Name: Janibacter anophelis Kämpfer et al. 2006

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.no’phe.lis. N.L. gen. masc. n. anophelis, from a mosquito of the genus Anopheles, as the type strain was isolated from the midgut of Anopheles arabiensis

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ja-ni-BAK-ter a-NO-p^he-lis, masculine

Type strain: CCUG 49715; CIP 108728; DSM 18333; H2.16B; JCM 21813

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AY837752 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Kampfer P, Terenius O, Lindh JM, Faye I. Janibacter anophelis sp. nov., isolated from the midgut of Anopheles arabiensis. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:389-392. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 56, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:929-930.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 5 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙆 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: Kampfer P, Terenius O, Lindh JM, Faye I. Janibacter anophelis sp. nov., isolated from the midgut of Anopheles arabiensis. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:389-392. 🇩🇪

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Record number: 777052