Agrococcus lahaulensis HKS

Kim, Mi-Sun, Lee, Ji-Hee, Kim, Seung-Bum, Cho, Jang-Cheon, Lee, Soon Dong, Joh, Ki-seong, Cha, Chang-Jun, Im, Wan-Taek, Bae, Jin-Woo, Jahng, Kwangyeop & Seong, Hana Yi and Chi-Nam, 2017, Unrecorded bacterial species belonging to the phylum Actinobacteria originated from Republic of Korea, Journal of Species Research 6 (1), pp. 25-41 : 32

Description of Agrococcus lahaulensis HKS 25

Cells are Gram-staining-positive, non-flagellated and coccus shaped. Colonies are wrinkled circular, convex, opaque and pale yellow colored after 2 days on R 2A at 30°C. Positive for gelatinase and urease, but negative for arginine dihydrolase, esculin hydrolysis, β -galactosidase, glucose fermentation, indole production and nitrate reduction in API 20NE. N -Acetyl-glucosamine, adipic acid, L-arabinose, capric acid, D-glucose, malic acid, D-maltose, D-mannitol, D-mannose, phenylacetic acid, potassium gluconate and trisodium citrate are not utilized. Strain HKS 25 (= NIBRBAC000498117) has been isolated from Ginseng cultivated soil, Anseong, Gyeonggi Province, Korea.