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pasteurianus

Pasteurianus is a Latin adjectival form used as a specific epithet in biological nomenclature to honor the French scientist Louis Pasteur. It is not a taxon on its own; rather, pasteurianus appears in the scientific names of certain organisms to indicate eponymy. The ending is chosen to agree in gender with the genus name, and it is commonly found in bacteria, fungi, and plants named after Pasteur, among others.

One well-known example is Lactobacillus pasteurianus, a lactic acid bacterium historically described in fermentation contexts. In

More broadly, pasteurianus can appear alongside other eponymic epithets such as pasteurii or pasteuriana depending on

Etymology: The epithet derives from Louis Pasteur; pasteurianus literally means "of Pasteur."

current
taxonomy
it
is
often
placed
in
the
genus
Lacticaseibacillus
as
Lacticaseibacillus
pasteurianus,
reflecting
revisions
in
lactic
acid
bacteria
classification.
language
rules.
The
use
of
pasteurianus
reflects
the
tradition
of
naming
new
species
in
honor
of
prominent
scientists
and
contributes
to
the
historical
record
of
scientific
recognition.