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. and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).
- Phylum Deferribacterota <small>Garrity and Holt 2021</small>
- Class Deferribacteres <small>Huber & Stetter 2002</small>
- Order Deferribacterales <small>Huber & Stetter 2002</small>
- Genus ?"Ca. Rimicarispirillum" <small>Aubé et al. 2022</small> {"Microvillispirillaceae" <small>Aubé et al. 2022</small>}
- Family Calditerrivibrionaceae <small>Spring et al. 2022</small>
- Family Deferribacteraceae <small>Huber & Stetter 2002</small>
- Family Deferrivibrionaceae <small>Zavarzina et al. 2023</small>
- Family Flexistipitaceae <small>Spring et al. 2022</small>
- Family Geovibrionaceae <small>Cavalier-Smith 2020</small>
- Family Mucispirillaceae <small>Spring et al. 2022</small>
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History
The family was first described in 2001 in order to hold the genera Deferribacter, Flexistipes, and Geovibrio.