Genus Edaphobacter
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 6
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
For a detailed description of this taxon see Bergey’s Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria (BMSAB).
For a detailed description of Edaphobacter see Bergey’s Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria (BMSAB).
Edaphobacter Koch et al. 2008, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Edaphobacter modestus Koch et al. 2008.
Etymology: Gr. neut. n. edaphos, soil; N.L. masc. n. bacter, a rod; N.L. masc. n. Edaphobacter, rod-shaped soil bacterium.
Valid publication: KOCH (I.H.), GICH (F.), DUNFIELD (P.F.) and OVERMANN (J.): Edaphobacter modestus gen. nov., sp. nov., and Edaphobacter aggregans sp. nov., acidobacteria isolated from alpine and forest soils. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 1114-1122.
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Edaphobacter acidisoli Xia et al. 2017, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 4G-K17=CGMCC 1.15447=LMG 29212.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KY457230.
Etymology: L. adj. acidus, acidic; L. neut. n. solum, soil; N.L. gen. neut. n. acidisoli, of acidic soil.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: XIA, F., CAI, Y. M., CHEN, D. X. and QIU, L. H. 2017. Edaphobacter acidisoli sp. nov., an acidobacterium isolated from forest soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67, 4260-4265.
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Edaphobacter aggregans Koch et al. 2008, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Wbg-1 = ATCC BAA-1497 = DSM 19364.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: DQ528761.
Etymology: L. v. aggregare, to flock or band together; L. part. adj. aggregans, assembling, aggregating.
Valid publication: KOCH (I.H.), GICH (F.), DUNFIELD (P.F.) and OVERMANN (J.): Edaphobacter modestus gen. nov., sp. nov., and Edaphobacter aggregans sp. nov., acidobacteria isolated from alpine and forest soils. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 1114-1122.
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→ Edaphobacter aggregans Koch et al. 2008 emend. Dedysh et al. 2012.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Wbg-1 = ATCC BAA-1497 = DSM 19364.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: DQ528761.
Etymology: L. v. aggregare, to flock or band together; L. part. adj. aggregans, assembling, aggregating.
Valid publication: DEDYSH (S.N.), KULICHEVSKAYA (I.S.), SERKEBAEVA (Y.M.), MITYAEVA (M.A.), SOROKIN (V.V.), SUZINA (N.E.), RIJPSTRA (W.I.C.) and SINNINGHE DAMSTE (J.S.): Bryocella elongata gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of subdivision 1 of the Acidobacteria isolated from a methanotrophic enrichment culture, and emended description of Edaphobacter aggregans Koch et al. 2008. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 654-664.
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Edaphobacter bradus Xia et al. 2018, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 4MSH08=GDMCC 1.1317=KCTC 62475.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: MF150299.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. bradus (from Gr. masc. adj. bradys), slow, referring to the slow growth of this bacterium.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: XIA, F., OU-YANG, T. N., GAO, Z. H. and QIU, L. H. 2018. Edaphobacter flagellatus sp. nov. and Edaphobacter bradus sp. nov., two acidobacteria isolated from forest soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 68, 2530-2537.
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Edaphobacter dinghuensis Wang et al. 2016, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) DHF9=DSM 29920=CGMCC 1.12997.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KM083126.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. dinghuensis, pertaining to Mount Dinghu, PR China, the source of the soil from which the type strain was isolated.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: WANG, J., CHEN, M. H., LV, Y. Y., JIANG, Y. W. and QIU, L. H. 2016. Edaphobacter dinghuensis sp. nov., an acidobacterium isolated from lower subtropical forest soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, 276-282.
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Edaphobacter flagellatus Xia et al. 2018, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) HZ411=GDMCC 1.1193=LMG 30085.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KY434002.
Etymology: L. n. flagellum, a whip; L. masc. suff. -atus, suff. denoting provided with; N.L. masc. adj. flagellatus, flagellated.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: XIA, F., OU-YANG, T. N., GAO, Z. H. and QIU, L. H. 2018. Edaphobacter flagellatus sp. nov. and Edaphobacter bradus sp. nov., two acidobacteria isolated from forest soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 68, 2530-2537.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Edaphobacter modestus Koch et al. 2008, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Jbg-1 = ATCC BAA-1329 = DSM 18101.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: DQ528760.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. modestus, moderate, referring to the adaptation of the type strain to low substrate concentrations.
Valid publication: KOCH (I.H.), GICH (F.), DUNFIELD (P.F.) and OVERMANN (J.): Edaphobacter modestus gen. nov., sp. nov., and Edaphobacter aggregans sp. nov., acidobacteria isolated from alpine and forest soils. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 1114-1122.
Original article in IJSEM Online