Dechloromonas

Dechloromonas is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).[2]

Dechloromonas
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Phylum:	Proteobacteria
Class:	Betaproteobacteria
Order:	Rhodocyclales
Family:	Azonexaceae[1]
Genus:	Dechloromonas
Type species
D. agitata

Etymology

The name Dechloromonas derives from:
Latin pref. de, from; New Latin noun chlorinum (from Greek adjective chlorōs, green), chlorine; New Latin pref. chloro-, pertaining to chlorine; Latin feminine gender noun monas (μονάς), unit, monad; New Latin feminine gender noun Dechloromonas, a dechlorinating monad.[3]

Members of the genus Dechloromonas can be referred to as dechloromonads (viz. Trivialisation of names).

Species

The genus contains 4 species, namely[3]

• D. agitata ( Achenbach et al. 2001, (Type species of the genus).; Latin feminine gender participle adjective agitata, excited, agitated, highly active.)[4]
• D. aromatica( Cavalier-Smith 2002)[5]
• D. denitrificans ( Horn et al. 2005, ; New Latin participle adjective denitrificans, denitrifying.)[6]
• D. hortensis ( Wolterink et al. 2005, ; Latin feminine gender adjective hortensis, of or belonging to a garden.)[7]

See also

• Bacterial taxonomy
• Microbiology

References

1. Boden, R; Hutt, LP, Rae AW (2017). "Reclassification of Thiobacillus aquaesulis (Wood & Kelly, 1995) as Annwoodia aquaesulis gen. nov., comb. nov., transfer of Thiobacillus (Beijerinck, 1904) from the Hydrogenophilales to the Nitrosomonadales, proposal of Hydrogenophilalia class. nov. within the 'Proteobacteria', and four new families within the orders Nitrosomonadales and Rhodocyclales". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 67 (5): 1191–1205. doi:10.1099/ijsem.0.001927. PMID 28581923.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
2. Classification of Genera DL entry in LPSN; Euzéby, J.P. (1997). "List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 47 (2): 590–2. doi:10.1099/00207713-47-2-590. PMID 9103655.
3. Dechloromonas entry in LPSN; Euzéby, J.P. (1997). "List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 47 (2): 590–2. doi:10.1099/00207713-47-2-590. PMID 9103655.
4. http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/51/2/527
5. http://biocyc.org/DARO159087/NEW-IMAGE?type=ORGANISM&object=TAX-1224 BioCyc
6. http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/55/3/1255
7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-05-29. Retrieved 2011-05-28.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)