rhodoferax ferrireducens rhodoferax ferrireducens rhodoferax ferrireducens is a psychrotolerant bacterium from the genus rhodoferax, which was isolated from the mud of oyster bay in virginia. rhodoferax ferrireducens scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: pseudomonadota class: betaproteobacteria order: burkholderiales family: comamonadaceae genus: rhodoferax species: r. ferrireducens binomial name rhodoferax ferrireducensfinneran et al. 2003 type strain atcc baa-621, dsm 15236, t118 it has been found to be capable of producing electricity as it feeds on sugars, as a component in a bacterial battery.