''Rhodoferax ferrireducens'' is a
psychrotolerant
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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
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''
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 '' ...
'', which was isolated from the mud of
Oyster Bay in
Virginia
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.
It has been found to be capable of producing electricity as it feeds on sugars, as a component in a
bacterial battery.
References
External links
Type strain of ''Rhodoferax ferrireducens'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Comamonadaceae
Bacteria described in 2003
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