Name: Edaphobacter modestus Koch et al. 2008
Etymology: mo.des’tus. L. masc. adj. modestus, moderate, used to refer to the adaptation of the type strain to low substrate concentrations
Type strain: ATCC BAA-1329; DSM 18101; Jbg-1
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16S rRNA gene: DQ528760 Analyse FASTA
Valid publication: Koch IH, Gich F, Dunfield PF, 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.
IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 58, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1783-1784.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Parent taxon: Edaphobacter Koch et al. 2008
Assigned by: Koch IH, Gich F, Dunfield PF, 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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