''Fervidicella'' is a

Gram-negative Gram-negative bacteria are bacteria that do not retain the crystal violet stain used in the Gram staining method of bacterial differentiation. They are characterized by their cell envelopes, which are composed of a thin peptidoglycan cell wall ...

, thermophilic and strictly anaerobic bacterial genus from the family of

Clostridiaceae The Clostridiaceae are a family of the bacterial class Clostridia, and contain the genus '' Clostridium''. The family Clostridiaceae (scientific name) defined by the taxonomic outline of '' Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology '' contains ...

with one known species ('' Falcatimonas natans''). ''Fervidicella metallireducens'' has been isolated from microbial mats from the

Great Artesian Basin The Great Artesian Basin (GAB), located in Australia, is the largest and deepest artesian basin in the world, stretching over , with measured water temperatures ranging from . The basin provides the only source of fresh water through much of ...

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Clostridiaceae Bacteria genera Monotypic bacteria genera Taxa described in 2010 {{Firmicutes-stub