Desulfobacterales

Desulfobacterales
	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
Order:	Desulfobacterales; Kuever, Rainey & Widdel 2006
Families
	Ca. Magnetomoraceae; Desulfatibacillaceae; Desulfatirhabdiaceae; Desulfoarculaceae; Desulfobacteraceae; Desulfobacteriaceae; Desulfococcaceae; Desulfofabaceae; Desulfolunaceae; Desulforegulaceae; Desulfosalsimonadaceae; Desulfosarcinaceae; Desulfosudaceae;

Desulfobacterales are an order of sulfate-reducing bacteria within the phylum Thermodesulfobacteria. The bacteria in this order are strict anaerobic respirators, using sulfate or nitrate as the terminal electron acceptor instead of oxygen. Desulfobacterales can degrade ethanol, molecular hydrogen, organic acids, and small hydrocarbons. They have a wide ecological range and play important environmental roles in symbiotic relationships and nutrient cycling.