Desulfobacterales

Desulfobacterales
	Stromatolites next to a volcanic lake, found to harbor abundant 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 Deltaproteobacteria. There are three families. They are sulfate-reducing bacteria, reducing sulfates to sulfides to obtain energy. They are strict anaerobes.^[1]

References[]

^ Kuever J, Rainey FA, Widdel F (2015). "Desulfobacterales ord. nov". In Whitman WB (ed.). Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria. John Wiley & Sons. doi:10.1002/9781118960608.

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[Bergey-1] Kuever J, Rainey FA, Widdel F (2015). "Desulfobacterales ord. nov". In Whitman WB (ed.). Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria. John Wiley & Sons. doi:10.1002/9781118960608.

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