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Species Microbacterium deferens
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- Microbacterium abyssi
- Microbacterium aerolatum
- Microbacterium agarici
- Microbacterium albipurpureum corrig.
- Microbacterium albopurpureum
- Microbacterium album
- Microbacterium alcoholitolerans
- Microbacterium algeriense
- Microbacterium algihabitans
- "Microbacterium alkaliflavum"
- Microbacterium allomyrinae
- "Microbacterium ammoniaphilum"
- Microbacterium amylolyticum
- Microbacterium aoyamense
- Microbacterium aquilitoris
- Microbacterium aquimaris
- Microbacterium arabinogalactanolyticum
- Microbacterium arborescens
- Microbacterium arthrosphaerae
- "Microbacterium assamensis"
- Microbacterium atlanticum
- Microbacterium aurantiacum
- Microbacterium aureliae
- Microbacterium aurugineum
- Microbacterium aurum
- Microbacterium awajiense
- Microbacterium azadirachtae
- Microbacterium bandirmense
- Microbacterium barkeri
- "Microbacterium bengalense"
- Microbacterium betulae
- Microbacterium binotii
- Microbacterium bovistercoris
- Microbacterium canaveralium
- Microbacterium candidum
- Microbacterium caowuchunii
- Microbacterium capsulatum
- Microbacterium chengjingii
- "Microbacterium chionoecetis"
- Microbacterium chocolatum
- "Microbacterium commune"
- Microbacterium commune
- Microbacterium cremeum
- Microbacterium croceum
- Microbacterium daqui
- Microbacterium dauci
- Microbacterium deferre
- Microbacterium deminutum
- Microbacterium deserti
- Microbacterium dextranolyticum
- Microbacterium diaminobutyricum
- "Microbacterium elymi"
- Microbacterium enclense
- Microbacterium endophyticum
- Microbacterium esteraromaticum
- Microbacterium excoecariae
- Microbacterium faecale
- Microbacterium fandaimingii
- Microbacterium festucae
- Microbacterium flavescens
- Microbacterium flavum
- "Microbacterium fluminis"
- Microbacterium fluvii
- Microbacterium foliorum
- "Microbacterium forte"
- Microbacterium galbinum
- Microbacterium galbum
- "Microbacterium gallinarum"
- Microbacterium gallinarum
- "Microbacterium gawkjiense"
- Microbacterium gilvum
- Microbacterium ginsengisoli
- Microbacterium ginsengiterrae
- "Microbacterium gorillae"
- Microbacterium gubbeenense
- "Microbacterium gwkjiense"
- Microbacterium halimionae
- Microbacterium halophilum
- Microbacterium halophytorum
- Microbacterium halotolerans
- Microbacterium hatanonis
- Microbacterium helvum
- Microbacterium hibisci
- Microbacterium hominis
- "Microbacterium horti"
- Microbacterium horticulturae
- Microbacterium humi
- Microbacterium humicola
- Microbacterium hydrocarbonoxydans
- Microbacterium hydrothermale
- Microbacterium ihumii
- Microbacterium immunditiarum
- Microbacterium imperiale
- Microbacterium indicum
- "Microbacterium insectihabitans"
- Microbacterium insulae
- Microbacterium invictum
- Microbacterium istanbulense
- Microbacterium jejuense
- Microbacterium jiangjiandongii
- Microbacterium karelineae
- Microbacterium keratanolyticum
- Microbacterium ketosireducens
- Microbacterium kitamiense
- Microbacterium koreense
- Microbacterium kribbense
- Microbacterium kunmingense corrig.
- Microbacterium kunmingensis
- Microbacterium kyungheense
- Microbacterium lacticum
- Microbacterium lacus
- Microbacterium lacusdiani
- Microbacterium laevaniformans
- Microbacterium lemovicicum
- Microbacterium limosum
- Microbacterium lindanitolerans
- Microbacterium liquefaciens
- Microbacterium lushaniae
- Microbacterium luteolum
- Microbacterium luteum
- Microbacterium luticellae
- Microbacterium luticocti
- Microbacterium mangrovi
- Microbacterium marinilacus
- Microbacterium marinotypicum
- Microbacterium marinum
- Microbacterium maritypicum corrig.
