Deferribacter
Deferribacter is a genus in the phylum Deferribacteres.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.Species
The genus contains 4 species, namely
- D. abyssi
- D. autotrophicus
- D. desulfuricans
- D. thermophilus.; Greek noun thermē , heat; New Latin masculine gender adjective philus
