On a slightly different note, if you want to be correct, and use italics (or bold, or underline) in posts for names, you’ll need to learn a little bit of html coding:
for italics, you need to use the i tag, in triangular brackets – just like this:
<i>E. coli</i>
Bold = b
Underline = u
Subscript = sub
Superscript = sup
Bullet point list = ul and li (a little trickier – check for a tutorial online)
Hope this is useful!