Latin name was Montem Beliardae.)
 * [[Latin birminghamensis]] ( Wilkinson et al. 1988, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective birminghamensis, pertaining to Birmingham, Alabama, where the original isolate was made.)
 * [[Latin bozemanae]] ( corrig. Brenner et al. 1980, ; New Latin genitive case feminine gender noun bozemanae, of Bozeman, named after F. Marilyn Bozeman, the microbiologist who isolated and first studied the organism.)
 * [[Latin brunensis]] ( Wilkinson et al. 1989, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective brunensis, pertaining to Brno, Czechoslovakia.)
 * [[Latin busanensis]] ( Park et al. 2003, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective busanensis, from Busan in Korea, where the type strain was isolated.)
 * [[Latin cherrii]] ( Brenner et al. 1985, ; New Latin genitive case masculine gender noun cherrii, of Cherry, named in honor of William B. Cherry for his many pioneering contributions to our knowledge of legionellae.)
 * [[Latin cincinnatiensis]] ( Thacker et al. 1989, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective cincinnatiensis, pertaining to Cincinnati, Ohio, where the species was first isolated.)
 * [[Latin drancourtii]] ( La Scola et al. 2004, ; New Latin genitive case masculine gender noun drancourtii, of Drancourt, in honour of Michel Drancourt for his work on intracellular micro-organisms, especially rickettsiae.)
 * [[Latin dresdenensis]] ( L&uuml;ck et al. 2010, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective dresdenensis, pertaining to Dresden, Germany, where the type strain was isolated.)
 * [[Latin drozanskii]] ( Adeleke et al. 2001, ; New Latin genitive case masculine gender noun drozanskii, of Drozanski, named in honour of Wincenty Drozanski, who isolated the first known LLAP strain and pioneered LLAP research.)
 * [[Latin dumoffii]] ( Brenner et al. 1980, ; New Latin genitive case masculine gender noun dumoffii, of Dumoff, named after Morris Dumoff, who first isolated Latin pneumophila directly on bacteriologic media.)
 * [[Latin erythra]] ( Brenner et al. 1985, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective erythra (from Greek feminine gender adjective erythre), red after the red autofluorescence exhibited by the species.)
 * [[Latin fairfieldensis]] ( Thacker et al. 1991, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective fairfieldensis, pertaining to Fairfield, Victoria, Australia.)
 * [[Latin fallonii]] ( Adeleke et al. 2001, ; New Latin genitive case noun fallonii, of Fallon, named in honour of Ronald Fallon who contributed immensely to our knowledge of legionellae and was the first to produce Legionella antigen and antiserum in the UK in 1977. He worked on an isolate from a case on the ship from which LLAP-10T was isolated.)
 * [[Latin feeleii]] ( Herwaldt et al. 1984, ; New Latin genitive case noun feeleii, of Feeley, named after James Feeley, who contributed greatly to early work on Legionella and developed effective agar media for primary isolation.)
 * [[Latin geestiana]] ( Dennis et al. 1993, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective geestiana, pertaining to the Geest office building.)
 * [[Latin gormanii]] ( Morris et al. 1980, ; New Latin genitive case masculine gender noun gormanii, of Gorman; named after G.W. Gorman, who isolated and first studied the organism and pioneered in the isolation of legionellae from environmental and clinical sources.)
 * [[Latin gratiana]] ( Bornstein et al. 1991, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective gratiana, pertaining to Gratianus, the Roman emperor who bathed in the hot springs where the species was first isolated.)
 * [[Latin gresilensis]] ( Lo Presti et al. 2001, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective gresilensis, pertaining to Gr&eacute;oux, a French spa city, whose classical Latin name was Gresilium.)
 * [[Latin hackeliae]] ( Brenner et al. 1985, ; New Latin genitive case feminine gender noun hackeliae, of Hackel, named after Meredith Hackel, who first isolated the organism.)
 * [[Latin impletisoli]] ( Kuroki et al. 2007, ; Latin participle adjective imletus, filled, filled-in; Latin genitive case noun soli, of/from soil; New Latin genitive case noun impletisoli, of/from filled-in soil, from landfill.)
 * [[Latin israelensis]] ( Bercovier et al. 1986, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective israelensis, pertaining to Israel.)
 * [[Latin jamestowniensis]] ( Brenner et al. 1985, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective jamestowniensis, pertaining to Jamestown, New York, where the organism was first isolated.)
 * [[Latin jordanis]] ( Cherry et al. 1982, ; New Latin genitive case noun jordanis, of the Jordan, named after the Jordan River in Bloomington, Indiana, source of the first isolate.)
 * [[Latin lansingensis]] ( Thacker et al. 1994, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective lansingensis, pertaining to Lansing, Michigan, where the species was first isolated.)
 * [[Latin londiniensis]] ( Dennis et al. 1993, ; Latin feminine gender adjective londiniensis, pertaining to Londinium, the Roman name of London where the first isolate was made.)
 * [[Latin longbeachae]] ( McKinney et al. 1982, ; New Latin genitive case noun longbeachae, of Long Beach (California) where the organism was first isolated.)
 * [[Latin lytica]] ( (Drozanski 1991) Hookey et al. 1996, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective lytica (from Greek feminine gender adjective lutikē), able to loose, able to dissolve.)
 * [[Latin maceachernii]] ( Brenner et al. 1985, ; New Latin genitive case masculine gender noun maceachernii, of McEachern, named after Harold V. McEachern, who first isolated the organism.)
 * [[Latin micdadei]] ( H&eacute;bert et al. 1980, ; New Latin genitive case masculine gender noun micdadei, of McDade, named after Joseph E. McDade, who isolated the etiologic agent of the 1976 Legionnaires&#39; disease outbreak in Philadelphia.)
 * [[Latin moravica]] ( Wilkinson et al. 1989, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective moravica, pertaining to Moravia, Czechoslovakia.)
 * [[Latin nautarum]] ( Dennis et al. 1993, ; Latin genitive case pl. noun nautarum, of sailors.)
 * [[Latin oakridgensis]] ( Orrison et al. 1983, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective oakridgensis, pertaining to Oak Ridge, Tennessee, where the species was first isolated.)
 * [[Latin parisiensis]] ( Brenner et al. 1985, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective parisiensis, pertaining to Paris, France.)
 * [[Latin pittsburghensis]] ( Pasculle et al. 1980, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective pittsburghensis, pertaining to Pittsburgh.)
 * [[Latin pneumophila]] ( Brenner et al. 1979, species. (Type species of the genus).; Greek noun pneumōn, lung; New Latin feminine gender adjective phila (from Greek feminine gender adjective philē (φίλη)), friend, loving; New Latin feminine gender adjective pneumophila, lung-loving.)
 * [[Latin pneumophila]] ( subsp. fraseri Brenner et al. 1989, ; New Latin genitive case masculine gender noun fraseri, of Fraser, named in honor of D.W. Fraser, who headed the investigation of the Legionnaires&#39; disease outbreak in Philadelphia that led to the recognition of legionellosis and isolation of Legionella pneumophila.)
 * [[Latin pneumophila]] ( subsp. pascullei Brenner et al. 1989, ; New Latin genitive case masculine gender noun pascullei, of Pasculle, named in honor of A.W. Pasculle for his pioneering studies on media, isolation, and nosocomial spread of Legionella pneumophila and Legionella micdadei.)
 * [[Latin pneumophila]] ( subsp. pneumophila Brenner et al. 1979, ; Greek noun pneumōn, lung; New Latin feminine gender adjective phila (from Greek feminine gender adjective philē (φίλη)), friend, loving; New Latin feminine gender adjective pneumophila, lung-loving.)
 * [[Latin quateirensis]] ( Dennis et al. 1993, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective quateirensis, pertaining to Quateira.)
 * [[Latin quinlivanii]] ( Benson et al. 1990, ; New Latin genitive case masculine gender noun quinlivanii, of Quinlivan, named after P.A. Quinlivan.)
 * [[Latin rowbothamii]] ( Adeleke et al. 2001, ; New Latin genitive case masculine gender noun rowbothamii, of Rowbotham, named in honour of Timothy Rowbotham, who isolated the majority of known LLAP strains and has contributed significantly to our knowledge of LLAPs.)
 * [[Latin rubrilucens]] ( Brenner et al. 1985, ; Latin adjective ruber -bra -brum, red; Latin participle adjective lucens, shining; New Latin participle adjective rubrilucens, red shining, named after the red autofluorescence exhibited by the species.)
 * [[Latin sainthelensi]] ( Campbell et al. 1984, ; New Latin genitive case noun sainthelensi, of St. Helens, named after Mount St. Helens, where the original isolate was made from surface water in the devastated area after a volcanic eruption.)
 * [[Latin santicrucis]] ( Brenner et al. 1985, ; New Latin genitive case noun santicrucis, of Santa Crux, named after Santa Crux, the Latin name (sic) for St. Croix, Virgin Islands.)
 * [[Latin shakespearei]] ( Verma et al. 1992, ; New Latin genitive case noun shakespearei, of Shakespeare, named after the playwright William Shakespeare, because the organism was isolated in Stratford-upon-Avon.)
 * [[Latin spiritensis]] ( Brenner et al. 1985, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective spiritensis, pertaining to Spirit Lake near Mount St. Helens in Oregon.)
 * [[Latin steigerwaltii]] ( Brenner et al. 1985, ; New Latin genitive case masculine gender noun steigerwaltii, of Steigerwalt, named in honor of Arnold G. Steigerwalt, who did the definitive experiments to classify the first 22 Legionella species.)
 * [[Latin taurinensis]] ( Lo Presti et al. 1999, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective taurinensis, pertaining to Turin, Italy, whose classical Latin name was Augusta Taurinorum.)
 * [[Latin tucsonensis]] ( Thacker et al. 1990, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective tucsonensis, pertaining to Tucson, Arizona, where the species was first isolated.)
 * [[Latin wadsworthii]] ( Edelstein et al. 1983, ; New Latin genitive case masculine gender noun wadsworthii of Wadsworth, named after V.A. Wadsworth Medical Center after James Wadsworth, and the location where the patient was hospitalized and the bacterium isolated.)
 * [[Latin waltersii]] ( Benson et al. 1996, ; New Latin genitive case masculine gender noun waltersii, of Walters, to honor R.P. Walters, who isolated the organism.)
 * [[Latin worsleiensis]] ( Dennis et al. 1993, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective worsleiensis, pertaining to Worsley.)
 * [[Latin yabuuchiae]] ( Kuroki et al. 2007, ; New Latin feminine gender genitive case noun yabuuchiae, of Yabuuchi, in honour of Eiko Yabuuchi for her work on Legionella in Japan.)

