diff --git a/config/adapt_atac.fa b/config/adapt_atac.fa
index 76599c413b938fae2d27937729a28c212901816a..b8226294dbe441a96205d3a51c28cf572d500e4d 100644
--- a/config/adapt_atac.fa
+++ b/config/adapt_atac.fa
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ##list of ATACseq adapters
->Adapter_trimming
+>Nextera_Adapter_trimming
 CTGTCTCTTATACACATCT
 >Nextera_mate_pair_adapter_trimming
 CTGTCTCTTATACACATCTAGATGTGTATAAGAGACAG
@@ -9,3 +9,15 @@ TCGTCGGCAGCGTCAGATGTGTATAAGAGACAG
 GTCTCGTGGGCTCGGAGATGTGTATAAGAGACAG
 >PCR_primers_r1
 CAAGCAGAAGACGGCATACGAGATGTCTCGTGGGCTCGG
+
+##Adapters used in ActiveMotif ATACseq kit
+>ActiveMotif_adapter_R[12] #to be trimmed from both R1 & R2 
+CTGTCTCTTATACACATCT
+>ActiveMotif_full_i5_adapter #to be trimmed from R1 
+AATGATACGGCGACCACCGAGATCTACACNNNNNNNNTCGTCGGCAGCGTC
+>ActiveMotif_full_i7_adapter #to be trimmed from R2 
+CAAGCAGAAGACGGCATACGAGATNNNNNNNNGTCTCGTGGGCTCGG
+
+
+#for the sake of information : sequence (12bp) used by FastQC to detect Nextera transposase adapter
+#CTGTCTCTTATA