Janibacter hoylei is a species of Gram positive, aerobic, bacterium.[1] The species was initially isolated from cryovials that sampled high altitude air between 20 and 41 km above sea level. The species was first described in 2009, and the species is named after English astronomer Fred Hoyle. Two other new species were discovered during the same survey: Bacillus isronensis and Bacillus aryabhattai.

Janibacter hoylei
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Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Bacillati
Phylum: Actinomycetota
Class: Actinomycetes
Order: Micrococcales
Family: Intrasporangiaceae
Genus: Janibacter
Species:
J. hoylei
Binomial name
Janibacter hoylei
Shivaji et al. 2009[1]

The optimum growth temperature for J. hoylei is 25-30 °C, and can grow in the 20-40 °C range. The optimum pH is 9.0, and can grow at 5.0-10.0. The species is more resistant to UV radiation than other members of Janibacter.[1]

There are reported cases of Janibacter hoylei bacteriemia (presence of living bacteries in bloodstream).[2]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 Shivaji, S.; Chaturvedi, P.; Begum, Z.; Pindi, P. K.; Manorama, R.; Padmanaban, D. A.; Shouche, Y. S.; Pawar, S.; Vaishampayan, P.; Dutt, C. B. S.; Datta, G. N.; Manchanda, R. K.; Rao, U. R.; Bhargava, P. M.; Narlikar, J. V. (30 July 2009). "Janibacter hoylei sp. nov., Bacillus isronensis sp. nov. and Bacillus aryabhattai sp. nov., isolated from cryotubes used for collecting air from the upper atmosphere". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 59 (12): 2977–2986. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.002527-0. PMID 19643890.
  2. Moktan, Varun; Elwasila, Sammer; Umadat, Goyal; Hata, D. Jane; Meza, Diana; Patel, Robin; Libertin, Claudia; Brumble, Lisa (2021). "The first case of Janibacter hoylei bacteremia in an adult". IDCases. 26 e01339. doi:10.1016/j.idcr.2021.e01339. ISSN 2214-2509. PMC 8627997. PMID 34877256.