Mahella

Mahella
Scientific classification
Domain:
Phylum:
Class:
Order:
Mahellales
Family:
Mahellaceae
Genus:
Mahella

Bonilla Salinas et al. 2004
Type species
Mahella australiensis
Bonilla Salinas et al. 2004
Species
  • M. australiensis

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.