Deferribacter

Deferribacter is a genus in the phylum Deferribacteres (Bacteria).^[1]

Etymology

The name Deferribacter derives from:
Latin pref. de-, from; Latin noun ferrum, iron; New Latin masculine gender noun , a rodbacter, nominally meaning "a rod", but in effect meaning a bacterium, rod; New Latin masculine gender noun Deferribacter, rod that reduces iron.^[2]

Species

The genus contains 4 species, namely^[2]

• D. abyssi ( Miroshnichenko et al. 2003, ; Latin genitive case noun abyssi, of immense depths, living in the depths of the ocean.)^[3]
• D. autotrophicus ( Slobodkina et al. 2009, ; New Latin masculine gender adjective autotrophicus, autotrophic.)^[4]
• D. desulfuricans ( Takai et al. 2003, ; New Latin participle adjective desulfuricans, reducing sulfur.)^[5]
• D. thermophilus ( Greene et al. 1997, (Type species of the genus).; Greek noun thermē (θέρμη), heat; New Latin masculine gender adjective philus (from Greek masculine gender adjective φίλος), friend, loving; New Latin masculine gender adjective thermophilus, heat loving.)^[6]

See Also

• Bacterial taxonomy
• Microbiology

References