Mahella Explained

Mahella is a genus in the phylum Bacillota (Bacteria). The name Mahella derives from: Neo-Latin feminine gender dim. noun Mahella, named in honour of the American microbiologist Professor R.A. Mah, for his important contribution to the taxonomy of anaerobes.

Species

The genus contains a single species, namely M. australiensis (Bonilla Salinas et al. 2004, (Type species of the genus).; Neo-Latin feminine gender adjective australiensis, related to Australia.)^[1]

See also

• • Bacterial taxonomy List of Bacteria genera
• List of bacterial orders
• Microbiology

Notes and References

1. Bonilla Salinas. Monica. Fardeau. Marie-Laure. Thomas. Pierre. Cayol. Jean-Luc. Patel. Bharat K. C.. Ollivier. Bernard. 2004. Mahella australiensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a moderately thermophilic anaerobic bacterium isolated from an Australian oil well. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 54. 6. 2169–2173. 10.1099/ijs.0.02926-0. 15545453. free.