desulfobacter halotolerans desulfobacter halotolerans desulfobacter halotolerans is a halotolerant, acetate-oxidizing, sulfate-reducing bacteria. it is mesophilic and rod-shaped, with type strain gsl-ac1. desulfobacter halotolerans scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: thermodesulfobacteriota class: desulfobacteria order: desulfobacterales family: desulfobacteraceae genus: desulfobacter species: d. halotolerans binomial name desulfobacter halotoleransbrandt and ingvorsen 1998