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

The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LSPN) and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).

  • Phylum Deferribacterota Garrity and Holt 2021 Class Deferribacteres Huber & Stetter 2002 Order Deferribacterales Huber & Stetter 2002 Genus ?"Ca. Rimicarispirillum" Aubé et al. 2022 {"Microvillispirillaceae" Aubé et al. 2022} Family Calditerrivibrionaceae Spring et al. 2022 Family Deferribacteraceae Huber & Stetter 2002 Family Deferrivibrionaceae Zavarzina et al. 2023 Family Flexistipitaceae Spring et al. 2022 Family Geovibrionaceae Cavalier-Smith 2020 Family Mucispirillaceae Spring et al. 2022
16S rRNA based LTP_10_2024120 marker proteins based GTDB 10-RS226
Deferribacterales Geovibrionaceae Limisalsivibrio Spring et al. 2022 Geovibrio Caccavo et al. 2000 Denitrovibrio Myhr & Torsvik 2000 Seleniivibrio Rauschenbach et al. 2013 Mucispirillaceae Mucispirillum Robertson et al. 2005 Calditerrivibrionaceae Calditerrivibrio Iino et al. 2008 Deferrivibrionaceae Deferrivibrio Zavarzina et al. 2023 Petrothermobacter Tamazawa et al. 2017 Flexistipitaceae Flexistipes Fiala et al. 2000 Deferribacteraceae Deferribacter Greene et al. 1997Deferribacterales Mucispirillaceae Mucispirillum Geovibrionaceae Limisalsivibrio Geovibrio Denitrovibrio Seleniivibrio Flexistipitaceae Flexistipes Calditerrivibrionaceae Calditerrivibrio Deferrivibrionaceae Deferrivibrio Deferribacteraceae Deferribacter
DeferribacteralesGeovibrionaceae Limisalsivibrio Spring et al. 2022 Geovibrio Caccavo et al. 2000 Denitrovibrio Myhr & Torsvik 2000 Seleniivibrio Rauschenbach et al. 2013 Mucispirillaceae Mucispirillum Robertson et al. 2005 Calditerrivibrionaceae Calditerrivibrio Iino et al. 2008 Deferrivibrionaceae Deferrivibrio Zavarzina et al. 2023 Petrothermobacter Tamazawa et al. 2017 Flexistipitaceae Flexistipes Fiala et al. 2000 Deferribacteraceae Deferribacter Greene et al. 1997
Geovibrionaceae Limisalsivibrio Spring et al. 2022 Geovibrio Caccavo et al. 2000 Denitrovibrio Myhr & Torsvik 2000 Seleniivibrio Rauschenbach et al. 2013
GeovibrionaceaeLimisalsivibrio Spring et al. 2022 Geovibrio Caccavo et al. 2000 Denitrovibrio Myhr & Torsvik 2000 Seleniivibrio Rauschenbach et al. 2013
Limisalsivibrio Spring et al. 2022 Geovibrio Caccavo et al. 2000
Limisalsivibrio Spring et al. 2022
Geovibrio Caccavo et al. 2000
Denitrovibrio Myhr & Torsvik 2000 Seleniivibrio Rauschenbach et al. 2013
Denitrovibrio Myhr & Torsvik 2000
Seleniivibrio Rauschenbach et al. 2013
Mucispirillaceae Mucispirillum Robertson et al. 2005 Calditerrivibrionaceae Calditerrivibrio Iino et al. 2008 Deferrivibrionaceae Deferrivibrio Zavarzina et al. 2023 Petrothermobacter Tamazawa et al. 2017 Flexistipitaceae Flexistipes Fiala et al. 2000 Deferribacteraceae Deferribacter Greene et al. 1997
Mucispirillaceae Mucispirillum Robertson et al. 2005
MucispirillaceaeMucispirillum Robertson et al. 2005
Calditerrivibrionaceae Calditerrivibrio Iino et al. 2008 Deferrivibrionaceae Deferrivibrio Zavarzina et al. 2023 Petrothermobacter Tamazawa et al. 2017 Flexistipitaceae Flexistipes Fiala et al. 2000 Deferribacteraceae Deferribacter Greene et al. 1997
Calditerrivibrionaceae Calditerrivibrio Iino et al. 2008
CalditerrivibrionaceaeCalditerrivibrio Iino et al. 2008
Deferrivibrionaceae Deferrivibrio Zavarzina et al. 2023 Petrothermobacter Tamazawa et al. 2017 Flexistipitaceae Flexistipes Fiala et al. 2000 Deferribacteraceae Deferribacter Greene et al. 1997
Deferrivibrionaceae Deferrivibrio Zavarzina et al. 2023 Petrothermobacter Tamazawa et al. 2017
DeferrivibrionaceaeDeferrivibrio Zavarzina et al. 2023 Petrothermobacter Tamazawa et al. 2017
Deferrivibrio Zavarzina et al. 2023
Petrothermobacter Tamazawa et al. 2017
Flexistipitaceae Flexistipes Fiala et al. 2000 Deferribacteraceae Deferribacter Greene et al. 1997
FlexistipitaceaeFlexistipes Fiala et al. 2000
DeferribacteraceaeDeferribacter Greene et al. 1997
DeferribacteralesMucispirillaceae Mucispirillum Geovibrionaceae Limisalsivibrio Geovibrio Denitrovibrio Seleniivibrio Flexistipitaceae Flexistipes Calditerrivibrionaceae Calditerrivibrio Deferrivibrionaceae Deferrivibrio Deferribacteraceae Deferribacter
Mucispirillaceae Mucispirillum
MucispirillaceaeMucispirillum
Geovibrionaceae Limisalsivibrio Geovibrio Denitrovibrio Seleniivibrio Flexistipitaceae Flexistipes Calditerrivibrionaceae Calditerrivibrio Deferrivibrionaceae Deferrivibrio Deferribacteraceae Deferribacter
Geovibrionaceae Limisalsivibrio Geovibrio Denitrovibrio Seleniivibrio
GeovibrionaceaeLimisalsivibrio Geovibrio Denitrovibrio Seleniivibrio
Limisalsivibrio Geovibrio
Limisalsivibrio
Geovibrio
Denitrovibrio Seleniivibrio
Denitrovibrio
Seleniivibrio
Flexistipitaceae Flexistipes Calditerrivibrionaceae Calditerrivibrio Deferrivibrionaceae Deferrivibrio Deferribacteraceae Deferribacter
Flexistipitaceae Flexistipes Calditerrivibrionaceae Calditerrivibrio Deferrivibrionaceae Deferrivibrio
Flexistipitaceae Flexistipes
FlexistipitaceaeFlexistipes
Calditerrivibrionaceae Calditerrivibrio Deferrivibrionaceae Deferrivibrio
CalditerrivibrionaceaeCalditerrivibrio
DeferrivibrionaceaeDeferrivibrio
Deferribacteraceae Deferribacter
DeferribacteraceaeDeferribacter

History

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

See also