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
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
History
The family was first described in 2001 in order to hold the genera Deferribacter, Flexistipes, and Geovibrio.