Dechloromonas
| Dechloromonas | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Proteobacteria |
| Class: | Betaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Rhodocyclales |
| Family: | Rhodocyclaceae |
| Genus: | Dechloromonas |
| Type species | |
| D. agitata | |
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
References
- ↑ 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". Int J Syst Bacteriol 47 (2): 590–2. doi:10.1099/00207713-47-2-590. ISSN 0020-7713. PMID 9103655.]
- 1 2 Dechloromonas entry in LPSN [Euzéby, J.P. (1997). "List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet". Int J Syst Bacteriol 47 (2): 590–2. doi:10.1099/00207713-47-2-590. ISSN 0020-7713. PMID 9103655.]
- ↑ http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/51/2/527
- ↑ http://biocyc.org/DARO159087/NEW-IMAGE?type=ORGANISM&object=TAX-1224 BioCyc
- ↑ http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/55/3/1255
- ↑ http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/55/5/2063
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