Name: Janibacter alkaliphilus Li et al. 2012

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: al.ka.li’phi.lus. N.L. neut. n. alkali, the ashes of saltwort (from the Arabic word al-qaliy) (indeclinable); N.L. adj. philus -a -um, friend, loving; from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on, loving; N.L. masc. adj. alkaliphilus, loving alkaline conditions

Pronunciation, gender: al-ka-LI-p^hi-lus, masculine

Type strain: CCTCC AB 2011027; DSM 24723; SCSIO 10480

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: JN160681 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Li J, Long LJ, Yang LL, Xu Y, Wang FZ, Li QX, Zhang S, Li WJ. Janibacter alkaliphilus sp. nov., isolated from coral Anthogorgia sp. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2012; 102:157-162.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 148. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2549-2554.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😢 The terminology used by the authors is in line with many other taxonomic studies and does not negatively affect their main results; some improvements may nevertheless be possible. Using the term "phylogenetic data" (or equivalent) for sequence data is not advocated. Whether taxa can have "members" is debatable. See the LPSN phylogeny page for details. Publication: Göker M. What can genome analysis offer for bacteria? In: Bridge P, Smith D, Stackebrandt E (eds), Trends in the systematics of bacteria and fungi, CAB International, Wallingford, 2021, p. 255-281.
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded pathogenicity of other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Janibacter Martin et al. 1997

Assigned by: Li J, Long LJ, Yang LL, Xu Y, Wang FZ, Li QX, Zhang S, Li WJ. Janibacter alkaliphilus sp. nov., isolated from coral Anthogorgia sp. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2012; 102:157-162.

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Record number: 790112