- Microbacterium marmarense
- Microbacterium mcarthurae
- "Microbacterium meiriae"
- Microbacterium memoriense
- "Microbacterium mesentericum"
- Microbacterium mitrae
- Microbacterium murale
- Microbacterium nanhaiense
- Microbacterium natoriense
- Microbacterium neimengense
- "Microbacterium nematophilum"
- Microbacterium neungamense
- Microbacterium nymphoidis
- Microbacterium oleivorans
- Microbacterium oryzae
- "Microbacterium otitidis"
- "Microbacterium oxidans"
- Microbacterium oxydans
- Microbacterium paludicola
- Microbacterium panaciterrae
- Microbacterium paraoxydans
- Microbacterium paulum
- Microbacterium petrolearium
- "Microbacterium phoenicis"
- Microbacterium phosphatis
- Microbacterium phycohabitans
- Microbacterium phyllosphaerae
- Microbacterium plantarum
- Microbacterium populi
- Microbacterium pratiae
- Microbacterium profundi
- Microbacterium protaetiae
- Microbacterium proteolyticum
- Microbacterium pseudoresistens
- "Microbacterium psychrotolerans"
- "Candidatus Microbacterium pullistercoris"
- "Microbacterium pullorum"
- Microbacterium pullorum
- Microbacterium pumilum
- Microbacterium pygmaeum
- "Microbacterium pyrexiae"
- Microbacterium radiodurans
- Microbacterium resistens
- Microbacterium rhizomatis
- Microbacterium rhizophilum corrig.
- Microbacterium rhizophilus
- Microbacterium rhizosphaerae
- Microbacterium saccharophilum
- Microbacterium salitolerans
- Microbacterium salsuginis
- Microbacterium saperdae
- Microbacterium schleiferi
- Microbacterium sediminicola
- Microbacterium sediminis
- Microbacterium shaanxiense
- Microbacterium soli
- Microbacterium sorbitolivorans
- "Candidatus Microbacterium stercoravium"
- Microbacterium stercoris
- Microbacterium suaedae
- Microbacterium sufflavum
- "Microbacterium sulfonylureivorans"
- Microbacterium suwonense
- Microbacterium telephonicum
- Microbacterium tenebrionis
- Microbacterium terrae
- Microbacterium terregens
- Microbacterium terricola corrig.
- Microbacterium terricolae
- Microbacterium terrisoli
- Microbacterium testaceum
- Microbacterium thalassium
- Microbacterium thalli
- "Microbacterium thermosphactum"
- "Microbacterium timonense"
- Microbacterium trichothecenolyticum
- "Microbacterium triticisoli"
- Microbacterium tumbae
- Microbacterium ulmi
- "Microbacterium umsixpiens"
- Microbacterium ureisolvens
- Microbacterium wangchenii
- Microbacterium wangruii
- "Microbacterium xanthum"
- "Microbacterium xerophyticum"
- Microbacterium xylanilyticum
- Microbacterium yannicii
- Microbacterium zeae
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Name: Microbacterium deferens corrig. Lustermans et al. 2026
Etymology: de’fe.rens. L. neut. part. adj. deferens, transferring, transporting, named after the bacterium’s ability to perform electron transport via extracellular electron transfer
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … DE-fe-rens, neuter
Type strain: A1-JK; DSM 119944; LMG 34034
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
Effective publication:
Lustermans JJM, Basu N, Digel L, Aiyer K. Iron reduction under oxic conditions by Microbacterium deferre sp. nov. A1-JKT. Nat Commun 2025; 16:6183. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 227. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:6989.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Microbacterium deferre Lustermans et al. 2026 other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling
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Notes:
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.09356 (N = 42).
- 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2026-02-03.
- 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.
Parent taxon: Microbacterium Orla-Jensen 1919 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Lustermans JJM, Basu N, Digel L, Aiyer K. Iron reduction under oxic conditions by Microbacterium deferre sp. nov. A1-JKT. Nat Commun 2025; 16:6183. 🇧🇪
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Record number: 70391
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