Species Trichlorobacter ammonificans

Name: Trichlorobacter ammonificans Sorokin et al. 2025

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: am.mo.ni’fi.cans. N.L. neut. n. ammonium, ammonia; L. part. suff. -ficans, making; from L. inf. v. facere, to make; N.L. masc. part. adj. ammonificans, ammonifying

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: tri-k^hlo-ro-BAK-ter am-mo-NI-fi-kans, masculine

Type strain: DSM 105480; G1; UNIQEM U1005

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Effective publication: Sorokin DY, Tikhonova TV, Koch H, van den Berg EM, Hinderks RS, Pabst M, Dergousova NI, Solovevac AY, Kuenen GJ, Popov VO, et al. Correction: Trichlorobacter ammonificans, a dedicated acetate-dependent ammonifier with a novel module for dissimilatory nitrate reduction to ammonia. ISME J 2024; 18:wrad018. 🇳🇱

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 221. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6562.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: orphaned species

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Trichlorobacter ammonificans" Sorokin et al. 2023	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • 😩 Deposit incorrectly indicated in some sources as representing the type strain of this taxon: UNIQEM 10005.
  • ❗ Trichlorobacter ammonificans is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Trichlorobacter.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2026-02-10.

Parent taxon: Trichlorobacter De Wever et al. 2001

Assigned by: Sorokin DY, Tikhonova TV, Koch H, van den Berg EM, Hinderks RS, Pabst M, Dergousova NI, Solovevac AY, Kuenen GJ, Popov VO, et al. Correction: Trichlorobacter ammonificans, a dedicated acetate-dependent ammonifier with a novel module for dissimilatory nitrate reduction to ammonia. ISME J 2024; 18:wrad018. 🇳🇱

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