Janibacter melonis

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Janibacter melonis
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J. melonis
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Janibacter melonis
Yoon et al. 2004

Janibacter melonis is a species of Gram positive, aerobic, bacterium. The species was initially isolated from an abnormally spoiled oriental melon ( Cucumis melo ). The species was first described in 2004, and the species name refers to the melon from which it was first isolated. [1]

The optimum growth temperature for J. melonis is 28-35 °C, and can grow in the 15-40 °C range. The optimum pH is 7.0-9.0, and can grow at 5.0-11.0. [2]

J. melonis was isolated from a man's bloodstream after receiving treatment for a facial infection. The man had been bitten by an unknown insect. Since the no attempt was made to culture from the infected area, J. melonis may not have caused the infection. [3]

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References

  1. Yoon, J.-H. (1 November 2004). "Janibacter melonis sp. nov., isolated from abnormally spoiled oriental melon in Korea". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 54 (6): 1975–1980. doi: 10.1099/ijs.0.63167-0 .
  2. Zhang, G.; Ren, H.; Wang, S.; Chen, X.; Yang, Y.; Zhang, Y.; Jiang, Y. (17 April 2014). "Janibacter indicus sp. nov., isolated from hydrothermal sediment of the Indian Ocean". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 64 (Pt 7): 2353–2357. doi: 10.1099/ijs.0.059527-0 .
  3. Elsayed, S.; Zhang, K. (6 July 2005). "Bacteremia Caused by Janibacter melonis". Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 43 (7): 3537–3539. doi: 10.1128/JCM.43.7.3537-3539.2005 . PMC   1169108 .