| PREFIX | MEANING | SUFFIX | MEANING | EXAMPLE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acineto | A - | without | kineto | ||
| Bacter | bacterium,bacteroids,bacteria | ||||
| Actino | actin | ray | |||
| Myces | myco | fungus | |||
| Agro | |||||
| Anaplasma | ana | plasma | |||
| Azobacter | |||||
| Rhizobium | |||||
| Streptococcus | strepto | coccus | |||
| viridans | |||||
| bacillus | |||||
| megaterium | |||||
| licheniformis | |||||
| cereus | |||||
| thuringiensis | |||||
| OTHER | PREFIX | MEANING | SUFFIX | MEANING | EXAMPLE |
| bartonella | barton | ella | |||
| bordetella | bordet | ella | |||
| brucella | bruce | ella | |||
| shigella | shiga | ella | |||
| salmonella | salmon | ella | |||
| eikinella | ella | ||||
| gardenerella | ella | ||||
| klebsiella | ella | ||||
| legionella | ella | ||||
| moraxella | ella | ||||
| pasteurella | ella | ||||
| prevotella | ella | ||||
| bella | b | ella | |||
| burkholderia | |||||
| escherichia | |||||
| coli | |||||
| ehrlichia | |||||
| DISEASES | PREFIX | MEANING | SUFFIX | MEANING | EXAMPLE |
| anthracis | bacillus anthracis | ||||
| pertusis | bordetella pertusis | ||||
| tuberculosis | mycobacterium tuberculosis | ||||
| diptheriae | corynebacterium diptheria | ||||
| cholera | vibrio cholerae | ||||
| ORGANS | PREFIX | MEANING | SUFFIX | MEANING | EXAMPLE |
| Coli | coli | colon | escherichia coli | ||
| enterobacter | entero | intestine | |||
| jejuni | |||||
| pylori | stomach pylorus |
| word 1 | word 2 | example | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prefix | Meaning | Suffix | Meaning | ||
| abortus | |||||
| Acetobacter | aceto | vinegar , sour | bacter | ||
| acidophilus | acido | acid | philus | ||
| Acinetobacter | a+cineto | without + kinesis (move) | bacter | ||
| Actinomyces | actino | ray | myces | ||
| aeruginosa | aerug | ||||
| agalactiae | a+galact | a + galact (milk) | |||
| Agrobacterium | agro | ||||
| Anaplasma | ana | up | |||
| anthracis | anthracis | ||||
| aurantius | aurantis | gold , (narang) | |||
| aureus | aureus | gold | |||
| avium | avium | bird | |||
| Azorhizobium | azo | nitrogen | |||
| Azotobacter | azo | nitrogen | |||
| B | |||||
| Bacillus | |||||
| Bacteroides | |||||
| Bartonella | barton | ||||
| baumannii | bauman | ||||
| Bordetella | bordet | ||||
| Borrelia | borrel | ||||
| botulinum | botulin | ||||
| bovis | bovine | cow | |||
| brevis | brevis | short | |||
| bronchiseptica | broncho | bronchus (windpipe) | |||
| Brucella | bruce | ||||
| bulgaricus | bulgar | ||||
| burgdorferi | burgod | ||||
| Burkholderia | burk | ||||
| burnetii | burnet | ||||
| C[edit] | |||||
| Calymmatobacterium | calymma | ||||
| Campylobacter | campy | ||||
| casei | casei | ||||
| catarrhalis | catarrah | ||||
| caulinodans | cauli | stem , stalk | |||
| cepacia | cepacia | ||||
| cereus | cereus | waxen | |||
| chaffeensis | |||||
| Chlamydia | |||||
| Chlamydophila | |||||
| cholerae | |||||
| cloacae | |||||
| Clostridium | closter | spindle | |||
| coli | coli | colon | |||
| comma | comma | ||||
| corrodens | corrod | ||||
| Corynebacterium | coryne | club , mace | |||
| Coxiella | cox | ||||
| cricetus | crice | ||||
| dentocariosa | dento | teeth | |||
| difficile | difficl | ||||
| diphtheriae | |||||
| ducreyi | |||||
| durans | dura | hard | |||
| dysenteriae | dysentry | ||||
| E[edit] | |||||
| Ehrlichia | |||||
| Eikenella | |||||
| enteritidis | entero | intestine | |||
| Enterobacter | entero | intestine | |||
| Enterococcus | entero | intestine | |||
| enterocolitica | entero | intestine | |||
| epidermidis | epiderm | ||||
| Escherichia | escherichia | ||||
| ewingii | |||||
| extroquens | extro | outside | |||
| F[edit] | |||||
| faceium | faceium | ||||
| faecalis | fecalis | feces | |||
| faecium | |||||
| fermentans | ferment | ||||
| ferus | ferus | carrry | |||
| fetus | |||||
| fragilis | |||||
| fusiforme | fusi | spindle | |||
| fusiformis | |||||
| Fusobacterium | |||||
