Desulfobacteraceae

Desulfobacteraceae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Bacteria
Phylum:	Proteobacteria
Class:	Deltaproteobacteria
Order:	Desulfobacterales
Family:	Desulfobacteraceae
Genera
Desulfobacter Desulfobacterium Desulfobacula Desulfobotulus Desulfocella Desulfococcus Desulfofaba Desulfofrigus Desulfonema Desulfosarcina Desulfospira Desulfotalea Desulfotignum

The Desulfobacteraceae are a family of Proteobacteria. They are reducing sulfates to sulfides to obtain energy and are strictly anaerobe.

References

Garrity, George M.; Brenner, Don J.; Krieg, Noel R.; Staley, James T. (eds.) (2005). Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, Volume Two: The Proteobacteria, Part C: The Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteobacteria. New York, New York: Springer. ISBN 978-0-387-24145-6.