Agrococcus

Etymology

The name Agrococcus derives from: Greek noun agros, field or soil; Neo-Latin masculine gender noun coccus (from Greek masculine gender noun grc, grain, seed), coccus; Neo-Latin masculine gender noun Agrococcus a coccus from soil.

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.

Species

The genus contains 9 species, namely

• A. baldri ( Zlamala et al. 2002; Neo-Latin genitive case noun baldri, of Baldr, ancient German god of light, referring to the photochromogenic behavior.)
• 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.
• A. casei ( Bora et al. 2007,;: Latin genitive case noun casei, of cheese, named because the organism was isolated from smear-ripened cheeses.)
• 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.)
• A. jejuensis ( Lee 2008; Neo-Latin masculine gender adjective jejuensis, of or belonging to Jeju, Republic of Korea, where the type strain was isolated.)
• 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.)
• 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.)
• 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.)
• A. terreus ( Zhang et al. 2010; Latin masculine gender adjective terreus, of earth.)
• A. versicolor ( Behrendt et al. 2008; Latin masculine gender adjective versicolor, colour changing.)

References

References

1. {{lpsn. classificationac.html. Classification of Genera AC
2. {{lpsn. a/agrococcus.html. Agrococcus
3. (July–August 2013). "First Draft Genome Sequence from a Member of the Genus Agrococcus, Isolated from Modern Microbialites". Genome Announcements.
4. "Agrococcus baldri sp. nov., isolated from the air in the 'Virgilkapelle' in Vienna".
5. (2010). "''Agrococcus carbonis'' sp. nov., isolated from soil of a coal mine". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology.
6. (2007). "Agrococcus casei sp. Nov., isolated from the surfaces of smear-ripened cheeses". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology.
7. "Agrococcus citreus sp. nov., isolated from a medieval wall painting of the chapel of Castle Herberstein (Austria)".
8. (2008). "Agrococcus jejuensis sp. Nov., isolated from dried seaweed". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology.
9. "Agrococcus jenensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a New Genus of Actinomycetes with Diaminobutyric Acid in the Cell Wall".
10. (2006). "Agrococcus lahaulensis sp. Nov., isolated from a cold desert of the Indian Himalayas". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology.
11. (2018). "The Complete Genome and Physiological Analysis of the Microbialite-Dwelling Agrococcus pavilionensis sp. nov; Reveals Genetic Promiscuity and Predicted Adaptations to Environmental Stress". Frontiers in Microbiology.
12. (2009). "Agrococcus terreus sp. Nov. And Micrococcus terreus sp. Nov., isolated from forest soil". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology.
13. (2008). "Agrococcus versicolor sp. Nov., an actinobacterium associated with the phyllosphere of potato plants". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology.