Unit
of
Classification
in
Bacteria
- The
bacteria
are
usually
classified
according
to
the
Linnean
binomial
scheme
of
genus
and
species.
As
specified
in
the
International
Code
of
Nomenclature
of
Bacteria;
scientific
names
of
all
taxa
(categories)
or
those
words
used
to
refer
to
any
taxonomic
group,
are
either
to
be
taken
from
Latin
or
are
Latinized,
if
taken
from
other
languages.
According
to
the
bionomial
system
of
nomenclature,
each
distinct
species
is
given
a
name
consisting
of
two
words
e.g.
Salmonella
typhi.
