Biology:Rhodoferax ferrireducens
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Short description: Species of bacterium
| Rhodoferax ferrireducens | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
| Class: | Betaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Burkholderiales |
| Family: | Comamonadaceae |
| Genus: | Rhodoferax |
| Species: | R. ferrireducens
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| Binomial name | |
| Rhodoferax ferrireducens Finneran et al. 2003[1]
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| Type strain | |
| ATCC BAA-621, DSM 15236, T118[2] | |
Rhodoferax ferrireducens is a psychrotolerant bacterium from the genus Rhodoferax, which was isolated from the mud of Oyster Bay in Virginia.[3]
It has been found to be capable of producing electricity as it feeds on sugars, as a component in a bacterial battery.[4]
References
- ↑ A.C. Parte. "Rhodoferax". LPSN. https://lpsn.dsmz.de/genus/rhodoferax. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
- ↑ "Strain Passport : DSM 15236 Rhodoferax ferrireducens". Straininfo.net. http://www.straininfo.net/strains/303665. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
- ↑ "Rhodoferax ferrireducens". Web.mst.edu. http://web.mst.edu/~microbio/bio221_2005/R_ferrireducens.htm. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
- ↑ Sarah Graham (September 8, 2003). "Bacterial Battery Converts Sugar into Electricity". https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/bacterial-battery-convert/.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q1248918 entry
