bed·so·ni·a 
(bĕd-sōnē-ə)
(bĕd-sōnē-ə)n. pl. bed·so·ni·ae (-nē-ī′)
Any of a group of bacteria of the genus Chlamydia that include the causative agents of trachoma, psittacosis, and lymphogranuloma venereum.
[New Latin, after Sir Samuel Phillips Bedson (1886-1969), British bacteriologist.]