Leifsonia
Leifsonia is a genus in the phylum Actinobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Leifsonia derives from: New Latin feminine gender noun Leifsonia, named after Einar Leifson, who isolated and described the first organism of this genus.

Species
The genus contains 16 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * [[Latin antarctica]] ( Pindi et al. 2009, ; Latin feminine gender adjective antarctica, southern, by extension pertaining to the Antarctic, where the type strain was isolated.)
 * [[Latin aquatica]] ( (ex Leifson 1962) Evtushenko et al. 2000, nom. rev., (Type species of the genus).; Latin feminine gender adjective aquatica, living, growing, or found in or by the water, aquatic.)
 * [[Latin aurea]] ( Reddy et al. 2003, ; Latin feminine gender adjective aurea, golden, referring to the yellowish pigment that the bacterium produces.)
 * [[Latin bigeumensis]] ( Dastager et al. 2008, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective bigeumensis, of or belonging to Bigeum Island, Korea, the source of the soil sample from which the type strain was isolated.)
 * [[Latin cynodontis]] ( (Davis et al. 1984) Suzuki et al. 2000, ; New Latin noun Cynodon, genus of Bermudagrass; New Latin genitive case noun cynodontis, of Bermudagrass.)
 * [[Latin ginsengi]] ( Qiu et al. 2007, ;: New Latin genitive case noun ginsengi, of ginseng, the source of the type strain of this species.)
 * [[Latin kafniensis]] ( Pindi et al. 2009, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective kafniensis, of or pertaining to the Kafni glacier in the Himalayas of India, where the type strain was isolated.)
 * [[Latin kribbensis]] ( Dastager et al. 2009, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective kribbensis, pertaining to KRIBB, an arbitrary adjective formed from the acronym of the Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, where taxonomic studies on the type strain were performed.)
 * [[Latin lichenia]] ( An et al. 2010, ; Latin noun lichen -enis, lichen; Latin feminine gender suff. -ia, suffix used with the sense of belonging to; New Latin feminine gender adjective lichenia, belonging to lichen from which the organism was isolated.)
 * [[Latin naganoensis]] ( Suzuki et al. 2000, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective naganoensis, pertaining to the Nagano Prefecture, Japan, the geographical origin of the type strain of this species.)
 * [[Latin pindariensis]] ( Reddy et al. 2008, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective pindariensis, of or pertaining to the Pindari glacier of the Himalayan region of India, from where the type strain was isolated.)
 * [[Latin poae]] ( Evtushenko et al. 2000, ; New Latin genitive case noun poae, of Poa, generic name of the annual meadow grass Poa annua, the source of the type strain of this species.)
 * [[Latin rubra]] ( Reddy et al. 2003, ; Latin feminine gender adjective rubra, reddish, referring to the reddish pigment that the bacterium produces.)
 * [[Latin shinshuensis]] ( Suzuki et al. 2000, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective shinshuensis, of or belonging to to Shinshu, the old name of Nagano Prefecture, Japan, the geographical origin of the type strain of this species)
 * [[Latin soli]] ( Madhaiyan et al. 2010, ; Latin genitive case noun soli, of soil, referring to the isolation of the first strains from teak tree rhizosphere soil.)
 * [[Latin xyli]] ( (Davis et al. 1984) Evtushenko et al. 2000, ; Greek noun xulon, wood; New Latin genitive case noun xyli, of wood, intended to mean of the xylem.)
 * [[Latin xyli]] ( subsp. cynodontis (Davis et al. 1984) Evtushenko et al. 2000, ; New Latin noun Cynodon, genus of Bermudagrass; New Latin genitive case noun cynodontis, of Bermudagrass.)
 * [[Latin xyli]] ( subsp. xyli (Davis et al. 1984) Evtushenko et al. 2000, ; Greek noun xulon, wood; New Latin genitive case noun xyli, of wood, intended to mean of the xylem.)

Leisingera
Leisingera is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Leisingera derives from: New Latin feminine gender noun Leisingera, in honour of Thomas Leisinger, on the occasion of his retirement and for his contributions to our understanding of the biochemistry of bacterial methyl halide metabolism.

Species
The genus contains 3 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * [[Latin aquimarina]] ( Vandecandelaere et al. 2008, ; Latin feminine gender noun aqua, water; Latin adjective marinus, from the sea; New Latin feminine gender adjective aquimarina, from seawater.)
 * [[Latin methylohalidivorans]] ( Schaefer et al. 2002, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin noun methylohalidum, methyl halide; Latin participle adjective vorans, devouring; methylohalidivorans, degrading methyl halides.)
 * [[Latin nanhaiensis]] ( Sun et al. 2010, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective nanhaiensis, referring to Nanhai, the Chinese name for the South China Sea, from where the type strain was isolated.)

Leminorella
Leminorella is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Leminorella derives from: New Latin feminine gender dim. noun Leminorella, named to honor Leon Le Minor, a French microbiologist, for his many contributions to enteric bacteriology including the nomenclature, classification, and serotyping of Salmonella; lysogeny; metabolic plasmids; and new and rapid biochemical tests. The name also honors Simone Le Minor, who also made many contributions to enteric bacteriology as head of the National Salmonella Centre of France and for her research on Serratia serotyping.

Species
The genus contains 2 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * [[Latin grimontii]] ( Hickman-Brenner et al. 1985, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin genitive case masculine gender noun grimontii, of Grimont, named to honor Patrick Grimont and Francine Grimont, French microbiologists at the Pasteur Institute for their many contributions to enteric bacteriology.)
 * [[Latin richardii]] ( Hickman-Brenner et al. 1985, ; New Latin genitive case masculine gender noun richardii, of Richard, named to honor Claude Richard, a French microbiologist at the Pasteur Institute for his many contributions to enteric bacteriology.)

Lentibacillus
Lentibacillus is a genus in the phylum Firmicutes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Lentibacillus derives from: Latin adjective lentus, slow; Latin dim. masculine gender noun bacillus, small rod; New Latin masculine gender noun Lentibacillus, slow bacillus, i.e. slowly growing bacillus.

