Mahella

Mahella is a genus in the phylum Bacillota (Bacteria).^[2] The name Mahella derives from: Neo-Latin feminine gender dim. noun Mahella, named in honour of the American microbiologist Professor R.A. Mah, for his important contribution to the taxonomy of anaerobes.^[3]

Mahella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Phylum:	Bacillota
Class:	Clostridia
Order:	Mahellales
Family:	Mahellaceae
Genus:	Mahella Bonilla Salinas et al. 2004[1]
Type species
Mahella australiensis Bonilla Salinas et al. 2004
Species
M. australiensis

Species

The genus contains a single species,^[3] namely M. australiensis ( Bonilla Salinas et al. 2004, (Type species of the genus).; Neo-Latin feminine gender adjective australiensis, related to Australia.)^[4]

See also

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