Higher classification Deltaproteobacteria | Phylum Proteobacteria Rank Order | |
Similar Bacteria, Desulfovibrionales, Deltaproteobacteria, Proteobacteria, Nitrosomonadales | ||
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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