Species
The genus contains 11 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * [[Latin halodurans]] ( Yuan et al. 2007, ;: Greek noun hals, halos (ἅλς, ἁλός), salt; Latin participle adjective durans, enduring; New Latin participle adjective halodurans, salt-enduring.)
 * [[Latin halophilus]] ( Tanasupawat et al. 2006, ; Greek noun hals, halos (ἅλς, ἁλός), salt; New Latin adjective philus from Greek adjective philos (φίλος) meaning friend, loving; New Latin masculine gender adjective halophilus, salt-loving.)
 * [[Latin jeotgali]] ( Jung et al. 2010, ; New Latin genitive case noun jeotgali, of jeotgal, a traditional Korean fermented seafood.)
 * [[Latin juripiscarius]] ( Namwong et al. 2005, ; Latin noun jus juris, sauce; Latin adjective piscarius, of or belonging to fish; New Latin masculine gender adjective juripsicarius, of a fish sauce.)
 * [[Latin kapialis]] ( Pakdeeto et al. 2007, ;: New Latin noun kapium from Korean noun ka-pi, shrimp paste; Latin suff. -alis, adjectival suffix meaning pertaining to; New Latin masculine gender adjective kapialis, pertaining to shrimp paste, the source of isolation of the strains.)
 * [[Latin lacisalsi]] ( Lim et al. 2005, ; Latin noun lacus, lake; Latin adjective salsus, salted, salt; New Latin genitive case noun lacisalsi, of a salt lake.)
 * [[Latin persicus]] ( S&aacute;nchez-Porro et al. 2010, ; Latin masculine gender adjective persicus, Persian, pertaining to Persia (Iran), from where the type strain was isolated.)
 * [[Latin salarius]] ( Jeon et al. 2005, ; Latin masculine gender adjective salarius, of, or belonging to, salt, because of the isolation of this micro-organism from saline sediment.)
 * [[Latin salicampi]] ( Yoon et al. 2002, (Type species of the genus).; Latin noun sal salis, salt; Latin noun campus, field; New Latin genitive case noun salicampi, of a salt field.)
 * [[Latin salinarum]] ( Lee et al. 2008, ; Latin genitive case pl. noun salinarum, of salt-works.)
 * [[Latin salis]] ( Lee et al. 2008, ; Latin genitive case noun salis, of salt.)

Lentisphaera
Lentisphaera is a genus in the phylum Lentisphaerae (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Lentisphaera derives from: Latin adjective lentus, sticky; Latin feminine gender noun sphaera, sphere; New Latin feminine gender noun Lentisphaera, a sticky sphere.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely [[Latin araneosa]] ( Cho et al. 2004, (Type species of the genus).; Latin feminine gender adjective araneosa, similar to cobwebs, pertaining to the morphology of transparent exopolymer particles produced by the strain.)

Lentzea
Lentzea is a genus in the phylum Actinobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Lentzea derives from: New Latin feminine gender noun Lentzea, named after Friedrich A. Lentze, a German microbiologist who devoted a considerable part of his life to studying pathogenic actinomycetes.

Species
The genus contains 7 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * [[Latin albida]] ( Labeda et al. 2001, ; Latin feminine gender adjective albida, white, referring to the colour of the aerial mycelium)
 * [[Latin albidocapillata]] ( Yassin et al. 1995, (Type species of the genus).; Latin adjective albidus, white; Latin adjective capillatus, hairy; New Latin feminine gender adjective albidocapillata, white haired, referring to the abundant whitish aerial hyphae.)
 * [[Latin californiensis]] ( Labeda et al. 2001, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective californiensis, pertaining to California, referring to the source of this isolate, soil from California.)
 * [[Latin flaviverrucosa]] ( (ex Yan and Deng 1966) Xie et al. 2002, nom. rev., ; Latin adjective flavus, yellow; Latin adjective verrucosus, rough, rugged, verrucose; New Latin feminine gender adjective flaviverrucosa, yellowish and verrucose, referring to the yellowish, verrucose colony morphology observed on the agar surface.)
 * [[Latin kentuckyensis]] ( Labeda et al. 2007, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective kentuckyensis, from Kentucky, named after the place of origin of the type strain, the state of Kentucky, USA.)
 * [[Latin violacea]] ( (Lee et al. 2000) Labeda et al. 2001, ; Latin feminine gender adjective violacea, violet-colored, violet.)
 * [[Latin waywayandensis]] ( (Labeda and Lyons 1989) Labeda et al. 2001, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective waywayandensis, of or belonging to Lake Waywayanda, N.J., of the soil samples from which the organism was first isolated.)

Leptobacterium
Leptobacterium is a genus in the phylum Bacteroidetes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Leptobacterium derives from: Greek adjective leptos, thin, fine, narrow; Latin neuter gender noun bacterium, rod; New Latin neuter gender noun Leptobacterium, a slender rod.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely [[Latin flavescens]] ( Mitra et al. 2009, (Type species of the genus).; Latin participle adjective flavescens, becoming golden-yellow.)

Leptolinea
Leptolinea is a genus in the phylum Chloroflexi (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Leptolinea derives from: Greek adjective leptos, fine; Latin feminine gender noun linea, line; New Latin feminine gender noun Leptolinea, fine, line-shaped organism.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely [[Latin tardivitalis]] ( Yamada et al. 2006, (Type species of the genus).; Latin adjective tardus, slow; Latin feminine gender adjective vitalis, vital, alive; New Latin feminine gender adjective tardivitalis, having a slow lifestyle.)

Leptonema
Leptonema is a genus in the phylum Spirochaetes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Leptonema derives from: Greek adjective leptos, thin, narrow, fine; Greek neuter gender noun nema, a filament or thread; New Latin neuter gender noun Leptonema, a thin filament or thread, describing a bacterium that resembles a thin filament or thread.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely [[Latin illini]] ( Hovind-Hougen 1983, (Type species of the genus).; Not given in the paper by Hovind-Hougen 1979. The etymology seems to be the following: New Latin genitive case noun illini, of Illinois, named after the state of Illinois, U.S.A., where the first isolate was obtained.)

Leptospira
Leptospira is a genus in the phylum Spirochaetes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Leptospira derives from: Greek adjective leptos, thin, narrow, fine; Latin feminine gender noun spira, a coil, helix; New Latin feminine gender noun Leptospira, a thin helix or coil, referring to the morphology of the bacterium.

Species
The genus contains 17 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * [[Latin alexanderi]] ( Brenner et al. 1999, ; New Latin masculine gender genitive case noun alexanderi, of Alexander, named to honor Dr. A.D. Alexander, an American microbiologist.)
 * [[Latin biflexa]] ( (Wolbach and Binger 1914) Noguchi 1918, species.; Latin adv. num. bis, twice; Latin participle adjective flexus -a -um (from. Latin v. flecto), bent, winding; New Latin feminine gender adjective biflexa, bent twice.)
 * [[Latin borgpetersenii]] ( Yasuda et al. 1987, ; New Latin masculine gender genitive case noun borgpetersenii, of Borg-Petersen, named for Dr. C. Borg-Petersen, a Danish physician.)
 * [[Latin broomii]] ( Levett et al. 2006, ; New Latin genitive case masculine gender noun broomii, of Broom, named after Dr J. C. Broom, a Scottish bacteriologist, who made substantial contributions to the study of leptospirosis.)
 * [[Latin fainei]] ( Perolat et al. 1998, ; New Latin masculine gender genitive case noun fainei, of Faine, named for Dr. S. Faine, an Australian microbiologist.)
 * [[Latin inadai]] ( Yasuda et al. 1987, ; New Latin masculine gender genitive case noun inadai, of Inada, named for Dr. R. Inada, a Japanese microbiologist.)
 * [[Latin interrogans]] ( (Stimson 1907) Wenyon 1926, species. (Type species of the genus).; Latin participle adjective interrogans, asking, inquiring, interrogating; here meaning shaped like a question mark.)
 * [[Latin kirschneri]] ( Ramadass et al. 1992, ; New Latin masculine gender genitive case noun kirschneri, of Kirschner, named for Dr. Latin Kirschner, a Dutch medical microbiologist.)
 * [[Latin kmetyi]] ( Slack et al. 2009, ; New Latin genitive case masculine gender noun kmetyi, of Kmety, named after Professor Emil Kmety, a Slovak bacteriologist who made significant contributions to the study of the genus Leptospira.)
 * [[Latin licerasiae]] ( Matthias et al. 2009, ; New Latin feminine gender genitive case noun licerasiae, of Liceras, to honor Dr Julia Liceras de Hidalgo, who obtained the first leptospiral isolates in Peru.)
 * [[Latin meyeri]] ( Yasuda et al. 1987, ; New Latin masculine gender genitive case noun meyeri, of Meyer, named to honor Dr. K.F. Meyer, an American veterinarian.)
 * [[Latin noguchii]] ( Yasuda et al. 1987, ; New Latin masculine gender genitive case noun noguchii, of Noguchi, named to honor Dr. H. Noguchi, a Japanese microbiologist.)
 * [[Latin parva]] ( Hovind-Hougen et al. 1982, ; Latin feminine gender adjective parva, small.)
 * [[Latin santarosai]] ( Yasuda et al. 1987, ; New Latin masculine gender genitive case noun santarosai, of Santa Rosa, named to honor Dr. C.A. Santa Rosa, a Brazilian microbiologist.)
 * [[Latin weilii]] ( Yasuda et al. 1987, ; New Latin masculine gender genitive case noun weilii, of Weil, named to honor Dr. A. Weil, a German physician.)
 * [[Latin wolbachii]] ( Yasuda et al. 1987, ; New Latin masculine gender genitive case noun wolbachii, of Wolbach, named to honor Dr. S.B. Wolbach, an American microbiologist.)
 * [[Latin wolffii]] ( Slack et al. 2008, ; New Latin genitive case masculine gender noun wolffii, of Wolff, named after Dr Jan Willem Wolff, a Dutch bacteriologist who made significant contributions to the study of Leptospira.)

