Name: Jahnella thaxteri corrig. (ex Jahn 1924) Reichenbach 2007

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov., nom. rev.

Etymology: thax’te.ri. N.L. gen. masc. n. thaxteri, of Thaxter, in honor of Roland Thaxter (1858-1932), discoverer of myxobacteria

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: jah-NEL-la T^HAX-te-ri, feminine

Type strain: CIP 109123; DSM 14626; JCM 12631; Pl t4

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: GU207876 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Reichenbach H. Genus V. Jahnia gen. nov. In: Brenner DJ, Krieg NR, Staley JT, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 2 (The Proteobacteria), part C (The Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteobacteria), Springer, New York, 2005, p. 1130-1131. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 115. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:893-897.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Jahnia thaxteri (ex Jahn 1924) Reichenbach 2007	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Jahnella corrig. Reichenbach 2007. Publication: Reichenbach H. Genus V. Jahnia gen. nov. In: Brenner DJ, Krieg NR, Staley JT, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 2 (The Proteobacteria), part C (The Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteobacteria), Springer, New York, 2005, p. 1130-1131. 🇩🇪
  • 😷 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 3 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🧍 Replaces the illegitimate original genus name, Jahnia (sic), which is illegitimate because of precedence of the botanical genus Jahnia Pittier et S. F. Blake, Trab. Mus. Com. Venez. 5: 277. 1929 (familia Staphyleaceae). — 🧍 The type strain CIP 109123 has been provided on request for validation. Publication: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 115. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:893-897.

Parent taxon: Jahnella corrig. Reichenbach 2007

Assigned by: Reichenbach H. Genus V. Jahnia gen. nov. In: Brenner DJ, Krieg NR, Staley JT, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 2 (The Proteobacteria), part C (The Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteobacteria), Springer, New York, 2005, p. 1130-1131. 🇩🇪

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