RT Journal Article SR Electronic(1) A1 Mayilraj, S. A1 Suresh, K. A1 Schumann, P. A1 Kroppenstedt, R. M. A1 Saini, H. S.YR 2006 T1 Agrococcus lahaulensis sp. nov., isolated from a cold desert of the Indian Himalayas JF International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, VO 56 IS 8 SP 1807 OP 1810 DO https://doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.64247-0 PB Microbiology Society, SN 1466-5034, AB The taxonomic position of a lemon-yellow-pigmented actinobacterium, strain K22-21T, isolated from a soil sample from Lahaul-Spiti Valley in the Indian Himalayas, was determined using a polyphasic approach. The strain had phenotypic and chemical properties that were consistent with its classification in the genus Agrococcus. Alignment of the 16S rRNA gene sequence of strain K22-21T with sequences from Agrococcus jenensis DSM 9580T, Agrococcus baldri DSM 14215T and Agrococcus citreus DSM 12453T revealed similarities of 98.5, 96.8 and 96.6 %, respectively. However, the level of DNA–DNA relatedness between strain K22-21T and A. jenensis was 55.1 %. The novel strain could be distinguished from type strains of the three species of the genus Agrococcus using DNA–DNA relatedness and phenotypic data. Based on these differences, strain K22-21T (=MTCC 7154T=DSM 17612T) should be classified as the type strain of a novel species of Agrococcus, for which the name Agrococcus lahaulensis sp. nov. is proposed., UL https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/ijsem/10.1099/ijs.0.64247-0