Deferribacteraceae

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)


 * 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
 * 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

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