Leptospirillum
Leptospirillum is a genus in the phylum Nitrospirae (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Leptospirillum derives from: Greek adjective leptos, thin, narrow, fine; Latin noun spira, a spiral; New Latin neuter gender noun Leptospirillum, a thin spiral.

Species
The genus contains 3 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * [[Latin ferriphilum]] ( Coram and Rawlings 2002, ; Latin noun ferrum, iron; New Latin neuter gender adjective philum (from Greek neuter gender adjective philon (φίλον)), friend, loving; New Latin neuter gender adjective ferriphilum, iron-loving.)
 * [[Latin ferrooxidans]] ( (ex Markosyan 1972) Hippe 2000,, nom. rev. (Type species of the genus).; Latin noun ferrum, iron; New Latin v. oxido, to oxidize; New Latin participle adjective ferrooxidans, iron-oxidizing.)
 * [[Latin thermoferrooxidans]] ( Hippe 2000, ; Greek adjective thermos (θερμός), hot; Latin noun ferrum, iron; New Latin v. oxido, to oxidize; New Latin participle adjective thermoferrooxidans, hot iron-oxidizing.)

Leptothrix
Leptothrix is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Leptothrix derives from:
 * Greek adjective leptos, fine, small; Greek feminine gender noun thrix, hair; New Latin feminine gender noun Leptothrix, fine hair.

Species
The genus contains 5 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * [[Latin cholodnii]] ( Mulder and van Veen 1963, species.;: New Latin genitive case masculine gender noun cholodnii, of Cholodny, named for N. Cholodny, a Russian bacteriologist.)
 * [[Latin discophora]] ( (ex Schwers 1912) Spring et al. 1997,, nom. rev.;: Greek noun diskos, anything quoit-shaped, a disk; Greek adjective phoros, bearing; New Latin feminine gender adjective discophora, disk-bearing.)
 * [[Latin lopholea]] ( Dorff 1934, species.;: Greek noun lophos, a crest; New Latin dim. feminine gender adjective lopholea, somewhat crested or tufted.)
 * [[Latin mobilis]] ( Spring et al. 1997, ;: Latin feminine gender adjective mobilis, movable, motile.)
 * [[Latin ochracea]] ( (Roth 1797) K&uuml;tzing 1843, species. (Type species of the genus).;: New Latin feminine gender adjective ochracea (from Greek noun ochra, yellow-ochre), like ochre.)

Leptotrichia
Leptotrichia is a genus in the phylum Fusobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Leptotrichia derives from: Greek adjective leptos, fine, small; Greek feminine gender noun thrix thricos, hair; New Latin feminine gender noun Leptotrichia, fine hair.

Species
The genus contains 7 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * [[Latin buccalis]] ( (Robin 1853) Trevisan 1879, species. (Type species of the genus).; Latin noun bucca, the mouth; Latin feminine gender suff. -alis, suffix denoting pertaining to; New Latin feminine gender adjective buccalis, buccal, pertaining to the mouth.)
 * [[Latin goodfellowii]] ( Eribe et al. 2004, ; New Latin masculine gender genitive case noun goodfellowii, of Goodfellow, named in honour of Mike Goodfellow, for his contributions to microbial systematics.)
 * [[Latin hofstadii]] ( Eribe et al. 2004, ; New Latin masculine gender genitive case noun hofstadii, of Hofstad, named in honour of Tor Hofstad, for his contributions to Leptotrichia taxonomy.)
 * [[Latin hongkongensis]] ( Woo et al. 2011, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective hongkongensis, of or belonging to Hong Kong, where the type strain was isolated.)
 * [[Latin shahii]] ( Eribe et al. 2004, ; New Latin masculine gender genitive case noun shahii, of Shah, named in honour of Haroun N. Shah, a Trinidad-born microbiologist, for his contributions to microbiology.)
 * [[Latin trevisanii]] ( Tee et al. 2002, ; New Latin masculine gender genitive case noun trevisanii, of Trevisan, who proposed the genus Leptotrichia in 1879.)
 * [[Latin wadei]] ( Eribe et al. 2004, ; New Latin masculine gender genitive case noun wadei, of Wade, named in honour of William G. Wade, for his contributions to microbiology.)

Leucobacter
Leucobacter is a genus in the phylum Actinobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Leucobacter derives from: Greek adjective leukos, clear, light; New Latin masculine gender noun, a rodbacter, nominally meaning "a rod", but in effect meaning a bacterium, rod; New Latin masculine gender noun Leucobacter, colorless rod.'''

Species
The genus contains 12 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * [[Latin aerolatus]] ( Martin et al. 2010, ; Greek noun aer, air; Latin participle adjective latus -a -um, carried; New Latin masculine gender participle adjective aerolatus, airborne.)
 * [[Latin albus]] ( Lin et al. 2004, ; Latin masculine gender adjective albus, white.)
 * [[Latin alluvii]] ( Morais et al. 2006, ; Latin genitive case noun alluvii, of an alluvial deposit.)
 * [[Latin aridicollis]] ( Morais et al. 2005, ; Latin adjective aridus, dry; Latin masculine gender noun collis, an elevation, hill; New Latin genitive case noun aridicollis, of a dry hill; referring to the town of Alcanena, which the Moors called al-Kinan, meaning a dry hill.)
 * [[Latin chironomi]] ( Halpern et al. 2009, ; New Latin genitive case noun chironomi, of Chironomus, named after the non-biting midge insect of the genus Chironomus (Chironomidae: Diptera) from which the type strain was isolated.)
 * [[Latin chromiireducens]] ( Morais et al. 2005, ; New Latin neuter gender noun chromium, chromium; Latin participle adjective reducens (from Latin v. reducere), drawing backwards, bringing back to a state or conditionand and, in chemistry, converting to a reduced oxidation state; New Latin participle adjective chromiireducens, chromium reducing.)
 * [[Latin chromiireducens]] ( subsp. chromiireducens Morais et al. 2005, ; New Latin neuter gender noun chromium, chromium; Latin participle adjective reducens (from Latin v. reducere), drawing backwards, bringing back to a state or conditionand and, in chemistry, converting to a reduced oxidation state; New Latin participle adjective chromiireducens, chromium reducing.)
 * [[Latin chromiireducens]] ( subsp. solipictus Muir and Tan 2007, ; Latin masculine gender noun sol, the sun; Latin masculine gender participle adjective pictus, painted; New Latin masculine gender participle adjective solipictus, painted by the sun.)
 * [[Latin chromiiresistens]] ( Sturm et al. 2011, ; New Latin noun chromium, chromium; Latin participle adjective resistens, resisting; New Latin participle adjective chromiiresistens, chromium resisting.)
 * [[Latin iarius]] ( Somvanshi et al. 2007, ;: New Latin masculine gender adjective iarius, arbitrary adjective formed from the acronym IARI (Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India) to commemorate its centenary year.)
 * [[Latin komagatae]] ( Takeuchi et al. 1996, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin genitive case masculine gender noun komagatae, of Komagata, named in honor of Kazuo Komagata, the Japanese microbiologist who first recognized this strain.)
 * [[Latin luti]] ( Morais et al. 2006, ; Latin genitive case noun luti, of mud.)
 * [[Latin salsicius]] ( Yun et al. 2011, ; Latin masculine gender adjective salsicius, salted, salty.)
 * [[Latin tardus]] ( Behrendt et al. 2008, ; Latin masculine gender adjective tardus, slow, pertaining to the slow reactions in several physiological tests.)

Leuconostoc
Leuconostoc is a genus in the phylum Firmicutes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Leuconostoc derives from: Greek adjective leukos, clear, light; New Latin neuter gender noun Nostoc, algal generic name; New Latin neuter gender noun Leuconostoc, colorless nostoc.

