Summary: International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology (2001), 51, 527­533 Printed in Great Britain
Dechloromonas agitata gen. nov., sp. nov. and
Dechlorosoma suillum gen. nov., sp. nov., two
novel environmentally dominant (per)chlorate-
reducing bacteria and their phylogenetic
position
Laurie A. Achenbach, Urania Michaelidou, Royce A. Bruce,
Johanna Fryman and John D. Coates
Author for correspondence: Laurie A. Achenbach. Tel: j1 618 453 7984. Fax: j1 618 453 8036.
e-mail: laurie!micro.siu.edu
Department of
Microbiology and Center
for Systematic Biology,
Southern Illinois University,
Carbondale, IL 62901, USA
Previous studies on the ubiquity and diversity of microbial (per)chlorate
reduction resulted in the isolation of 20 new strains of dissimilatory
(per)chlorate-reducing bacteria. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that all of the
isolates were members of the Proteobacteria with representatives in the -,
- and -subclasses. The majority of the new isolates were located in the

Source: Achenbach, Laurie A. - Department of Microbiology, Southern Illinois University

Collections: Environmental Sciences and Ecology; Environmental Management and Restoration Technologies; Biology and Medicine