desulfuromonas chloroethenica desulfuromonas chloroethenica desulfuromonas chloroethenica is a gram-negative metal-reducing proteobacterium. it uses tetrachloroethylene and trichloroethylene as electron acceptors. desulfuromonas chloroethenica scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: thermodesulfobacteriota class: desulfuromonadia order: desulfuromonadales family: desulfuromonadaceae genus: desulfuromonas species: d. chloroethenicakrumholz 1997