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Deferribacter autotrophicus

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Domain
  
Bacteria

Order
  
Deferribacterales

Phylum
  
Deferribacteres

Rank
  
Species

Class
  
Deferribacteres

Family
  
Deferribacteraceae

Genus
  
Deferribacter

Similar
  
Aquificae, Thermoanaerobacter, Desulfovibrio desulfuricans, Deltaproteobacteria, Epsilonproteobacteria

Deferribacter autotrophicus is an iron-reducing bacteria. It is thermophilic, anaerobic, chemolithoautotrophic, motile, straight to bent rod-shaped with one polar flagellum, 0.5–0.6 µm in width and 3.0–3.5 µm in length. The type strain is SL50T (=DSM 21529T =VKPM B-10097T).

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Deferribacter autotrophicus Wikipedia