Dechloromonas

J.P. Euzéby: List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature - Genus Dechloromonas

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Number of species cited in this file: 3
Number of subspecies cited in this file: 0

Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").

Dechloromonas Achenbach et al. 2001, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Dechloromonas agitata Achenbach et al. 2001.
Etymology: L. pref. de, from; N.L. n. chlorinum (from Gr. adj. chlorôs, green), chlorine; N.L. pref. chloro-, pertaining to chlorine; L. fem. n. monas, unit, monad; N.L. fem. n. Dechloromonas, a dechlorinating monad.
Reference: ACHENBACH (L.A.), MICHAELIDOU (U.), BRUCE (R.A.), FRYMAN (J.) and COATES (J.D.): Dechloromonas agitata gen. nov., sp. nov. and Dechlorosoma suillum gen. nov., sp. nov., two novel environmentally dominant (per)chlorate-reducing bacteria and their phylogenetic position. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 2001, 51, 527-533.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Dechloromonas agitata Achenbach et al. 2001, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain CKB = ATCC 700666 = DSM 13637.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AF047462.
Etymology: L. fem. part. adj. agitata, excited, agitated, highly active.
Reference: ACHENBACH (L.A.), MICHAELIDOU (U.), BRUCE (R.A.), FRYMAN (J.) and COATES (J.D.): Dechloromonas agitata gen. nov., sp. nov. and Dechlorosoma suillum gen. nov., sp. nov., two novel environmentally dominant (per)chlorate-reducing bacteria and their phylogenetic position. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 2001, 51, 527-533.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Dechloromonas denitrificans Horn et al. 2005, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain ED1 = ATCC BAA-841 = DSM 15892.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AJ318917.
Etymology: N.L. part. adj. denitrificans, denitrifying.
Reference: HORN (M.A.), IHSSEN (J.), MATTHIES (C.), SCHRAMM (A.), ACKER (G.) and DRAKE (H.L.): Dechloromonas denitrificans sp. nov., Flavobacterium denitrificans sp. nov., Paenibacillus anaericanus sp. nov. and Paenibacillus terrae strain MH72, N₂O-producing bacteria isolated from the gut of the earthworm Aporrectodea caliginosa. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 1255-1265.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Dechloromonas hortensis Wolterink et al. 2005, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain MA-1 = ATCC BAA-776 = DSM 15637.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AY277621.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. hortensis, of or belonging to a garden.
Reference: WOLTERINK (A.), KIM (S.), MUUSSE (M.), KIM (I.S.), ROHOLL (P.J.M.), VAN GINKEL (C.G.), STAMS (A.J.M.) and KENGEN (S.W.M.): Dechloromonas hortensis sp. nov. and strain ASK-1, two novel (per)chlorate-reducing bacteria, and taxonomic description of strain GR-1. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 2063-2068.
Original article in IJSEM Online