desulfatiferula olefinivorans desulfatiferula olefinivorans desulfatiferula olefinivorans is a gram-negative, sulfate-reducing, long-chain alkene-degrading and motile bacterium from the genus of desulfatiferula which has been isolated from oil-polluted sediments from berre lagoon in france. desulfatiferula berrensis scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: thermodesulfobacteriota class: desulfobacteria order: desulfobacterales family: desulfobacteraceae genus: desulfatiferula species: d. olefinivorans binomial name desulfatiferula olefinivoranscravo-laureau et al. 2007 type strain dsm 18843, jcm 14469, lm2801 synonyms desulfatibacillus olefinivorans