| Dechloromonas aromatica | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Pseudomonadati |
| Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
| Class: | Betaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Rhodocyclales |
| Family: | Azonexaceae |
| Genus: | Dechloromonas |
| Species: | D. aromatica |
| Binomial name | |
| Dechloromonas aromatica Cavalier-Smith 2002 [1] | |
Dechloromonas aromatica is a gram negative, facultative anaerobe bacterium from the genus Dechloromonas which was isolated of the Potomac River sludge in the mid-Atlantic coast of the United States and occurs in environment soil. Dechloromonas aromatica has the ability to degrade benzene anaerobically, reduce perchlorate and oxidize chlorobenzoate, toluene and xylene. [2] [3]
