Class Deferribacteres Family Deferribacteraceae | Phylum "Deferribacteres" Order Deferribacterales Rank Genus | |
Similar Thermodesulfobacteria, Dictyoglomus thermophilum, Geoglobus, Aquificae, Synergistetes |
Deferribacter is a genus in the phylum Deferribacteres (Bacteria).
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Etymology
The name Deferribacter derives from:
Latin pref. de-, from; Latin noun ferrum, iron; New Latin masculine gender noun, a rodbacter, nominally meaning "a rod", but in effect meaning a bacterium, rod; New Latin masculine gender noun Deferribacter, rod that reduces iron.
Species
The genus contains 4 species, namely
References
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