Species
The genus contains 22 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * [[Latin amelibiosum]] ( Schillinger et al. 1989, ; Greek prep. a, not; New Latin neuter gender adjective melibiosum, pertaining to melibiose; New Latin neuter gender adjective amelibiosum, not fermenting melibiose.)
 * [[Latin argentinum]] ( Dicks et al. 1993, ; New Latin neuter gender adjective argentinum, pertaining to Argentina, where the bacterium was isolated.)
 * [[Latin carnosum]] ( Shaw and Harding 1989, ; Latin neuter gender adjective carnosum, pertaining to flesh.)
 * [[Latin citreum]] ( Farrow et al. 1989, ; Latin neuter gender adjective citreum, pertaining to the citron-tree, intended to mean lemon-colored.)
 * [[Latin cremoris]] ( (Knudsen and S&oslash;rensen 1929) Garvie 1960, species.; Latin noun cremor, the thick juice obtained from animal or vegetable substances, cream; Latin genitive case noun cremoris, of cream.)
 * [[Latin dextranicum]] ( (Beijerinck 1912) Hucker and Pederson 1930, species.; Latin noun dextranum, dextran; Latin neuter gender suff. -icum, suffix used with the sense of pertaining to; New Latin neuter gender adjective dextranicum, pertaining to dextran.)
 * [[Latin durionis]] ( Leisner et al. 2005, ; New Latin genitive case noun durionis, of Durio, the generic name of Durio zibenthinus, the durian fruit.)
 * [[Latin fallax]] ( Martinez-Murcia and Collins 1992, ; Latin neuter gender adjective fallax, deceptive.)
 * [[Latin ficulneum]] ( Antunes et al. 2002, ; Latin neuter gender adjective ficulneum, pertaining to figs and fig trees.)
 * [[Latin fructosum]] ( (Kodama 1956) Antunes et al. 2002, ; New Latin neuter gender adjective fructosum, pertaining to fructose.)
 * [[Latin gasicomitatum]] ( Bj&ouml;rkroth et al. 2001, ; New Latin neuter gender noun gasum, gas; Latin participle adjective comitatum, accompanied; New Latin neuter gender neuter gender participle adjective gasicomitatum, accompanied by gas, referring to the association with gaseous spoilage.)
 * [[Latin gelidum]] ( Shaw and Harding 1989, ; Latin neuter gender adjective gelidum, icy cold, very cold (referring to the ability to grow on chill-stored meat).)
 * [[Latin holzapfelii]] ( De Bruyne et al. 2007, ; New Latin genitive case masculine gender noun holzapfelii, of Holzapfel, in honour of Professor Dr W. H. Holzapfel, in recognition of his outstanding work in the area of lactic acid bacterium taxonomy and physiology.)
 * [[Latin inhae]] ( Kim et al. 2003, ; New Latin genitive case noun inhae, of Inha, from the Inha University, Republic of Korea.)
 * [[Latin kimchii]] ( Kim et al. 2000, ; New Latin genitive case noun kimchii, of kimchi, a traditional Korean food made by fermentation of Chinese cabbage.)
 * [[Latin lactis]] ( Garvie 1960, species.; Latin genitive case noun lactis, of milk.)
 * [[Latin mesenteroides]] ( (Tsenkovskii 1878) van Tieghem 1878, species. (Type species of the genus).; Greek noun mesenterion, the mesentery; Latin suff. -oides (from Greek suff. eides, from Greek noun eidos, that which is seen, form, shape, figure), ressembling, similar; New Latin neuter gender adjective mesenteroides, mesentery-like.)
 * [[Latin mesenteroides]] ( subsp. cremoris (Knudsen and S&oslash;rensen 1929) Garvie 1983, ; Latin noun cremor, the thick juice obtained from animal or vegetable substances, cream; Latin genitive case noun cremoris, of cream.)
 * [[Latin mesenteroides]] ( subsp. dextranicum (Beijerinck 1912) Garvie 1983, ; Latin noun dextranum, dextran; Latin neuter gender suff. -icum, suffix used with the sense of pertaining to; New Latin neuter gender adjective dextranicum, pertaining to dextran.)
 * [[Latin mesenteroides]] ( subsp. mesenteroides (Tsenkovskii 1878) van Tieghem 1878, ; Greek noun mesenterion, the mesentery; Latin suff. -oides (from Greek suff. eides, from Greek noun eidos, that which is seen, form, shape, figure), ressembling, similar; New Latin neuter gender adjective mesenteroides, mesentery-like.)
 * [[Latin oeni]] ( corrig. Garvie 1967, species.; Greek noun oinos, wine; New Latin genitive case noun oeni, of wine.)
 * [[Latin palmae]] ( Ehrmann et al. 2009, ; Latin genitive case noun palmae, of a palm tree.)
 * [[Latin paramesenteroides]] ( Garvie 1967, species.; Greek prep. para, beside; New Latin neuter gender adjective mesenteroides, a specific epithet; New Latin neuter gender adjective paramesenteroides, beside Leuconostoc mesenteroides.)
 * [[Latin pseudoficulneum]] ( Chambel et al. 2006, ; Greek adjective  pseudēs, false; Latin neuter gender adjective ficulneum, of the fig-tree and also a bacterial specific epithet; New Latin neuter gender adjective pseudoficulneum, not the true (Leuconostoc) ficulneum.)
 * [[Latin pseudomesenteroides]] ( Farrow et al. 1989, ; Greek adjective  pseudēs, false; New Latin neuter gender adjective mesenteroides, a specific epithet; New Latin neuter gender adjective pseudomesenteroides, false Leuconostoc mesenteroides.)

Leucothrix
Leucothrix is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Leucothrix derives from: Greek adjective leukos, clear, light; Greek feminine gender noun thrix, hair; New Latin feminine gender noun Leucothrix, colorless hair.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely [[Latin mucor]] ( Oersted 1844, species. (Type species of the genus).; Latin noun mucor, mold; New Latin noun mucor, a genus of molds.)

Levilinea
Levilinea is a genus in the phylum Chloroflexi (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Levilinea derives from: Latin adjective levis, smooth; Latin feminine gender noun linea, line; New Latin feminine gender noun Levilinea, smooth, line-shaped organism.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely [[Latin saccharolytica]] ( Yamada et al. 2006, (Type species of the genus).; Greek noun saccharon, sugar; New Latin adjective lyticus -a -um (from Greek adjective lutikos (λυτικός) -ē -on), able to loose, able to dissolve; New Latin feminine gender adjective saccharolytica, saccharolytic, using various sugars.)

Levinea
Levinea is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Levinea derives from: New Latin feminine gender noun Levinea, named after Max Levine, an American bacteriologist.

Species
The genus contains 2 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * [[Latin amalonatica]] ( Young et al. 1971, species. (Type species of the genus).; Greek prefix a, not; New Latin noun malonas -atis, malonate; Latin feminine gender suff. -ica, suffix used with the sense of pertaining to; New Latin feminine gender adjective malonatica, pertaining to malonate; New Latin feminine gender adjective amalonatica, not pertaining to malonate (i.e., not able to utilize malonate).)
 * [[Latin malonatica]] ( Young et al. 1971, species.; New Latin noun malonas -atis, malonate; Latin feminine gender suff. -ica, suffix used with the sense of pertaining to; New Latin feminine gender adjective malonatica, pertaining to malonate (i.e., able to utilize malonate).)

Lewinella
Lewinella is a genus in the phylum Bacteroidetes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Lewinella derives from:
 * New Latin feminine gender dim. noun Lewinella, named after Professor Ralph Lewin, who first isolated these organisms.

Species
The genus contains 7 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * [[Latin agarilytica]] ( Lee 2007, ;: Malayan noun agar, agar, gelling polysaccharides from seaweed; New Latin noun agarum, agar; New Latin adjective lyticus -a -um (from Greek adjective lutikos (λυτικός) -ē -on), able to loose, able to dissolve; New Latin feminine gender adjective agarilytica, agar-dissolving.)
 * [[Latin antarctica]] ( Oh et al. 2009, ; Latin feminine gender adjective antarctica, southern and, by extension, of the Antarctic, where the type strain was isolated.)
 * [[Latin cohaerens]] ( (Lewin 1970) Sly et al. 1998, (Type species of the genus).;: Latin participle adjective cohaerens, cohering, uniting together.)
 * [[Latin lutea]] ( Khan et al. 2007, ;: Latin feminine gender adjective lutea, orange-coloured.)
 * [[Latin marina]] ( Khan et al. 2007, ;: Latin feminine gender adjective marina, of the sea, marine.)
 * [[Latin nigricans]] ( (Lewin 1970) Sly et al. 1998, ;: Latin participle adjective nigricans, blackening.)
 * [[Latin persica]] ( (Lewin 1970) Sly et al. 1998, ;: Latin noun persicum, a peach; Latin feminine gender suff. -ica, suffix used with the sense of pertaining to; Latin feminine gender adjective persica, Persian; here intended to mean peach-coloured.)

Limibacter
Limibacter is a genus in the phylum Bacteroidetes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Limibacter derives from: Latin noun limus, mud; New Latin masculine gender noun, a rodbacter, nominally meaning "a rod", but in effect meaning a bacterium, rod or staff; New Latin masculine gender noun Limibacter, rod from mud, referring to the isolation source of the first strains.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely

Limnobacter
Limnobacter is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Limnobacter derives from:
 * Greek noun limnos (or limnē), pool of standing water, lake; New Latin masculine gender noun, a rodbacter, nominally meaning "a rod", but in effect meaning a bacterium, rod; New Latin masculine gender noun Limnobacter, lake rod, referring to the isolation of the type species from lake sediment.

