Desulfobacterales

Desulfobacterales
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Bacteria
Phylum: Proteobacteria
Class: Delta Proteobacteria
Order: Desulfobacterales
Families

Desulfobacteraceae
Desulfobulbaceae
Desulfoarculaceae

The Desulfobacterales are an order of sulfate-reducing bacteria, included among the Proteobacteria. There are three families. They are sulfate-reducing bacteria, reducing sulfates to sulfides to obtain energy. They are strictly anaerobe.

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