title: Agrococcus jenensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a new genus of actinomycetes with diaminobutyric acid in the cell wall.
abstract: Two strains of a new gram-positive coryneform bacterium isolated from soil and from a sandstone surface are described. Strain 2002-39/1T (T = type strain) is a coccoid, nonmotile, non-acid-fast, microaerophilic organism. The menaquinones of this strain are MK-12 and MK-11, and the main components of the whole-cell sugars are glucose and rhamnose. No mycolic acids are present. The G+C content of the DNA is 74 mol%. Comparative 16S ribosomal DNA studies and a cell wall analysis revealed that this strain represents a new genus belonging to the group of actinomycetes that have diaminobutyric acid in their peptidoglycans. The second strain, strain ST54, which was isolated from a sandstone surface, had the same characteristic features as strain 2002-39/1T. The name Agrococcus jenensis gen. nov., sp. nov., is proposed for these organisms. The type strain is strain 2002-39/1, which has been deposited in the German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures as strain DSM 9580.
authors.affiliation: Hans-Knöll-Institut für Naturstoff-Forschung e. V., Jena, Germany.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Groth
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Schumann
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Weiss
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: F A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Rainey
mesh_terms: D000192:Actinomycetales / Q000737:chemistry / Q000145:classification* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D002087:Butyrates / Q000032:analysis*; D002473:Cell Wall / Q000737:chemistry; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D012329:RNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D002087:Butyrates; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012329:RNA, Bacterial; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S