Question

what is the origin of shigella and what is the origin of dysenteriae? what do they translate to? (microbiology)

some translate to Greek or latin.

Answer 1

The nomenclature of bacteria follows certain set of rules. During early days of nomenclature, most bacteria were named with the following rules:

* The genus name generally indicates the scientist who discovered the bacteria, or the place where the bacterium is discovered (ecological niche), or the nature of the bacteris (for example, Thiobacillus, which indicates it is bacillus and is related to sulfur metabolism). The names derived from must be in the female nominative case, either by ending with 'a' or 'ella.' Hence the name Shigella.

* The species name indicates the disease or condition it causes

The names are translated to Latin in general.

The bacterium Shigella was discovered by Japanese scientist Kiyoshi Shiga. The genus name Shigella indicates the name of this scientist who discovered it. The species name dysenterie indicates the disease it casues.