Modestobacter altitudinis sp. nov., a novel actinobacterium isolated from Atacama Desert soil

• Published in: International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology Vol. 70; no. 5; pp. 3513 - 3527
• Main Authors: Golińska, Patrycja, Świecimska, Magdalena, Montero-Calasanz, Maria del Carmen, Yaramis, Adnan, Igual, Jose M., Bull, Alan T., Goodfellow, Michael
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.05.2020
• Subjects: whole genome sequence; phylogeny; Modestobacter altitudinis; stress tolerance; Atacama Desert; polyphasic taxonomy

Three presumptive Modestobacter strains isolated from a high altitude Atacama Desert soil were the subject of a polyphasic study. The isolates, strains 1G4 T , 1G51 and 1G52, were found to have chemotaxonomic and morphological properties that were consistent with their assignment to the genus Modest...