desulfatitalea tepidiphila desulfatitalea tepidiphila desulfatitalea tepidiphila is a gram-negative and sulfate-reducing bacterium from the genus of desulfatitalea which has been isolated from tidal flat sediments from the tokyo bay on japan. desulfatitalea tepidiphila scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: thermodesulfobacteriota class: desulfobacteria order: desulfobacterales family: desulfosarcinaceae genus: desulfatitalea species: d. tepidiphila binomial name desulfatitalea tepidiphilahigashioka et al. 2013 type strain dsm 23472, nbrc 107166, s28bf, s28ol1, s28ol2