Denitratisoma is a genus in the phylum Pseudomonadota (Bacteria).
[1] 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.
[2] The genus contains a single species,[2] namely D. oestradiolicum ( Fahrbach et al. 2006, (Type species of the genus).
-icum, belonging to; Neo-Latin neuter gender adjective oestradiolicum, belonging to oestradiol, referring to oestradiol utilization.