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The team named the new bacterium P. acnes type Zappae (P. Zappae for short) after the late Italian-American musician Frank Zappa, because they believe that Zappa, like the finding, was "unconventional."
"The fact that it was so unusual made us think of someone as unusual and eclectic as Frank Zappa, who was a surprising person," Campisano said. "And we wanted to honor him on the 20th anniversary of his death." Zappa died on Dec. 4, 1993.
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