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Species Janibacter limosus
Name: Janibacter limosus Martin et al. 1997
Etymology: li.mo’sus. L. masc. adj. limosus, full of mud, muddy, pertaining to sludge, the natural habitat of the species
Type strain: ATCC 700321; CCUG 37980; CIP 105276; DSM 11140; HKI 83; IFO 16128; JCM 10980; KACC 20518; NBRC 16128
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
Y08539
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Martin K, Schumann P, Rainey FA, Schuetze B, Groth I. Janibacter limosus gen. nov., sp. nov., a new actinomycete with meso-diaminopimelic acid in the cell wall. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:529-534. 
IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 47, part 2 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:917-919.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Janibacter Martin et al. 1997.
Publication:
Martin K, Schumann P, Rainey FA, Schuetze B, Groth I. Janibacter limosus gen. nov., sp. nov., a new actinomycete with meso-diaminopimelic acid in the cell wall. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:529-534.
- 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 8 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
- 🙆 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.
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🧍 The phylogenetic position of this species was determined in a genome-scale analysis by Nouioui et al. (2018).
Publication:
Nouioui I, Carro L, Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Goodfellow M, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of the Phylum Actinobacteria. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2007.
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Janibacter Martin et al. 1997.
Publication:
Martin K, Schumann P, Rainey FA, Schuetze B, Groth I. Janibacter limosus gen. nov., sp. nov., a new actinomycete with meso-diaminopimelic acid in the cell wall. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:529-534.
Parent taxon: Janibacter Martin et al. 1997
Assigned by:
Martin K, Schumann P, Rainey FA, Schuetze B, Groth I. Janibacter limosus gen. nov., sp. nov., a new actinomycete with meso-diaminopimelic acid in the cell wall. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:529-534.
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Record number: 777054
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