Jannaschia is a genus of the bacteria in the family Rhodobacteraceae.

Name

The genus is named for Holger W. Jannasch, a German microbiologist described as "one of the pioneers of marine microbiology".

Further reading

  • Wagner-Dobler I, Rheims H, Felske A, Pukall R, Tindall BJ (2003). . Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 53 (Pt 3): 731–738. doi:. PMID .