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Edaphobacter modestus

Edaphobacter modestus is a species of bacteria. It is the type species of the genus Edaphobacter and was originally isolated from an alpine soil sample rich in calcium carbonate.

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Edaphobacter modestus
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Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Pseudomonadati
Phylum: Acidobacteriota
Class: "Acidobacteriia"
Order: Acidobacteriales
Family: Acidobacteriaceae
Genus: Edaphobacter
Species:
E. modestus
Binomial name
Edaphobacter modestus
Koch et al. 2008

Edaphobacter modestus is a species of bacteria. It is the type species of the genus Edaphobacter and was originally isolated from an alpine soil sample rich in calcium carbonate.1

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References

  1. Koch, I. H.; Gich, F.; Dunfield, P. F.; Overmann, J. (1 May 2008). "Edaphobacter modestus gen. nov., sp. nov., and Edaphobacter aggregans sp. nov., acidobacteria isolated from alpine and forest soils". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 58 (5): 1114–1122. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.65303-0. PMID 18450699.
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