diff --git a/app/adapters/application.js b/app/adapters/application.js
index 3653149..df3f515 100644
--- a/app/adapters/application.js
+++ b/app/adapters/application.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import DS from 'ember-data';
 import config from '../config/environment';
 
 export default DS.RESTAdapter.reopen({
-  namespace: 'api/hymenobacter',
+  namespace: 'api/' + config.genus,
   host: config.apiURL,
   coalesceFindRequests: true,
 });
diff --git a/app/components/genus-name.js b/app/components/genus-name.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..61a389d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/components/genus-name.js
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import Ember from 'ember';
+import config from '../config/environment';
+
+export default Ember.Component.extend({
+  tagName: 'em',
+  genus: config.genus.capitalize(),
+});
diff --git a/app/templates/characteristics/index.hbs b/app/templates/characteristics/index.hbs
index fbd2d23..e9d8ece 100644
--- a/app/templates/characteristics/index.hbs
+++ b/app/templates/characteristics/index.hbs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<h2><em>Hymenobacter</em> Characteristics</h2>
+<h2>{{genus-name}} Characteristics</h2>
 <h3>Total characteristics: {{controller.length}}</h3>
 
 <table class="flakes-table">
diff --git a/app/templates/components/genus-name.hbs b/app/templates/components/genus-name.hbs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9a7c043
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/templates/components/genus-name.hbs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{{genus}}
diff --git a/app/templates/strains/index.hbs b/app/templates/strains/index.hbs
index b84fce6..2ab1cb1 100644
--- a/app/templates/strains/index.hbs
+++ b/app/templates/strains/index.hbs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<h2><em>Hymenobacter</em> Strains</h2>
+<h2>{{genus-name}} Strains</h2>
 <h3>Total strains: {{controller.length}}</h3>
 
 <table class="flakes-table">
diff --git a/config/environment.js b/config/environment.js
index ec6ebb6..c9c1b9e 100644
--- a/config/environment.js
+++ b/config/environment.js
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@ module.exports = function(environment) {
         // e.g. 'with-controller': true
       }
     },
-
     APP: {
       // Here you can pass flags/options to your application instance
       // when it is created
-    }
+    },
+    genus: 'hymenobacter',
   };
 
   if (environment === 'development') {
diff --git a/tests/unit/components/genus-name-test.js b/tests/unit/components/genus-name-test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8993325
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/components/genus-name-test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import {
+  moduleForComponent,
+  test
+} from 'ember-qunit';
+
+moduleForComponent('genus-name', {
+  // Specify the other units that are required for this test
+  // needs: ['component:foo', 'helper:bar']
+});
+
+test('it renders', function(assert) {
+  assert.expect(2);
+
+  // Creates the component instance
+  var component = this.subject();
+  assert.equal(component._state, 'preRender');
+
+  // Renders the component to the page
+  this.render();
+  assert.equal(component._state, 'inDOM');
+});