dechloromonas aromatica dechloromonas aromatica dechloromonas aromatica is a gram negative, facultative anaerobe bacterium from the genus of 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. dechloromonas aromatica scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: pseudomonadota class: betaproteobacteria order: rhodocyclales family: rhodocyclaceae genus: dechloromonas species: d. aromatica binomial name dechloromonas aromaticacavalier-smith 2002