| Deferribacter | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | "Deferribacteres" |
| Class: | Deferribacteres |
| Order: | Deferribacterales |
| Family: | Deferribacteraceae |
| Genus: | Deferribacter |
| Type species | |
| D. thermophilus |
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Deferribacter is a genus in the phylum Deferribacteres (Bacteria).
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.
The genus contains 4 species, namely