Genus Trichlorobacter
Warning: In the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature, an arrow (→) only indicates the sequence of valid publication of names and does not mean that the last name in the sequence must be used (see: Introduction).
Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 1
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
For a detailed description of this taxon see Bergey’s Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria (BMSAB).
Trichlorobacter De Wever et al. 2001, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Trichlorobacter thiogenes De Wever et al. 2001.
Etymology: L. num. adj. tris, three; Gr. adj. chlôros, greenish-yellow, pale green; N.L. pref. chloro-, referring to chlorine (named for its color); N.L. masc. n. bacter, a rod; N.L. masc. n. Trichlorobacter, a TCA-dechlorinating rod.
References: Validation List no. 78. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 2001, 51, 1-2. [De WEVER (H.), COLE (J.R.), FETTIG (M.R.), HOGAN (D.A.) and TIEDJE (J.M.): Reductive dehalogenation of trichloroacetic acid by Trichlorobacter thiogenes gen. nov., sp. nov. Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 2000, 66, 2297-2301.]
Validation List no. 78 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
→ ¤ Geobacter Lovley et al. 1995.
Note: Nevin et al. 2007 propose to transfer ¤ Trichlorobacter thiogenes De Wever et al. 2001 (the type species of the genus Trichlorobacter) to the genus ¤ Geobacter as ¤ Geobacter thiogenes (De Wever et al. 2001) Nevin et al. 2007, comb. nov. According to Rule 37a, bacteriologists adhering to this proposal must change the name Trichlorobacter to ¤ Geobacter.
Reference: NEVIN (K.P.), HOLMES (D.E.), WOODARD (T.L.), COVALLA (S.F.) and LOVLEY (D.R.): Reclassification of Trichlorobacter thiogenes as Geobacter thiogenes comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 463-466.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Trichlorobacter thiogenes De Wever et al. 2001, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) K1 = ATCC BAA-34 = JCM 14045.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AF223382.
Etymology: Gr. n. theion (Latin transliteration thium), sulfur; Gr. v. gennao, to produce; N.L. part. adj. thiogenes, producing sulfur.
References: Validation List no. 78. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 2001, 51, 1-2. [De WEVER (H.), COLE (J.R.), FETTIG (M.R.), HOGAN (D.A.) and TIEDJE (J.M.): Reductive dehalogenation of trichloroacetic acid by Trichlorobacter thiogenes gen. nov., sp. nov. Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 2000, 66, 2297-2301.]
Validation List no. 78 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Notes:
1 The type strain ATCC BAA-34 has been designated by J.M. Tiedje in a personal communication to the Associate Editor, IJSEM.
Reference: ASSOCIATE EDITOR, IJSEM: Validation List no. 78 (footnote ||). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 2001, 51, 1-2.
Validation List no. 78 in IJSEM Online
2 According to Rules 27(3) and 30, this name is not validly published, because the original publication makes reference to the deposit of the type strain in a single recognized culture collection. However, according to the Judicial Opinion 81, Trichlorobacter thiogenes De Wever et al. 2001 is considered to be validly published, since deposit in a second culture collection in a different country has been documented.
References:
1 EUZÉBY (J.P.) and TINDALL (B.J.): Status of strains that contravene Rules 27(3) and 30 of the Bacteriological Code. Request for an Opinion. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 293-301.
Original article in IJSEM Online
2 JUDICIAL COMMISSION OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE ON SYSTEMATICS OF PROKARYOTES: Status of strains that contravene Rules 27 (3) and 30 of the International Code of Nomenclature of Bacteria. Opinion 81. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 1755-1763.
Opinion 81 in IJSEM Online
→ ¤ Geobacter thiogenes (De Wever et al. 2001) Nevin et al. 2007, comb. nov.