desulfatibacillum alkenivorans desulfatibacillum alkenivorans desulfatibacillum alkenivorans is an alkene-degrading, sulfate-reducing, gram-negative, non-spore-forming and non-motile bacterium from the genus of desulfatibacillum which has been isolated from oil polluted sediments in france. desulfatibacillum alkenivorans scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: thermodesulfobacteriota class: desulfobacteria order: desulfobacterales family: desulfatibacillaceae genus: desulfatibacillum species: d. alkenivorans binomial name desulfatibacillum alkenivoranscravo-laureau et al. 2004 type strain atcc baa-924, dsm 16219, pf2803