Species
The genus contains 2 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * [[Latin litoralis]] ( Lu et al. 2011, ; Latin masculine gender adjective litoralis, of or belonging to the seashore, referring to the supralitoral habitat from which the type strain was isolated.)
 * [[Latin thiooxidans]] ( Spring et al. 2001, (Type species of the genus).;: Greek noun theion (θέω) (Latin transliteration thium), sulfur; New Latin v. oxido, to oxidize; New Latin participle adjective thiooxidans, oxidizing sulfur.)

Limnohabitans
Limnohabitans is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Limnohabitans derives from: Greek noun limnē, lake; Latin participle adjective habitans, inhabiting; New Latin participle adjective used as a masculine gender noun Limnohabitans, lake dweller, referring to the type of ecosystem from which the type species was first isolated.

Species
The genus contains 4 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * [[Latin australis]] ( Hahn et al. 2010, ; Latin masculine gender adjective australis, southern, relating to the region in which the organism was isolated.)
 * [[Latin curvus]] ( Hahn et al. 2010, (Type species of the genus).; Latin masculine gender adjective curvus, curved or crooked.)
 * [[Latin parvus]] ( Kasalick&yacute; et al. 2010, ; Latin masculine gender adjective parvus, small, referring to the small cell size of the type strain.)
 * [[Latin planktonicus]] ( Kasalick&yacute; et al. 2010, ; New Latin masculine gender adjective planktonicus (from Greek adjective planktos, wandering), living in the plankton, planktonic.)

Limnothrix
Limnothrix is a genus in the phylum Cyanobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Limnothrix derives from:

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely

Lishizhenia
Lishizhenia is a genus in the phylum Bacteroidetes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Lishizhenia derives from: New Latin feminine gender noun Lishizhenia, named after Li Shizhen (1518-1593), the famous Chinese naturalist.

Species
The genus contains 2 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * [[Latin caseinilytica]] ( Lau et al. 2006, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin noun caseinum, casein; New Latin adjective lyticus -a -um (from Greek adjective lutikos (λυτικός) -ē -on), able to loose, able to dissolve; New Latin feminine gender adjective caseinilytica, casein-dissolving.)
 * [[Latin tianjinensis]] ( Chen et al. 2009, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective tianjinensis, of or belonging to Tianjin, from where the type strain was isolated.)

Listeria
Listeria is a genus in the phylum Firmicutes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Listeria derives from: New Latin feminine gender noun Listeria, named after Lord Lister, English surgeon and pioneer of antisepsis.

Species
The genus contains 10 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * [[Latin denitrificans]] ( Pr&eacute;vot 1961, species.; New Latin v. denitrifico, to denitrify; New Latin participle adjective denitrificans, denitrifying.)
 * [[Latin grayi]] ( Errebo Larsen and Seeliger 1966, species.; New Latin genitive case noun grayi, of Gray, named in honor of M. Latin Gray, an American bacteriologist.)
 * [[Latin innocua]] ( (ex Seeliger and Schoofs 1979) Seeliger 1983,, nom. rev.; Latin feminine gender adjective innocua, harmless.)
 * [[Latin ivanovii]] ( Seeliger et al. 1984, ; New Latin masculine gender genitive case noun ivanovii, of Ivanov, named in honor of Ivan Ivanov, a Bulgarian bacteriologist.)
 * [[Latin ivanovii]] ( subsp. ivanovii Seeliger et al. 1984, ; New Latin masculine gender genitive case noun ivanovii, of Ivanov, named in honor of Ivan Ivanov, a Bulgarian bacteriologist.)
 * [[Latin ivanovii]] ( subsp. londoniensis Boerlin et al. 1992, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective londoniensis, pertaining to London, Ontario, Canada, where E. G. D. Murray and R. G. E. Murray worked on Listeria.)
 * [[Latin marthii]] ( Graves et al. 2010, ; New Latin genitive case masculine gender noun marthii, of Marth, named after Emeritus Professor Elmer H. Marth, for his research and contributions on Listeria monocytogenes.)
 * [[Latin monocytogenes]] ( (Murray et al. 1926) Pirie 1940, species. (Type species of the genus).; New Latin noun monocytum, a blood cell, monocyte; Greek v. gennaio, to produce; New Latin adjective monocytogenes, monocyte-producing.)
 * [[Latin murrayi]] ( Welshimer and Meredith 1971, species.; New Latin genitive case noun murrayi, of Murray, named for E.G.D. Murray, co-discoverer of Listeria monocytogenes.)
 * [[Latin rocourtiae]] ( Leclercq et al. 2010, ; New Latin feminine gender genitive case noun rocourtiae, of Rocourt, named in honour of Jocelyne Rocourt, French bacteriologist, whose work had a major impact on the taxonomy of the genus Listeria.)
 * [[Latin seeligeri]] ( Rocourt and Grimont 1983, ; New Latin genitive case noun seeligeri, of Seeliger, named in honor of Heinz P.R. Seeliger, a German bacteriologist.)
 * [[Latin welshimeri]] ( Rocourt and Grimont 1983, ; New Latin genitive case noun welshimeri, of Welshimer, named in honor of Herbert J. Welshimer, an American bacteriologist.)

Listonella
Listonella is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Listonella derives from: New Latin feminine gender dim. noun Listonella, named after J. Liston, an American bacteriologist.

Species
The genus contains 3 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * [[Latin anguillarum]] ( corrig. (Bergeman 1909) MacDonell and Colwell 1986, (Type species of the genus).; Latin noun anguilla, an eel; Latin genitive case pl. noun anguillarum, of eels.)
 * [[Latin damsela]] ( (Love et al. 1982) MacDonell and Colwell 1986, ; New Latin noun damsela, derived from the modern zoological term damselfish.)
 * [[Latin pelagia]] ( (Baumann et al. 1971) MacDonell and Colwell 1986, ; Latin feminine gender adjective pelagia, of or belonging to the sea.)

Litoreibacter
Litoreibacter is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Litoreibacter derives from: Latin adjective litoreus, belonging to the seashore; New Latin masculine gender noun, a rodbacter, nominally meaning "a rod", but in effect meaning a bacterium, a rod; New Latin masculine gender noun Litoreibacter, rod from the seashore.

Species
The genus contains 2 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * [[Latin albidus]] ( Romanenko et al. 2011, (Type species of the genus).; Latin masculine gender adjective albidus, white.)
 * [[Latin janthinus]] ( Romanenko et al. 2011, ; Latin masculine gender adjective janthinus, violet–blue.)

Litoribacter
Litoribacter is a genus in the phylum Bacteroidetes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Litoribacter derives from: Latin noun litus -oris, shore, beach, strand; New Latin masculine gender noun, a rodbacter, nominally meaning "a rod", but in effect meaning a bacterium, rod; New Latin masculine gender noun Litoribacter, rod from the shore.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely [[Latin ruber]] ( Tian et al. 2010, (Type species of the genus).; Latin masculine gender adjective ruber, red.)

Litoricola
Litoricola is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Litoricola derives from: Latin noun litus -oris, seashore; Latin suff. -cola from Latin masculine gender or feminine gender noun incola, inhabitant; New Latin feminine gender noun Litoricola, inhabitant of the seashore.

Species
The genus contains 2 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * [[Latin lipolytica]] ( Kim et al. 2007, (Type species of the genus).; Greek noun lipos, fat; Greek adjective lutikos (λυτικός), dissolving; New Latin feminine gender adjective lipolytica, fat-dissolving, pertaining to esterase lipase (C8) activity of the species.)
 * [[Latin marina]] ( Choi et al. 2010, ; Latin feminine gender adjective marina, of the sea, marine.)

Loktanella
Loktanella is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Loktanella derives from: New Latin dim. feminine gender noun Loktanella, named after Tjhing-Lok Tan from the Alfred Wegener Institute in Bremerhaven, who contributed to our understanding of marine and polar bacteriology and ecology.

Species
The genus contains 10 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * [[Latin agnita]] ( Ivanova et al. 2005, ; Latin feminine gender participle adjective agnita, recognized.)
 * [[Latin atrilutea]] ( Hosoya and Yokota 2007, ; Latin adjective ater -tra -trum, dark; Latin adjective luteus -a -um, orange; New Latin feminine gender adjective atrilutea, dark orange.)
 * [[Latin fryxellensis]] ( Van Trappen et al. 2004, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective fryxellensis, referring to the isolation source, Lake Fryxell, Antarctica.)
 * [[Latin hongkongensis]] ( Lau et al. 2004, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective hongkongensis, referring to Hong Kong, the isolation source of the type strain.)
 * [[Latin koreensis]] ( Weon et al. 2006, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective koreensis, pertaining to Korea, from where the type strain was isolated.)
 * [[Latin maricola]] ( Yoon et al. 2007, ; Latin noun mare, sea; Latin suff. -cola (from Latin noun incola), a dweller, inhabitant; New Latin noun maricola, inhabitant of the sea.)
 * [[Latin pyoseonensis]] ( Moon et al. 2010, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective pyoseonensis, pertaining to Pyoseon Beach, Jeju, Republic of Korea, where the type strain was isolated.)
 * [[Latin rosea]] ( Ivanova et al. 2005, ; Latin feminine gender adjective rosea, rose-coloured or rosy, referring to the pinkish colour of the colonies.)
 * [[Latin salsilacus]] ( Van Trappen et al. 2004, (Type species of the genus).; Latin adjective salsus, salted, salty; Latin genitive case noun lacus, of a lake; New Latin genitive case noun salsilacus, of a salt lake, referring to the isolation source, Ace Lake and Organic Lake, Vestfold Hills, Antarctica.)
 * [[Latin vestfoldensis]] ( Van Trappen et al. 2004, ; New Latin feminine gender adjective vestfoldensis, referring to the isolation source, Lakes Ace and Pendant, Vestfold Hills, Antarctica.)

