The genus Trichococcus currently contains nine species: T. flocculiformis, T. pasteurii, T. palustris, T. collinsii, T. patagoniensis, T. ilyis, T. paludicola, T. alkaliphilus, and T. shcherbakoviae. In general, Trichococcus species can degrade a wide range of carbohydrates. However, only T. pasteurii and a non-characterized strain of Trichococcus, strain ES5, have the capacity of converting glycerol to mainly ...
Species of the genus Trichococcus share high similarity of their 16S rRNA gene sequences (>99%). Digital DNADNA hybridization values (dDDH) among type strains of all described species of the genus Trichococcus ( T. flocculiformis DSM 2094T , T. pasteurii DSM 2381T , T. collinsii DSM 14526T , T. palustris DSM 9172T, and T. patagoniensis DSM 18806T) indicated that Trichococcus sp. strain R210T represents a novel ...