Dechloromonas
Genus of bacteria
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Dechloromonas is a genus in the phylum Pseudomonadota (Bacteria).[1]
| Dechloromonas | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Pseudomonadati |
| Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
| Class: | Betaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Rhodocyclales |
| Family: | Azonexaceae |
| Genus: | Dechloromonas Achenbach et al. 2001 |
| Type species | |
| Dechloromonas agitata | |
Etymology
The name Dechloromonas derives from:
Latin pref. de, from; Neo-Latin noun chlorinum (from Greek adjective chlorōs, green), chlorine; Neo-Latin pref. chloro-, pertaining to chlorine; Latin feminine gender noun monas (μονάς), unit, monad; Neo-Latin feminine gender noun Dechloromonas, a dechlorinating monad.[2]
Members of the genus Dechloromonas can be referred to as dechloromonads (viz. Trivialisation of names).
Species
The genus contains 4 species, namely[2]
- Dechloromonas agitata Achenbach et al. 2001 (type species of the genus); Latin feminine gender participle adjective agitata, excited, agitated, highly active.)[3]
- Dechloromonas aromatica Cavalier-Smith 2002[4]
- Dechloromonas denitrificans Horn et al. 2005; Neo-Latin participle adjective denitrificans, denitrifying.)[5]
- Dechloromonas hortensis Wolterink et al. 2005; Latin feminine gender adjective hortensis, of or belonging to a garden.)[6]
