Listeria Pirie—Whom Does It Honor? GIBBONS, N. E.,, 22, 1-3 (1972), doi = https://doi.org/10.1099/00207713-22-1-1, publicationName = Microbiology Society, issn = 1466-5026, abstract= The evidence indicates that Listerella Pirie 1927 and Listeria Pirie 1940 were named in honor of Lord Joseph Lister, the father of antiseptic surgery, and not Sir Spencer Lister, as some have claimed. Other uses of Listerella as a generic name recognized the contributions of Lord Lister’s father and younger brother. The Listers honored by other uses of the names Listeria and Listera were not of Lord Lister’s immediate family. The specific epithet listeri used in the names of three species of bacteria, also honors Lord Lister., language=, type=