deferribacter autotrophicus deferribacter autotrophicus deferribacter autotrophicus is an iron-reducing bacteria. it is thermophilic, anaerobic, chemolithoautotrophic, motile, straight to bent rod-shaped with one polar flagellum, 0.5–0.6 µm in width and 3.0–3.5 µm in length. the type strain is sl50t (=dsm 21529t =vkpm b-10097t). deferribacter autotrophicus scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: deferribacterota class: deferribacteres order: deferribacterales family: deferribacteraceae genus: deferribacter species: d. autotrophicus binomial name deferribacter autotrophicusslobodkina et al. 2009