Dictionary of English and Chinese Translations for Bacterial Names

Author: Yang Ruifu
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Publish Date: 2000-05-01
Features: This dictionary collects over 5,000 internationally recognized bacterial names. Its distinctive feature is the provision of etymological explanations in English for each bacterial Latin name by the original author, which helps readers understand the original meaning and accurately determine the Chinese translation. Additionally, each name is marked with an international phonetic notation for English pronunciation, facilitating oral communication for readers unfamiliar with Latin. Furthermore, the literature references for each bacterial name are noted, allowing for easy consultation. Changes in taxonomic status for classified units are also annotated. Given the importance of the taxonomic status of bacterial genera and their type species and strains, this dictionary also provides the strain numbers and depositories of type strains for each entry, making it convenient for readers to obtain them. A Chinese name index is also provided to assist Chinese scholars in finding the Latin names and literature references from the Chinese translations of bacterial names. The publication of this dictionary will be of great help to a large number of microbiological scientists and technicians in China.