desulfobotulus desulfobotulus desulfobotulus is a gram-negative, anaerobic, non-spore-forming and motile bacteria genus from the family of desulfobacteraceae. desulfobotulus scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: thermodesulfobacteriota class: desulfobacteria order: desulfobacterales family: desulfobacteraceae genus: desulfobotuluskuever et al. 2009 type species desulfobotulus sapovorans species d. alkaliphilus d. sapovorans