Deferribacter

Deferribacter is a genus in the phylum Deferribacterota.

Etymology

The name Deferribacter derives from:
Latin pref. de-, from; Latin noun ferrum, iron; Neo-Latin masculine gender noun, a rodbacter, nominally meaning "a rod", but in effect meaning a bacterium, rod; Neo-Latin masculine gender noun Deferribacter, rod that reduces iron.

Species

The genus contains 4 species, namelyD. abyssi Miroshnichenko et al. 2003; D. autotrophicus Slobodkina et al. 2009; D. desulfuricans Takai et al. 2003; D. thermophilus Greene et al. 1997.; Greek noun thermē , heat; Neo-Latin masculine gender adjective ''philus''

Phylogeny

The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature and National Center for Biotechnology Information.