Name: Modestobacter excelsi Golinska et al. 2021

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ex.cel’si. L. gen. neut. n. excelsi, of a high place

Pronunciation, gender: eks-KEL-si, masculine

Type strain: 1G6; DSM 107535; PCM 3004

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16S rRNA gene: MH430528 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Golinska P, Montero-Calasanz MDC, Swiecimska M, Yaramis A, Igual JM, Bull AT, Goodfellow M. Modestobacter excelsi sp. nov., a novel actinobacterium isolated from a high altitude Atacama Desert soil. Syst Appl Microbiol 2020; 43:126051.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 198. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4688.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Modestobacter Mevs et al. 2000

Assigned by: Golinska P, Montero-Calasanz MDC, Swiecimska M, Yaramis A, Igual JM, Bull AT, Goodfellow M. Modestobacter excelsi sp. nov., a novel actinobacterium isolated from a high altitude Atacama Desert soil. Syst Appl Microbiol 2020; 43:126051.

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Record number: 18973