# Zit bacteria named after Frank Zappa.

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**Created:** [February 22, 2014, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zit-bacteria-named-after-frank-zappa/681955 "2014-02-22T16:09:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2014, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zit-bacteria-named-after-frank-zappa/681955/1 "2014-02-22T16:09:21Z")

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["The late Frank Zappa is back for an encore](http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-zit-bacteria-zappa-20140217,0,6849178.story), this time as a formerly pimple-causing bacterium that apparently has moved from human skin to the bark of grape vines."

The new name is is _P. acnes Zappae_

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> “It has extensively restructured its genome and DNA and it’s now unable to go back to its earlier, human-associated form,” said Campisano.
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> And that’s a state of being that Frank Zappa probably would appreciate.

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**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2014, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zit-bacteria-named-after-frank-zappa/681955/2 "2014-02-22T18:09:28Z")

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Sweet!

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**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2014, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zit-bacteria-named-after-frank-zappa/681955/3 "2014-02-22T18:18:35Z")

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I wish they would have picked Ted Nugent.

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**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2014, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zit-bacteria-named-after-frank-zappa/681955/4 "2014-02-22T18:35:45Z")

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> [@Procrustus](#):
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> I wish they would have picked Ted Nugent.

They’re saving him for a venereal disease.

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**Author:** ![johnpost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2014, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zit-bacteria-named-after-frank-zappa/681955/5 "2014-02-22T18:38:46Z")

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an incurable one.

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**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2014, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zit-bacteria-named-after-frank-zappa/681955/6 "2014-02-23T06:33:59Z")

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I want someone to name the Dweezil weevil. And if NASA wants to start a base on our satellite, I’ve got a great name for them…