Agrococcus

{{Short description|Genus of bacteria}} {{Italic title}} {{Automatic taxobox | taxon = Agrococcus | authority = Groth ''et al''. 1996<ref name="sgmjournals1"/> | type_species = ''Agrococcus jenensis'' | type_species_authority = Groth et al. 1996 | subdivision_ranks = Species | subdivision = See text. }}

'''''Agrococcus''''' is a genus in the phylum Actinomycetota (Bacteria).<ref>{{lpsn|classificationac.html|Classification of Genera AC}}</ref>

==Etymology== The name ''Agrococcus'' derives from:<br />Greek noun ''agros'', field or soil; Neo-Latin masculine gender noun ''coccus'' (from Greek masculine gender noun {{Transliteration|grc|kokkos}}, grain, seed), coccus; Neo-Latin masculine gender noun ''Agrococcus'' a coccus from soil.<ref name=main>{{lpsn|a/agrococcus.html|Agrococcus}}</ref>

A group at the University of British Columbia completed the first draft genome of a bacterium from the genus ''Agrococcus'', which was isolated from modern microbialites found within Pavilion Lake, BC.<ref>{{cite journal | title= First Draft Genome Sequence from a Member of the Genus Agrococcus, Isolated from Modern Microbialites |vauthors= White RA 3rd, Grassa CJ, Suttle CA | journal=Genome Announcements |date=July–August 2013 | volume=1 | number=4 | pages=e00391–13 |doi=10.1128/genomeA.00391-13 |pmid= 23814108 |pmc= 3695436 }}</ref>

