Name: Agrococcus carbonis Dhanjal et al. 2011

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: car.bo’nis. L. gen. masc. n. carbonis, of coal, of charcoal

Gender: masculine

Type strain: DSM 22965; G4; MTCC 10213

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: GQ504748 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Dhanjal S, Kaur I, Korpole S, Schumann P, Cameotra SS, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Mayilraj S. Agrococcus carbonis sp. nov., isolated from soil of a coal mine. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:1253-1258.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 61, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:2027-2028.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.15430 (N = 55).
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. 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 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Nouioui I, Carro L, Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Goodfellow M, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of the Phylum Actinobacteria. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2007.

Parent taxon: Agrococcus Groth et al. 1996

Assigned by: Dhanjal S, Kaur I, Korpole S, Schumann P, Cameotra SS, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Mayilraj S. Agrococcus carbonis sp. nov., isolated from soil of a coal mine. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:1253-1258.

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