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How are microbes named?

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All organisms are given a scientific name by a system called ''Binomial nomenclature' introduced by a swedish botanist, Carlous Linnaeus(1707-1778). Linnaeus's system of giving each specie a scientific name comprises of two words. The first name refers to the genus and is called generic name and always begins with a capital letter.The specific name follows the generic name and begins with a small letter. example: 1) Scientific name for onion: Allium cepa. 2) Scientific name for man: Homo sapiens. All organisms are given a scientific name by a system called ''Binomial nomenclature' introduced by a swedish botanist, Carlous Linnaeus(1707-1778). Linnaeus's system of giving each specie a scientific name comprises of two words. The first name refers to the genus and is called generic name and always begins with a capital letter.The specific name follows the generic name and begins with a small letter. example: 1) Scientific name for onion: Allium cepa. 2) Scientific name for man: Homo sapiens.

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"Microbes" are named in 2 parts. "micro" means small or tiny, and "bes" is just a suffix with no meaning.

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