Name: Agrococcus jenensis Groth et al. 1996

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: je.nen’sis. N.L. masc. adj. jenensis, of or belonging to the Thuringian town Jena, where the organism was isolated

Pronunciation, gender: je-NEN-sis, masculine

Type strain: 2002-39/1; ATCC 700087; CCUG 35514; CIP 106528; DSM 9580; IFO 16126; JCM 9950; NBRC 100415; NBRC 16126

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16S rRNA gene: X92492 Analyse FASTA

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.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 46, part 1 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:627.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Agrococcus Groth et al. 1996. 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.
  • 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 7 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Agrococcus Groth et al. 1996

Assigned by: 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.

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