desulfobacterium catecholicum desulfobacterium catecholicum desulfobacterium catecholicum is a catechol-degrading lemon-shaped non-sporing sulfate-reducing bacterium. its type strain is nzva20. desulfobacterium catecholicum scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: thermodesulfobacteriota class: desulfobacteria order: desulfobacterales family: desulfobacteraceae genus: desulfobacterium species: d. catecholicum binomial name desulfobacterium catecholicumszewzyk and pfennig 1988