Deferribacteraceae
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Domain: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Deferribacterota Garrity and Holt 2021 |
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.
Description
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.
Phylogeny
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Taxonomy
The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LSPN)
- Phylum Deferribacterota Garrity and Holt 2021
- Class Deferribacteres Huber & Stetter 2002
- Order Deferribacterales Huber & Stetter 2002
- Genus ?Petrothermobacter Tamazawa et al. 2017
- Family "Calditerrivibrionaceae" Spring et al. 2022
- Genus Calditerrivibrio Iino et al. 2008
- Family Deferribacteraceae Huber & Stetter 2002
- Genus Deferribacter Greene et al. 1997
- Family "Deferrivibrionaceae" Zavarzina et al. 2022
- Genus "Deferrivibrio" Zavarzina et al. 2022
- Family "Flexistipitaceae" Spring et al. 2022
- Genus Flexistipes Fiala et al. 2000
- Family "Geovibrionaceae" Cavalier-Smith 2020
- Genus Denitrovibrio Myhr & Torsvik 2000
- Genus Geovibrio Caccavo et al. 2000
- Genus "Limisalsivibrio" Spring et al. 2022
- Genus Seleniivibrio Rauschenbach et al. 2013
- Family "Mucispirillaceae" Spring et al. 2022
- Genus Mucispirillum Robertson et al. 2005
- Order Deferribacterales Huber & Stetter 2002
- Class Deferribacteres Huber & Stetter 2002
History
The family was first described in 2001 in order to hold the genera Deferribacter, Flexistipes, and Geovibrio.