Dechloromonas

Dechloromonas is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).^[1]

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 / μονάδα), unit, monad; New 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]

• D. agitata ( Achenbach et al. 2001, (Type species of the genus).; Latin feminine gender participle adjective agitata, excited, agitated, highly active.)^[3]
• D. aromatica( Cavalier-Smith 2002)^[4]
• D. denitrificans ( Horn et al. 2005, ; New Latin participle adjective denitrificans, denitrifying.)^[5]
• D. hortensis ( Wolterink et al. 2005, ; Latin feminine gender adjective hortensis, of or belonging to a garden.)^[6]

See also

• Bacterial taxonomy
• Microbiology

References