Rhodoferax ferrireducens
| Rhodoferax ferrireducens | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Pseudomonadati |
| Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
| Class: | Betaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Burkholderiales |
| Family: | Comamonadaceae |
| Genus: | Rhodoferax |
| Species: | R. ferrireducens |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhodoferax ferrireducens Finneran et al. 2003 | |
| Type strain | |
| ATCC BAA-621, DSM 15236, T118 | |
Rhodoferax ferrireducens is a psychrotolerant bacterium from the genus Rhodoferax, which was isolated from the mud of Oyster Bay in Virginia.
It has been found to be capable of producing electricity as it feeds on sugars, as a component in a bacterial battery.