Desulfobacteria

Desulfobacteria
	Stromatolites next to a volcanic lake, found to harbor abundant Desulfobacterales
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Kingdom:	Pseudomonadati
Phylum:	Thermodesulfobacteriota
Class:	Desulfobacteria ; Waite et al. 2020
Orders
	Desulfobacterales ;

Last updated January 02, 2026

The Desulfobacteria are a class of bacteria in the phylum Thermodesulfobacteriota. They are strictly anaerobic respirators, using sulfate or nitrate as the terminal electron acceptors.^[3]

References

1 2 Desulfobacteria in LPSN; Freese, H. M.; Meier-Kolthoff, J. P.; Sardà Carbasse, J.; Afolayan, A. O.; Göker, M. (29 October 2025). "TYGS and LPSN in 2025: a Global Core Biodata Resource for genome-based classification and nomenclature of prokaryotes within DSMZ Digital Diversity". Nucleic Acids Research. 53: D1 –D12. doi:10.1093/nar/gkaf1110.
↑ Schoch CL; et al. "Desulfobacteria". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) taxonomy database. Retrieved 2025-06-05.
↑ Das, Surajit; Dash, Hirak Ranjan, eds. (2019). Microbial diversity in the genomic era. London, United Kingdom ; San Diego, CA: Elsevier/Academic Press. ISBN 978-0-12-814849-5. OCLC 1029206067.

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[LPSN-1] 1 2 Desulfobacteria in LPSN; Freese, H. M.; Meier-Kolthoff, J. P.; Sardà Carbasse, J.; Afolayan, A. O.; Göker, M. (29 October 2025). "TYGS and LPSN in 2025: a Global Core Biodata Resource for genome-based classification and nomenclature of prokaryotes within DSMZ Digital Diversity". Nucleic Acids Research. 53: D1 –D12. doi:10.1093/nar/gkaf1110.

[NCBI-2] Schoch CL; et al. "Desulfobacteria". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) taxonomy database. Retrieved 2025-06-05.

[3] Das, Surajit; Dash, Hirak Ranjan, eds. (2019). Microbial diversity in the genomic era. London, United Kingdom ; San Diego, CA: Elsevier/Academic Press. ISBN 978-0-12-814849-5. OCLC 1029206067.

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