Genus Modestobacter
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 7
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).
Modestobacter Mevs et al. 2000, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Modestobacter multiseptatus Mevs et al. 2000.
Etymology: L. adj. modestus, modest, humble; N.L. masc. n. bacter, a rod or staff; N.L. masc. n. Modestobacter a rod with modest growth requirements.
Valid publication: MEVS (U.), STACKEBRANDT (E.), SCHUMANN (P.), GALLIKOWSKI (C.A.) and HIRSCH (P.): Modestobacter multiseptatus gen. nov., sp. nov., a budding actinomycete from soils of the Asgard Range (Transantarctic Mountains). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2000, 50, 337-346.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ Modestobacter Mevs et al. 2000 emend. Reddy et al. 2007.
Reference: REDDY (G.S.N.), POTRAFKA (R.M.) and GARCIA-PICHEL (F.): Modestobacter versicolor sp. nov., an actinobacterium from biological soil crusts that produces melanins under oligotrophy, with emended descriptions of the genus Modestobacter and Modestobacter multiseptatus Mevs et al. 2000. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 2014-2020.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ Modestobacter Mevs et al. 2000 emend. Xiao et al. 2011.
Reference: XIAO (J.), LUO (Y.), XU (J.), XIE (S.) and XU (J.): Modestobacter marinus sp. nov., a psychrotolerant actinobacterium from deep-sea sediment, and emended description of the genus Modestobacter. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 1710-1714.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ Modestobacter Mevs et al. 2000 emend. Qin et al. 2013.
Reference: QIN (S.), BIAN (G.K.), ZHANG (Y.J.), XING (K.), CAO (C.L.), LIU (C.H.), DAI (C.C.), LI (W.J.) and JIANG (J.H.): Modestobacter roseus sp. nov., an endophytic actinomycete isolated from the coastal halophyte Salicornia europaea Linn., and emended description of the genus Modestobacter. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2013, 63, 2197-2202.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Modestobacter caceresii Busarakam et al. 2017, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) KNN 45-2b= CECT 9023 = DSM 101691.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: LN898173.
Whole-genome sequence accession no.: JPMX01000000.
Etymology: N/A.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: VALIDATION LIST no. 174. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67 (2017), 529-531.
Validation List Online
Effective publication: BUSARAKAM, K., BULL, A. T., TRUJILLO, M. E., RIESCO, R., SANGAL, V., VAN WEZEL, G. P. and GOODFELLOW, M. 2016. Modestobacter caceresii sp. nov., novel actinobacteria with an insight into their adaptive mechanisms for survival in extreme hyper-arid Atacama Desert soils. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 39, 243-251.
Effective publication Online
Modestobacter lapidis Trujillo et al. 2015, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) MON 3.1=CECT 8844=DSM 100206.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: LN810544.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: -.
Etymology: L. gen. n. lapidis, of a stone.
Source: Environmental.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 166. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65 (2015), 3763-3767.
Validation List Online
Effective publication: Trujillo, M.E., Goodfellow, M., Busarakam, K. and Riesco, R. 2015. Modestobacter lapidis sp. nov. and Modestobacter muralis sp. nov., isolated from a deteriorated sandstone historic building in Salamanca, Spain. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 108, 311-320.
Effective publication Online
Modestobacter marinus Xiao et al. 2011, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 42H12-1 = CGMCC 4.5581 = DSM 45201.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EU181225.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. marinus, pertaining to the sea, where the type strain was found.
Valid publication: XIAO (J.), LUO (Y.), XU (J.), XIE (S.) and XU (J.): Modestobacter marinus sp. nov., a psychrotolerant actinobacterium from deep-sea sediment, and emended description of the genus Modestobacter. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 1710-1714.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Modestobacter multiseptatus Mevs et al. 2000, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) AA-826 = CIP 106529 = DSM 44406 = JCM 12207.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: Y18646.
Etymology: L. adj. multus, much; L. adj. septatus, fenced; N.L. masc. adj. multiseptatus, much fenced, with many septa.
Valid publication: MEVS (U.), STACKEBRANDT (E.), SCHUMANN (P.), GALLIKOWSKI (C.A.) and HIRSCH (P.): Modestobacter multiseptatus gen. nov., sp. nov., a budding actinomycete from soils of the Asgard Range (Transantarctic Mountains). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2000, 50, 337-346.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ Modestobacter multiseptatus Mevs et al. 2000 emend. Reddy et al. 2007.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) AA-826 = CIP 106529 = DSM 44406 = JCM 12207.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: Y18646.
Etymology: L. adj. multus, much; L. adj. septatus, fenced; N.L. masc. adj. multiseptatus, much fenced, with many septa.
Reference: REDDY (G.S.N.), POTRAFKA (R.M.) and GARCIA-PICHEL (F.): Modestobacter versicolor sp. nov., an actinobacterium from biological soil crusts that produces melanins under oligotrophy, with emended descriptions of the genus Modestobacter and Modestobacter multiseptatus Mevs et al. 2000. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 2014-2020.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Modestobacter muralis Trujillo et al. 2015, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) MDVD1=CECT 8845=DSM 100205.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: LN810545.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: -.
Etymology: L. adj. muralis, pertaining to or belonging to walls).
Source: Environmental.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 166. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65 (2015), 3763-3767.
Validation List Online
Effective publication: Trujillo, M.E., Goodfellow, M., Busarakam, K. and Riesco, R. 2015. Modestobacter lapidis sp. nov. and Modestobacter muralis sp. nov., isolated from a deteriorated sandstone historic building in Salamanca, Spain. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 108, 311-320.
Effective publication Online
Modestobacter roseus Qin et al. 2013, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) DSM 45764 = KCTC 19887 = KLBMP 1279 = NBRC 108673.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: JQ819258.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. roseus, rose-coloured, pink.
Valid publication: QIN (S.), BIAN (G.K.), ZHANG (Y.J.), XING (K.), CAO (C.L.), LIU (C.H.), DAI (C.C.), LI (W.J.) and JIANG (J.H.): Modestobacter roseus sp. nov., an endophytic actinomycete isolated from the coastal halophyte Salicornia europaea Linn., and emended description of the genus Modestobacter. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2013, 63, 2197-2202.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Modestobacter versicolor Reddy et al. 2007, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CP153-2 = ATCC BAA-1040 = DSM 16678 = JCM 15578.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ871304.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. versicolor, that changes its colour, of changeable colour, of various colours.
Valid publication: REDDY (G.S.N.), POTRAFKA (R.M.) and GARCIA-PICHEL (F.): Modestobacter versicolor sp. nov., an actinobacterium from biological soil crusts that produces melanins under oligotrophy, with emended descriptions of the genus Modestobacter and Modestobacter multiseptatus Mevs et al. 2000. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 2014-2020.
Original article in IJSEM Online