Lonepinella
Lonepinella is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Lonepinella derives from: New Latin feminine gender dim. noun Lonepinella, named after Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary, a private zoo in Australia.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely [[Latin koalarum]] ( Osawa et al. 1996, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin noun koala -ae (from Eng. noun koala), an arboreal marsupial, Phascolarctus cinereus, called koala; New Latin genitive case pl. koalarum, of koalas.)

Longilinea
Longilinea is a genus in the phylum Chloroflexi (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Longilinea derives from: Latin adjective longus, long; Latin feminine gender noun linea, line; New Latin feminine gender noun Longilinea, long line-shaped organism.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely [[Latin arvoryzae]] ( Yamada et al. 2007, (Type species of the genus).; Latin noun arvum, an arable field, cultivated land; Latin noun oryza, rice; New Latin genitive case noun arvoryzae, of a rice paddy field.)

Longispora
Longispora is a genus in the phylum Actinobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Longispora derives from: Latin adjective longus, long; Greek feminine gender noun spora (σπορά), a seed and in biology a spore; New Latin feminine gender noun Longispora, long spore.

Species
The genus contains 2 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * [[Latin albida]] ( Matsumoto et al. 2003, (Type species of the genus).; Latin feminine gender adjective albida, somewhat white.)
 * [[Latin fulva]] ( Shiratori-Takano et al. 2011, ; Latin feminine gender adjective fulva, tawny, yellowish brown, the colour of the colonies.)

Lucibacterium
Lucibacterium is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Lucibacterium derives from: Latin noun lux lucis, light; Latin neuter gender noun bacterium, rod or staff and, in biology, a bacterium (so called because the first ones observed were rod-shaped); New Latin neuter gender noun Lucibacterium, light (-emitting) bacterium.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely [[Latin harveyi]] ( (Johnson and Shunk 1936) Hendrie et al. 1970, species. (Type species of the genus).; New Latin genitive case masculine gender noun harveyi, of Harvey; named to honor E.N. Harvey, a biologist who was a pioneer in the systematic study of bioluminescence.)

Luedemannella
Luedemannella is a genus in the phylum Actinobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Luedemannella derives from: New Latin feminine gender dim. noun Luedemannella, referring to G. M. Luedemann, a Russian actinomycetologist who contributed to the taxonomy of the family Micromonosporaceae.

Species
The genus contains 2 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * [[Latin flava]] ( Ara and Kudo 2007, ; Latin feminine gender adjective flava, yellow, referring to the color of the substrate mycelium.)
 * [[Latin helvata]] ( Ara and Kudo 2007, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin feminine gender adjective helvata, honey yellow, referring to the color of the substrate mycelium.)

Lutaonella
Lutaonella is a genus in the phylum Bacteroidetes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Lutaonella derives from: New Latin feminine gender dim. noun Lutaonella, named after Lutao (Green Island), a small volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean, the geographical origin of the type strain.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely [[Latin thermophila]] ( Arun et al. 2009, (Type species of the genus).; Greek feminine gender noun thermē (θέρμη), heat; New Latin feminine gender adjective phila (from Greek feminine gender adjective philē (φίλη)) loving; New Latin feminine gender adjective thermophila, heat-loving.)

Luteibacter
Luteibacter is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Luteibacter derives from: Latin adjective luteus, yellow; New Latin masculine gender noun, a rodbacter, nominally meaning "a rod", but in effect meaning a bacterium, rod; New Latin masculine gender noun Luteibacter, yellow rod.

Species
The genus contains 3 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * [[Latin anthropi]] ( K&auml;mpfer et al. 2009, ; Greek noun anthropos, a human being; New Latin genitive case noun anthropi, of a human being, since the type strain was recovered from a human clinical specimen.)
 * [[Latin rhizovicinus]] ( Johansen et al. 2005, (Type species of the genus).; Greek noun rhiza, root; Latin masculine gender adjective vicinus, neighbouring; New Latin masculine gender adjective rhizovicinus, neighbouring a root, referring to the rhizosphere, soil closely related to plant roots, from where the type strain was isolated.)
 * [[Latin yeojuensis]] ( (Kim et al. 2006) K&auml;mpfer et al. 2009, ; New Latin masculine gender adjective yeojuensis, pertaining to Yeoju, a city in Korea, from where the type strain originated.)

Luteimicrobium
Luteimicrobium is a genus in the phylum Actinobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Luteimicrobium derives from: Latin adjective luteus, yellow; New Latin neuter gender noun microbium, microbe; New Latin neuter gender noun Luteimicrobium, a yellow microbe.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely [[Latin subarcticum]] ( Hamada et al. 2010, (Type species of the genus).; Latin prep. sub, low, below, under; Latin neuter gender adjective arcticum, northern, arctic; New Latin neuter gender adjective subarcticum, subarctic, referring to the isolation of the type strain from the subarctic Rishiri Island.)

Luteimonas
Luteimonas is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Luteimonas derives from: Latin adjective luteus, yellow; Latin feminine gender noun monas (μονάς / μονάδα), nominally meaning "a unit", but in effect meaning a bacterium; New Latin feminine gender noun Luteimonas, a yellow unit.

Members of the genus Luteimonas can be referred to as luteimonad (viz. Trivialisation of names).

Species
The genus contains 6 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * [[Latin aestuarii]] ( Roh et al. 2009, ; Latin genitive case noun aestuarii, of a tidal flat.)
 * [[Latin aquatica]] ( Chou et al. 2008, ; Latin feminine gender adjective aquatica, found in water, aquatic.)
 * [[Latin composti]] ( Young et al. 2007, ;: New Latin genitive case noun composti, of compost.)
 * [[Latin marina]] ( Baik et al. 2008, ; Latin feminine gender adjective marina, of or belonging to the sea, marine.)
 * [[Latin mephitis]] ( Finkmann et al. 2000, (Type species of the genus).; Latin genitive case noun mephitis, of harmful odor.)
 * [[Latin terricola]] ( Zhang et al. 2010, ; Latin noun terra, earth, soil; Latin suff. -cola (from Latin noun incola), inhabitant, dweller; New Latin noun terricola, a dweller upon earth, soil-dweller, referring to the isolation of the type strain from soil.)

Luteipulveratus
Luteipulveratus is a genus in the phylum Actinobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Luteipulveratus derives from: Latin adjective luteus, yellow; Latin participle adjective pulveratus, scattered with dust; New Latin masculine gender noun (New Latin masculine gender adjective used as a substantive) Luteipulveratus, a bacterium forming white powdery aerial mycelium on yellow colonies.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely [[Latin mongoliensis]] ( Ara et al. 2010, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin masculine gender adjective mongoliensis, pertaining to soil from Mongolia.)

Luteococcus
Luteococcus is a genus in the phylum Actinobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Luteococcus derives from: Latin adjective luteus, yellow; New Latin masculine gender noun coccus (from Greek masculine gender noun kokkos (κόκκος), grain, seed), coccus; New Latin masculine gender noun Luteococcus, yellow coccus.'''

Species
The genus contains 3 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * [[Latin japonicus]] ( Tamura et al. 1994, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin masculine gender adjective japonicus, of or pertaining to Japan, where the organisms were isolated.)
 * [[Latin peritonei]] ( Collins et al. 2000, ; Latin noun peritoneum, the membrane enclosing the intestines contained in the abdomen, the peritoneum; Latin genitive case neuter gender noun peritonei, of the peritoneum.)
 * [[Latin sanguinis]] ( Collins et al. 2003, ; Latin genitive case noun sanguinis, of blood.)

Luteolibacter
Luteolibacter is a genus in the phylum Verrucomicrobia (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Luteolibacter derives from: Latin adjective luteolus, pale yellow; New Latin masculine gender noun, a rodbacter, nominally meaning "a rod", but in effect meaning a bacterium, rod; New Latin masculine gender noun Luteolibacter, a pale-yellow-coloured rod.

