Denitratisoma Explained

Denitratisoma is a genus in the phylum Pseudomonadota (Bacteria).

Etymology

The name Denitratisoma derives from:
Latin pref. de-, away from; Neo-Latin noun nitras -atis, nitrate; Greek neuter gender noun soma (σῶμα), body; Neo-Latin neuter gender noun Denitratisoma, a body that reduces nitrate.

Species

The genus contains a single species, namely D. oestradiolicum (Fahrbach et al. 2006, (Type species of the genus).; Neo-Latin noun oestradiol, oestradiol; Latin neuter gender suff. -icum, belonging to; Neo-Latin neuter gender adjective oestradiolicum, belonging to oestradiol, referring to oestradiol utilization.)^[1]

See also

• Bacterial taxonomy
• Microbiology

Notes and References

1. Fahrbach . M. . Kuever . J. . Meinke . R. . Kämpfer . P. . Hollender . J. . Denitratisoma oestradiolicum gen. Nov., sp. Nov., a 17beta-oestradiol-degrading, denitrifying betaproteobacterium . International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology . 56 . 7 . 1547–1552 . 2006 . 10.1099/ijs.0.63672-0 . 16825628. free .