Taxonomic Position of Aromatic-Degrading Denitrifying Pseudomonad Strains K 172 and KB 740 and Their Description as New Members of the Genera Thauera, as Thauera aromatica sp. nov., and Azoarcus, as Azoarcus evansii sp. nov., Respectively, Members of the Beta Subclass of the Proteobacteria

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