Name: Janibacter melonis Yoon et al. 2004

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: me.lo’nis. N.L. gen. masc. n. melonis, of a melon, referring to the fruit (Cucumis melo) from which the organisms were isolated

Gender: masculine

Type strain: CM2104; DSM 16063; JCM 12321; KCTC 9987

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AY522568 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Yoon JH, Lee HB, Yeo SH, Choi JE. Janibacter melonis sp. nov., isolated from abnormally spoiled oriental melon in Korea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1975-1980. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 54, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:551-554.

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. The usage of the term "coherent taxon" (or equivalent) is cautioned against. Using the term "phylogenetic data" (or equivalent) for sequence data is not advocated. 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 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 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 the species itself.
  • 🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is a putative human pathogen. Publication: Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology (Reading) 2022; 168:0. 🇬🇧

Parent taxon: Janibacter Martin et al. 1997

Assigned by: Yoon JH, Lee HB, Yeo SH, Choi JE. Janibacter melonis sp. nov., isolated from abnormally spoiled oriental melon in Korea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1975-1980. 🇰🇷

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Record number: 777055