desulfonatronum thiodismutans desulfonatronum thiodismutans desulfonatronum thiodismutans is an alkaliphilic, sulfate-reducing bacterium capable of lithoautotrophic growth. it is gram-negative, vibrio-shaped, with cells 0.6–0.7×1.2–2.7 μm in size, motile by a single polar flagellum. its type strain is mlf1t (=atcc baa-395t =dsm 14708t). desulfonatronum thiodismutans scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: thermodesulfobacteriota class: desulfovibrionia order: desulfovibrionales family: desulfonatronaceae genus: desulfonatronum species: d. thiodismutans binomial name desulfonatronum thiodismutanspikuta et al. 2003