Species Modestobacter versicolor

Name: Modestobacter versicolor Reddy et al. 2007

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: ver.si’co.lor. L. masc. adj. versicolor, that changes its colour, of changeable colour, of various colours

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: mo-des-to-BAK-ter wer-SI-ko-lor, masculine

Type strain: ATCC BAA-1040; CP153-2; DSM 16678; JCM 15578

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ871304 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Reddy GS, Potrafka RM, 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. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 57, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2727-2728.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Emendations:
  • Montero-Calasanz et al. 2019 Montero-Calasanz MDC, Yaramis A, Nouioui I, Igual JM, Sproer C, Castro JF, Schumann P, Klenk HP, Urzi C. Modestobacter italicus sp. nov., isolated from Carrara marble quarry and emended descriptions of the genus Modestobacter and the species Modestobacter marinus, Modestobacter multiseptatus, Modestobacter roseus and Modestobacter versicolor. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:1537-1545. 🇬🇧 Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 69, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:2630-2631.

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 5 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Modestobacter Mevs et al. 2000

Assigned by: Reddy GS, Potrafka RM, 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. 🇺🇸

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