Species
The genus contains 2 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * [[Latin algae]] ( Yoon et al. 2008, ; Latin feminine gender genitive case noun algae, of an alga, referring to the source of isolation of the type strain.)
 * [[Latin pohnpeiensis]] ( Yoon et al. 2008, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin masculine gender adjective pohnpeiensis, pertaining to Pohnpei Island, located in Micronesia, where the type strain was isolated.)

Lutibacter
Lutibacter is a genus in the phylum Bacteroidetes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Lutibacter derives from: Latin noun lutum, mud; New Latin masculine gender noun, a rodbacter, nominally meaning "a rod", but in effect meaning a bacterium, rod; New Latin masculine gender noun Lutibacter, rod from mud.

Species
The genus contains 2 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * [[Latin litoralis]] ( Choi and Cho 2006, (Type species of the genus).; Latin masculine gender adjective litoralis, of the shore.)
 * [[Latin maritimus]] ( Park et al. 2010, ; Latin masculine gender adjective maritimus, of the sea, marine, maritime.)

Lutimaribacter
Lutimaribacter is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Lutimaribacter derives from: Latin noun lutum, mud; Latin noun mare, the sea; New Latin masculine gender noun, a rodbacter, nominally meaning "a rod", but in effect meaning a bacterium, a rod; New Latin masculine gender noun Lutimaribacter, rod from sea mud.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely [[Latin saemankumensis]] ( Yoon et al. 2009, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin masculine gender adjective saemankumensis, from Saemankum, the location on the Yellow Sea in Korea where the type strain was isolated.)

Lutimonas
Lutimonas is a genus in the phylum Bacteroidetes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Lutimonas derives from: Latin noun lutum, mud; Latin feminine gender noun monas (μονάς / μονάδα), a unit; New Latin feminine gender noun Lutimonas, a unit from mud, pertaining to the habitat of the animal that harboured the type species, a marine tidal flat.

Members of the genus Lutimonas can be referred to as lutimonad (viz. Trivialisation of names).

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely [[Latin vermicola]] ( Yang et al. 2007, (Type species of the genus).; Latin noun vermis, worm; Latin suff. -cola from Latin noun incola, inhabitant; New Latin noun vermicola, inhabitant of worms, pertaining to the origin of the type strain, a marine polychaete.)

Lutispora
Lutispora is a genus in the phylum Firmicutes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Lutispora derives from: Latin noun lutum, mud, sludge; Greek feminine gender noun spora (σπορά), a seed and, in biology, a spore; New Latin feminine gender noun Lutispora, a spore-forming organism that lives in anaerobic sludge.

Species
The genus contains a single species, namely [[Latin thermophila]] ( Shiratori et al. 2008, (Type species of the genus).;  Greek feminine gender noun thermē (θέρμη), heat; New Latin adjective philus from Greek adjective philos (φίλος) meaning friend, loving; New Latin feminine gender adjective thermophila, heat-loving.)

Lysinibacillus
Lysinibacillus is a genus in the phylum Firmicutes (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Lysinibacillus derives from: New Latin noun lysinum, lysine; Latin masculine gender noun bacillus, a small staff or rod; New Latin masculine gender noun Lysinibacillus, lysine bacillus, referring to the presence of the Lys-Asp type of peptidoglycan in the cell wall.

Species
The genus contains 5 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * [[Latin boronitolerans]] ( Ahmed et al. 2007, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin noun boron -onis, boron; Latin participle adjective tolerans, tolerating; New Latin participle adjective boronitolerans, boron-tolerating.)
 * [[Latin fusiformis]] ( (Priest et al. 1989) Ahmed et al. 2007, ; Latin noun fusum, spindle; Latin suff. -formis (from Latin noun forma, figure, shape, appearance), -like, in the shape of; New Latin masculine gender adjective fusiformis, spindle-shaped.)
 * [[Latin parviboronicapiens]] ( Miwa et al. 2009, ; Latin adjective parvus, little, low; New Latin noun boron -onis, boron; Latin participle adjective capiens, containing; New Latin participle adjective parviboronicapiens, containing little boron.)
 * [[Latin sphaericus]] ( (Meyer and Neide 1904) Ahmed et al. 2007, ; Latin masculine gender adjective sphaericus, spherical.)
 * [[Latin xylanilyticus]] ( Lee et al. 2010, ; New Latin noun xylanum, xylan; New Latin masculine gender adjective lyticus (from Greek masculine gender adjective lutikos (λυτικός)), able to loosen, able to dissolve; New Latin masculine gender adjective xylanilyticus, xylan-dissolving.)

Lysobacter
Lysobacter is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).

Etymology
The name Lysobacter derives from: Greek nounlusis, a loosing, releasing; New Latin masculine gender noun, a rodbacter, nominally meaning "a rod", but in effect meaning a bacterium, a rod; New Latin masculine gender noun Lysobacter, the loosing rod, intended to mean the lysing rod.

Species
The genus contains 20 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
 * [[Latin antibioticus]] ( Christensen and Cook 1978, species.; New Latin masculine gender adjective antibioticus (from Greek prep. anti, against; Greek noun bios (βίος), life; Latin suff. -ticus -a -um, suffix of various meanings, but signifying in general made of or belonging to), against life, antibiotic.)
 * [[Latin brunescens]] ( Christensen and Cook 1978, species.; New Latin participle adjective brunescens, becoming dark brown.)
 * [[Latin capsici]] ( Park et al. 2008, ; New Latin genitive case noun capsici, of Capsicum, referring to the isolation of the type strain from the rhizosphere of Capsicum annuum Latin)
 * [[Latin concretionis]] ( Bae et al. 2005, ; Latin feminine gender noun concretio -onis, a compacting, condensing, congealing; Latin genitive case noun concretionis, of a compacting, condensing, congealing.)
 * [[Latin daejeonensis]] ( Weon et al. 2006, ; New Latin masculine gender adjective daejeonensis, pertaining to Daejeon, a city in Korea, from where the type strain was isolated.)
 * [[Latin defluvii]] ( Yassin et al. 2007, ; Latin genitive case noun defluvii, from outflow (sewage).)
 * [[Latin dokdonensis]] ( Oh et al. 2011, ; New Latin masculine gender adjective dokdonensis, of or belonging to Dokdo, an island of Korea, from where the type strain was isolated.)
 * [[Latin enzymogenes]] ( Christensen and Cook 1978, species. (Type species of the genus).; New Latin noun enzyma (from Greek noun zumē, leaven), enzyme; New Latin suff. -genes (from Greek v. gennaō (γεννάω), to produce), producing; New Latin adjective enzymogenes, enzyme-producing.)
 * [[Latin gummosus]] ( Christensen and Cook 1978, species.; Latin masculine gender adjective gummosus, full of gum, gummy; intended to mean slime (gum)-producing.)
 * [[Latin koreensis]] ( Lee et al. 2006, ; New Latin masculine gender adjective koreensis, pertaining to Korea, the location of the soil sample from which the type strain was isolated.)
 * [[Latin niabensis]] ( Weon et al. 2007, ;: New Latin masculine gender adjective niabensis, pertaining to NIAB, National Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology, where taxonomic studies of this taxon were conducted.)
 * [[Latin niastensis]] ( Weon et al. 2007, ;: New Latin masculine gender adjective niastensis, pertaining to NIAST, National Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology, where taxonomic studies of this taxon were conducted.)
 * [[Latin oryzae]] ( Aslam et al. 2009, ; Latin genitive case noun oryzae, of rice, pertaining to the isolation of the type strain from the rhizosphere of rice.)
 * [[Latin panaciterrae]] ( Ten et al. 2009, ; New Latin noun Panax -acis, scientific name for ginseng; Latin noun terra, soil; New Latin genitive case noun panaciterrae, of soil of a ginseng field.)
 * [[Latin ruishenii]] ( Wang et al. 2011, ; New Latin genitive case masculine gender noun ruishenii, of Rui-Shen, in honour of Rui-Shen Jiao, a respected Chinese microbiologist, for his enormous contributions to the development of microbiology in China.)
 * [[Latin soli]] ( Srinivasan et al. 2010, ; Latin genitive case noun soli, of soil, the source of the organism.)
 * [[Latin spongiicola]] ( Romanenko et al. 2008, ; Latin noun spongia, sponge; Latin suff. -cola (from Latin noun incola), inhabitant, dweller; New Latin noun spongiicola, sponge inhabitant.)
 * [[Latin ximonensis]] ( Wang et al. 2009, ; New Latin masculine gender adjective ximonensis, pertaining to Ximo, a village in China, from where the type strain was isolated.)
 * [[Latin xinjiangensis]] ( Liu et al. 2011, ; New Latin masculine gender adjective xinjiangensis, of or pertaining to Xinjiang, in north-western China, where the type strain was isolated.)
 * [[Latin yangpyeongensis]] ( Weon et al. 2006, ; New Latin masculine gender adjective yangpyeongensis, pertaining to Yangpyeong, a province in Korea, from where the type strain was isolated.)