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Janibacter anophelis

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Janibacter anophelis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Actinomycetota
Class: Actinomycetia
Order: Micrococcales
Family: Intrasporangiaceae
Genus: Janibacter
Species:
J. anophelis
Binomial name
Janibacter anophelis
Kämpfer et al. 2006

Janibacter anophelis is a species of Gram positive, strictly aerobic, bacterium. The species was initially isolated from the midgut of a Anopheles arabiensis mosquito. The species was first described in 2006, and the species name is derived from the mosquito genus Anopheles.[1]

The optimum growth temperature for J. anophelis is 35 °C (95 °F), and can grow in the 20–40 °C (68–104 °F) range.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Kampfer, P. (1 February 2006). "Janibacter anophelis sp. nov., isolated from the midgut of Anopheles arabiensis". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 56 (2): 389–392. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.63905-0. PMID 16449445.