''Rhodoferax fermentans'' is a

psychrophilic Psychrophiles or cryophiles (adj. ''psychrophilic'' or ''cryophilic'') are extremophilic organisms that are capable of growth and reproduction in low temperatures, ranging from to . They have an optimal growth temperature at . They are found in ...

, motile

bacterium Bacteria (; singular: bacterium) are ubiquitous, mostly free-living organisms often consisting of one biological cell. They constitute a large domain of prokaryotic microorganisms. Typically a few micrometres in length, bacteria were among ...

from the

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

Rhodoferax ''Rhodoferax'' is a genus of Betaproteobacteria belonging to the Purple bacteria, purple nonsulfur bacteria. Originally, ''Rhodoferax'' species were included in the genus ''Rhodocyclus'' as the ''Rhodocyclus gelatinous''-like group. The genus '' ...

''. It is a photosynthetic bacteria.

References

External links

Type strain of ''Rhodoferax fermentans'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Comamonadaceae Bacteria described in 1992 {{betaproteobacteria-stub