==Species== The genus contains 9 species, namely<ref name=main/> * ''A. baldri'' ( Zlamala ''et al''. 2002; Neo-Latin genitive case noun ''baldri'', of Baldr, ancient German god of light, referring to the photochromogenic behavior.)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/52/4/1211 |title=Agrococcus baldri sp. nov., isolated from the air in the 'Virgilkapelle' in Vienna |access-date=2011-05-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080706022835/http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/52/4/1211 |archive-date=2008-07-06 |url-status=dead }}</ref> * ''A. carbonis'' (Dhanjal ''et al''. 2010; Latin genitive case noun ''carbonis'' of charcoal or coal; referring to the fact it was isolated from the soil of a coal mine.<ref>{{Cite journal | last1 = Dhanjal | first1 = S. | last2 = Kaur | first2 = I. | last3 = Korpole | first3 = S. | last4 = Schumann | first4 = P. | last5 = Cameotra | first5 = S. S. | last6 = Pukall | first6 = R. | last7 = Klenk | first7 = H. -P. | last8 = Mayilraj | first8 = S. | doi = 10.1099/ijs.0.024745-0 | title = ''Agrococcus carbonis'' sp. nov., isolated from soil of a coal mine | journal = International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology | volume = 61 | issue = 6 | pages = 1253–8 | year = 2010 | pmid = 20601492| doi-access = free }}</ref> * ''A. casei'' ( Bora ''et al''. 2007,;: Latin genitive case noun ''casei'', of cheese, named because the organism was isolated from smear-ripened cheeses.)<ref>{{Cite journal | last1 = Bora | first1 = N. | last2 = Vancanneyt | first2 = M. | last3 = Gelsomino | first3 = R. | last4 = Swings | first4 = J. | last5 = Brennan | first5 = N. | last6 = Cogan | first6 = T. M. | last7 = Larpin | first7 = S. | last8 = Desmasures | first8 = N. | last9 = Lechner | first9 = F. E. | last10 = Kroppenstedt | first10 = R. M. | last11 = Ward | first11 = A. C. | last12 = Goodfellow | first12 = M. | title = Agrococcus casei sp. Nov., isolated from the surfaces of smear-ripened cheeses | journal = International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology | volume = 57 | issue = Pt 1 | pages = 92–97 | year = 2007 | pmid = 17220448 | doi = 10.1099/ijs.0.64270-0| doi-access = free }}</ref> * ''A. citreus'' ( Wieser ''et al''. 1999; Latin masculine gender adjective ''citreus'', of or pertaining to the citron-tree; intended to mean lemon-yellow, describing the lemon-yellow pigmentation.)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/49/3/1165 |title=Agrococcus citreus sp. nov., isolated from a medieval wall painting of the chapel of Castle Herberstein (Austria) |access-date=2011-05-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070917160737/http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/49/3/1165 |archive-date=2007-09-17 |url-status=dead }}</ref> * ''A. jejuensis'' ( Lee 2008; Neo-Latin masculine gender adjective ''jejuensis'', of or belonging to Jeju, Republic of Korea, where the type strain was isolated.)<ref>{{Cite journal | last1 = Lee | first1 = S. D. | title = Agrococcus jejuensis sp. Nov., isolated from dried seaweed | journal = International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology | volume = 58 | issue = 10 | pages = 2297–2300 | year = 2008 | doi = 10.1099/ijs.0.65731-0 | pmid=18842844}}</ref> * ''A. jenensis'' ( Groth ''et al''. 1996, (Type species of the genus).; Neo-Latin masculine gender adjective ''jenensis'', of or belonging to the Thuringian town Jena, where the organism was isolated.)<ref name="sgmjournals1">{{Cite web |url=http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/46/1/234 |title=Agrococcus jenensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a New Genus of Actinomycetes with Diaminobutyric Acid in the Cell Wall |access-date=2011-05-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070917160754/http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/46/1/234 |archive-date=2007-09-17 |url-status=dead }}</ref> * ''A. lahaulensis'' ( Mayilraj ''et al''. 2006; Neo-Latin masculine gender adjective ''lahaulensis'', of or pertaining to Lahaul Valley, located in the Indian Himalayas, where the type strain was isolated.)<ref>{{Cite journal | last1 = Mayilraj | first1 = S. | last2 = Suresh | first2 = K. | last3 = Schumann | first3 = P. | last4 = Kroppenstedt | first4 = R. M. | last5 = Saini | first5 = H. S. | title = Agrococcus lahaulensis sp. Nov., isolated from a cold desert of the Indian Himalayas | journal = International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology | volume = 56 | issue = 8 | pages = 1807–1810 | year = 2006 | doi = 10.1099/ijs.0.64247-0 | pmid=16902012| doi-access = free }}</ref> * ''A. pavilionensis'' (White III ''et al''. 2018; Neo-Latin masculine gender adjective ''pavilionensis'', of or pertaining to Pavilion Lake, located in Southeastern British Columbia, where the type strain was isolated.) <ref>{{Cite journal |last1= White III |first1= R. |display-authors=et al |title= The Complete Genome and Physiological Analysis of the Microbialite-Dwelling Agrococcus pavilionensis sp. nov; Reveals Genetic Promiscuity and Predicted Adaptations to Environmental Stress |journal= Frontiers in Microbiology |volume= 9 |issue=9 |page= 2180 |year=2018 |doi= 10.3389/fmicb.2018.02180 |pmid= 30374333|pmc= 6196244 |doi-access= free }}</ref> * ''A. terreus'' ( Zhang ''et al''. 2010; Latin masculine gender adjective ''terreus'', of earth.)<ref>{{Cite journal |last1= Zhang |first1= J.-Y. | last2 = Liu |first2= X.-Y. |last3= Liu |first3= S. -J. |title= Agrococcus terreus sp. Nov. And Micrococcus terreus sp. Nov., isolated from forest soil |journal= International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology |volume= 60 |issue=8 |pages= 1897–1903 |year= 2009 |doi= 10.1099/ijs.0.013235-0 |pmid= 19783614|doi-access= free }}</ref> * ''A. versicolor'' ( Behrendt ''et al''. 2008; Latin masculine gender adjective ''versicolor'', colour changing.)<ref>{{Cite journal |last1= Behrendt |first1= U. |last2= Schumann |first2= P. |last3= Ulrich |first3= A. |title= Agrococcus versicolor sp. Nov., an actinobacterium associated with the phyllosphere of potato plants |journal= International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology |volume= 58 |issue= 12 |pages= 2833–2838 |year= 2008 |doi= 10.1099/ijs.0.2008/001610-0 |pmid= 19060068|doi-access= free }}</ref>

==See also== * Bacterial taxonomy * Microbiology

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Category:Bacteria genera Category:Microbacteriaceae