Name: "Trichlorobacter ammonificans" Sorokin et al. 2023

Category: Species

Proposed as: 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: … am-mo-NI-fi-kans, masculine

Nomenclatural type: DSM 105480; G1; UNIQEM U1005

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Original publication: Sorokin DY, Tikhonova TV, Koch H, van den Berg EM, Hinderks RS, Pabst M, Dergousova NI, Soloveva AY, Kuenen GJ, Popov VO, et al. Trichlorobacter ammonificans, a dedicated acetate-dependent ammonifier with a novel module for dissimilatory nitrate reduction to ammonia. ISME J 2023; 17:1639-1648. 🇳🇱

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Trichlorobacter ammonificans Sorokin et al. 2025

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Trichlorobacter ammonificans Sorokin et al. 2025	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😩 Deposit incorrectly indicated in some sources as representing the type strain of this taxon: UNIQEM 10005.

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, Soloveva AY, Kuenen GJ, Popov VO, et al. Trichlorobacter ammonificans, a dedicated acetate-dependent ammonifier with a novel module for dissimilatory nitrate reduction to ammonia. ISME J 2023; 17:1639-1648. 🇳🇱

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Record number: 40478