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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

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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.

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