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Deferribacter is a genus of Bacteria in the family Deferribacteraceae.

EOL has data for 3 attributes, including:

  • habitat
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    hydrothermal vent
    • URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000030
    • Definition: The marine hydrothermal vent biome comprises regions of the marine benthic biome where heat generated due to tectonic activity, either at divergent plate boundaries or convergent ocean plates where back-arc spreading occurs, is released or 'vented' to the surface. The resultant high temperature water jets are laden with dissolved metals and minerals.
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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Deferribacter. View this species on GBIF