| Deferribacteraceae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Pseudomonadati |
| Phylum: | Deferribacterota Garrity and Holt 2021 [1] |
| Class: | Deferribacteres Huber and Stetter 2002 |
| Order: | Deferribacterales Huber and Stetter 2002 |
| Family: | Deferribacteraceae Huber and Stetter 2002 |
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The Deferribacteraceae are a family of gram-negative bacteria which make energy by anaerobic respiration. [2]
Deferribacteraceae are rod-shaped, although the rods may be straight or bent. They are gram-negative. Deferribacteraceae perform anaerobic respiration using iron, manganese, or nitrate. They can also produce energy by fermentation. The type genus of the family is Deferribacter . [2]
The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LSPN) [3] [4]
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The family was first described in 2001 in order to hold the genera Deferribacter, Flexistipes, and Geovibrio. [2]