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. 2002 Dec;66(4):702–738. doi: 10.1128/MMBR.66.4.702-738.2002

TABLE 1.

Prefixes identifying bacterial species

Prefix Species
Aae Aquifex aeolicus
Ana Anabaena sp. strain PCC7120
Bbu Borrelia burgdorferi
Bsu Bacillus subtilis
Cdi Corynebacterium diphtheriae
Eco Escherichia coli
Efam Enterococcus faecium
Efas Enterococcus faecalis
Ehi Enterococcus hirae
Hin Haemophilus influenzae
Hpy Helicobacter pylori
Mle Mycobacterium leprae
Msm Mycobacterium smegmatis
Mtu Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Nme Neisseria meningitidis
Pae Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Sau Staphylococcus aureus
Scl Streptomyces clavuligerus
Sco Streptomyces coelicolor
Sgr Streptomyces griseus
Sor Streptococcus oralis
Spn Streptococcus pneumoniae
Ssc Staphylococcus sciuri
Spy Streptococcus pyogenes
Sth Streptococcus thermophilus
Syn Synechocystis sp. strain PCC6203