Deferribacter

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

Deferribacter
Scientific classification
Domain:
Bacteria
Phylum:
"Deferribacteres"
Class:
Deferribacteres
Order:
Deferribacterales
Family:
Deferribacteraceae
Genus:
Deferribacter
Type species
D. thermophilus

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

References
  1. Classification of Genera DL entry in LPSN [Euzéby, J.P. (1997). "List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet". Int J Syst Bacteriol. Microbiology Society. 47 (2): 590–2. doi:10.1099/00207713-47-2-590. ISSN 0020-7713. PMID 9103655. Retrieved 2019-02-23.]
  2. Deferribacter entry in LPSN [Euzéby, J.P. (1997). "List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet". Int J Syst Bacteriol. Microbiology Society. 47 (2): 590–2. doi:10.1099/00207713-47-2-590. ISSN 0020-7713. PMID 9103655. Retrieved 2019-02-23.]
  3. http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/53/5/1637
  4. Slobodkina, G. B.; Kolganova, T. V.; Chernyh, N. A.; Querellou, J.; Bonch-Osmolovskaya, E. A.; Slobodkin, A. I. (2009). "Deferribacter autotrophicus sp. Nov., an iron(III)-reducing bacterium from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 59 (6): 1508–1512. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.006767-0. PMID 19502344.
  5. http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/53/3/839
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-08-29. Retrieved 2011-05-28.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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