Deferribacter
| Deferribacter | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | "Deferribacteres" |
| Class: | Deferribacteres |
| Order: | Deferribacterales |
| Family: | Deferribacteraceae |
| Genus: | Deferribacter |
| Type species | |
| D. thermophilus | |
Deferribacter is a genus in the phylum Deferribacteres (Bacteria).[1]
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
- ↑ 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 47 (2): 590–2. doi:10.1099/00207713-47-2-590. ISSN 0020-7713. PMID 9103655.]
- 1 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 47 (2): 590–2. doi:10.1099/00207713-47-2-590. ISSN 0020-7713. PMID 9103655.]
- ↑ http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/53/5/1637
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/53/3/839
- ↑ http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/47/2/505
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