Dechloromonas


Dechloromonas is a genus in the phylum Pseudomonadota.

Etymology

The name Dechloromonas derives from:
Latin pref. de, from; Neo-Latin noun chlorinum, 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.
Members of the genus Dechloromonas can be referred to as dechloromonads.

Species

The genus contains 4 species, namelyDechloromonas agitata Achenbach et al. 2001 Dechloromonas aromatica Cavalier-Smith 2002Dechloromonas denitrificans Horn et al. 2005; Neo-Latin participle adjective denitrificans, denitrifying.)Dechloromonas hortensis Wolterink et al. 2005; Latin feminine gender adjective hortensis, of or belonging to a garden.)