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Using Escherichia coli and Entamoeba coli as examples, explain why the genus name must always be written out for the first use.

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First is always the name of the species, and second is the name of the genus or of the microbiological family group in which the microorganism is found, the name of the species always goes forward since in this way we can identify some characteristics and characteristics of the microorganisms

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Example, in this case both microorganisms are part of the "Coli" family but the entomoeba is an AMEBA and the escherichia is an ENTEROBACTERIA, therefore already in its name it indicates a great difference between the two despite being in the same genus microbiological

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