Name: Agrococcus jejuensis Lee 2008

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: je.ju.en’sis. N.L. masc. adj. jejuensis, of Jeju, Republic of Korea, where the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation, gender: je-ju-EN-sis, masculine

Type strain: DSM 22002; JCM 14256; KCTC 19198; SSW1-48

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AM396260 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Lee SD. Agrococcus jejuensis sp. nov., isolated from dried seaweed. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2297-2300.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 58, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:3-4.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.03592 (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 2 times 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: Lee SD. Agrococcus jejuensis sp. nov., isolated from dried seaweed. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2297-2300.

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Record number: 787561