| G[edit] | |||||
| gallinarum | |||||
| Gardnerella | gardner | ||||
| genitalium | genital | genital organs | |||
| gingivalis | gingiva | ||||
| gonorrhoeae | gonorrhea | ||||
| granulomatis | granuloma | ||||
| H[edit] | |||||
| Haemophilus | hemo | blood | |||
| Helicobacter | helico | helix shaped | |||
| henselae | hensel | ||||
| hominis | homini | human | |||
| influenzae | influenza | ||||
| interrogans | interrogans | ||||
| intracellulare | intra | inside | |||
| israelii | israel | israel (country) | |||
| jejuni | jejun | jejunum | |||
| K | |||||
| Klebsiella | |||||
| L[edit] | |||||
| lactis | lact | milk | |||
| Lactobacillus | lact | milk | |||
| Lactococcus | lact | milk | |||
| Legionella | legion | ||||
| leprae | lepra | ||||
| lepraemurium | lepra | ||||
| Leptospira | lepto | thin | |||
| licheniformis | lichen | ring worm | |||
| Listeria | lister | ||||
| luteus | luteum | yellow | |||
| M | |||||
| mallei | mallei | hammer | |||
| maloratus | malor | ||||
| maltophilia | malto | ||||
| marcescens | marce | ||||
| megaterium | mega | big | |||
| melaninogenica | melan | black | |||
| melaninogenicus | melan | black | |||
| melitensis | melit | honey, sweet | |||
| meningitidis | meninges | meninges , membrane | |||
| Methanobacterium | methan | marsh gas | |||
| mexican | mexico | ||||
| Microbacterium | micro | small | |||
| Micrococcus | micro | small | |||
| mitior | |||||
| mitis | |||||
| monocytogenes | mono | single , 1 | |||
| Moraxella | morax | ||||
| multiforme | multi | ||||
| multocida | mult | ||||
| mutans | mutant | ||||
| Mycobacterium | myco | fungus | |||
| mycoides | myco | fungus | |||
| Mycoplasma | myco | fungus | |||
| N | |||||
| necrophorum | necro | ||||
| Neisseria | |||||
| noguchii | |||||
| nucleatum | nucleatum | nucleus | |||
| oralis | oral | mouth | |||
| osc | |||||
| P[edit] | |||||
| parahaemolyticus | para | beside | |||
| parainfluenzae | |||||
| Pasteurella | pasteur | ||||
| penetrans | penetrate | ||||
| Peptostreptococcus | pepto | ||||
| perfringens | pefringe | ||||
| pertussis | pertusis | ||||
| pestis | pestis | ||||
| phagocytophilum | phago | ||||
| phlei | pheli | ||||
| pneumoniae | pneumo | air | |||
| pneumoniae | pneumo | air | |||
| pneumophila | pneumo | air | |||
| Porphyromonas | |||||
| Prevotella | prevot | ||||
| prowazekii | |||||
| pseudomallei | pseudo | FALSE | |||
| Pseudomonas | |||||
| pseudotuberculosis | |||||
| psittaci | psittaci | parrot | |||
| psittaci | |||||
| pylori | pylori | pylorus of stomach | |||
| pyogenes | pyo | pus | |||
| quintana | quint | 5 , five | |||
| R[edit] | |||||
| radiobacter | radio | ||||
| rattus | rattus | ||||
| Rhizobium | rhizo | ||||
| Rickettsia | |||||
| rickettsii | ricket | ||||
| Rochalimaea | rocha | ||||
| Rothia | |||||
| S[edit] | |||||
| salivarius | salivarius | saliva | |||
| Salmonella | |||||
| sanguis | sangui | blood | |||
| Serratia | serr | ||||
| Shigella | shiga | ||||
| smegmatis | smegma | ||||
| sobrinus | sobri | ||||
| Spirillum | spirill | coil | |||
| Staphylococcus | staphy | cluster of grapes | |||
| stearothermophilus | stear | ||||
| Stenotrophomonas | steno | ||||
| streptococci | strepto | chain | |||
| Streptococcus | strepto | chain | |||
| subtilis | subtilis | sub + tela (web) | |||
| suis | |||||
| T[edit] | |||||
| tetani | tetani | ||||
| thuringiensis | thurin | people | |||
| trachomae | trach | ||||
| trachomatis | trach | ||||
| Treponema | trepo | turn | |||
| tuberculosis | tuber | swelling | |||
| tularensis | tula | ||||
| tumefaciens | tume | tumour , elevation,swell | |||
| typhi | typhi | ||||
| typhimurium | typhi | ||||
| U | |||||
| urealyticum | |||||
| Ureaplasma | |||||
| V | |||||
| vaginalis | vaginalis | vagina | |||
| Vibrio | vibrio | shake, oscillate | |||
| vinelandii | |||||
| viridans | viridan | green | |||
| volutans | |||||
| vulnificus | vulni | ||||
| W | |||||
| Wolbachia | |||||
| Y | |||||
| Yersinia | yersinia | ||||