Unrecorded bacterial species belonging to the phylum Actinobacteria originated from Republic of Korea Author Kim, Mi-Sun Department of Biology, Sunchon National University, Suncheon 57922, Republic of Korea Author Lee, Ji-Hee Department of Biology, Sunchon National University, Suncheon 57922, Republic of Korea Author Kim, Seung-Bum Department of Microbiology, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 34134, Republic of Korea Author Cho, Jang-Cheon Department of Biological Sciences, Inha University, Incheon 22212, Republic of Korea Author Lee, Soon Dong Department of Science Education, Jeju National University, Jeju 63243, Republic of Korea Author Joh, Ki-seong Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Gyeonggi 17035, Republic of Korea Author Cha, Chang-Jun Department of Biotechnology, Chung-Ang University, Anseong 17546, Republic of Korea Author Im, Wan-Taek Department of Biotechnology, Hankyong National University, Anseong 17579, Republic of Korea Author Bae, Jin-Woo Department of Biology, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea Author Jahng, Kwangyeop Department of Life Sciences, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju 54896, Republic of Korea Author Seong, Hana Yi and Chi-Nam text Journal of Species Research 2017 6 1 25 41 journal article 300015 10.12651/JSR.2017.6.1.025 f1f66f31-583f-4cd3-9b0c-700a046c78bc 2713-8615 12753566 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 .