Species Dechloromonas hortensis

Name: Dechloromonas hortensis Wolterink et al. 2005

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: hor.ten’sis. L. fem. adj. hortensis, of or belonging to a garden

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: de-k^hlo-RO-mo-nas hor-TEN-sis, feminine

Type strain: ATCC BAA-776; DSM 15637; MA-1

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16S rRNA gene: AY277621 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Wolterink A, Kim S, Muusse M, Kim IS, Roholl PJ, van Ginkel CG, Stams AJ, Kengen SW. 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. 🇳🇱

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 55, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:7-9.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.02564 (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 2026-08-13. 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 3 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Dechloromonas Achenbach et al. 2001

Assigned by: Wolterink A, Kim S, Muusse M, Kim IS, Roholl PJ, van Ginkel CG, Stams AJ, Kengen SW. 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. 🇳🇱

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