BOS says it is okay on the second reference to abbreviate the genus name, but never abbreviate the species name. Their example is: H. influenzae.They don't say this specifically, but I get the impression they recommend spelling out the genus name on the first mention, so that would be Haemophilus influenzae.
I don't normally work with terms like this, so I would wait to hear what others say.
[This message has been edited by stargazer (edited 01-27-2000).]
