Name: Dechloromonas denitrificans Horn et al. 2005

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: de.ni.tri’fi.cans. L. prep. de, away from; L. neut. n. nitrum, soda; N.L. masc. n. nitras, nitrate; N.L. v. denitrifico, to denitrify; N.L. fem. part. adj. denitrificans, denitrifying

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ATCC BAA-841; DSM 15892; ED1

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ318917 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Horn MA, Ihssen J, Matthies C, Schramm A, Acker G, Drake HL. 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.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 55, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:1747-1749.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.02952 (N = 1).
  • 😷 The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 10 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Dechloromonas Achenbach et al. 2001

Assigned by: Horn MA, Ihssen J, Matthies C, Schramm A, Acker G, Drake HL. 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.

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Record number: 775441