Delftia where does it come from and why is it named Delftia? Delftia is a gram-negative bacteria that originated in Delft, Netherlands. That’s where the name of the bacteria comes from, but it’s also there to appreciate the work that has happened in Delft since it’s prominent in bacteriology. What does Delftia look like? It’s known for different shapes, really rod, straight, and curvy cell shapes. Now that we know where Delftia originated, and good thing to know is what’s the function of Delftia. Well for this book we will find out that Delftia purifies gold it can purify other heavy materials too but a focus in this press book is the gold. Throughout these chapters you’ll see knowledge questions, testing how much you retain your information of Delftia.