Genus Agrococcus

Name: Agrococcus Groth et al. 1996

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Gr. n. agros, field or soil; M.L. masc. n. coccus, coccus; from Gr. masc. n. kokkos, grain, seed; N.L. masc. n. Agrococcus, a coccus from soil

Type species: Agrococcus jenensis Groth et al. 1996

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Valid publication: Groth I, Schumann P, Weiss N, Martin K, Rainey FA. Agrococcus jenensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a new genus of actinomycetes with diaminobutyric acid in the cell wall. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:234-239.

Nomenclatural status: validly published

Taxonomic status: correct name

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 9
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 9
Total number of child taxa: 9

Child taxa:

Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
Agrococcus baldri Zlamala et al. 2002	validly published	correct name
Agrococcus carbonis Dhanjal et al. 2011	validly published	correct name
Agrococcus casei Bora et al. 2007	validly published	correct name
Agrococcus citreus Wieser et al. 1999	validly published	correct name
Agrococcus jejuensis Lee 2008	validly published	correct name
Agrococcus jenensis Groth et al. 1996	validly published	correct name
Agrococcus lahaulensis Mayilraj et al. 2006	validly published	correct name
Agrococcus terreus Zhang et al. 2010	validly published	correct name
Agrococcus versicolor Behrendt et al. 2008	validly published	correct name

Parent taxon: Microbacteriaceae Park et al. 1995

Assigned by: Stackebrandt E, Rainey FA, Ward-Rainey NL. Proposal for a new hierarchic classification system, Actinobacteria classis nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1997; 47:479-491.

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