desulfobacter desulfobacter desulfobacter is a genus of bacteria from the family of desulfobacteraceae. desulfobacter has the ability to oxidize acetate to co2. desulfobacter scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: thermodesulfobacteriota class: desulfobacteria order: desulfobacterales family: desulfobacteraceae genus: desulfobacterwiddel 1981 type species desulfobacter postgatei species d. curvatus d. giganteus d. halotolerans d. hydrogenophilus d. latus d. postgatei d. vibrioformis