Authors of bacterial names

Authors of bacterial names

Family names of authors are not abbreviated. They are followed by the year of valid publication. No punctuation is used:

Salmonella Lignieres 1900

Campylobacter upsaliensis Sandstedt and Ursing 1991

[and, not & or et]

Listeria marthii Graves et al 2010

[et al can be used if there are more than 2 authors, or list all authors]

Chlamydia psittaci (Lillie 1930) Page 1968

[Rickettsia psittaci Lillie 1930 was transferred to Chlamydia by Page in 1968; author of original name is retained in parentheses, and author of new name is added, including year.]

Salmonella enterica (ex Kauffmann and Edwards 1952) Le Minor and Popoff 1987

[Name was effectively published by Kauffmann and Edwards, but only validly published by Le Minor and Popoff; set ex in italic.]

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