desulfofaba hansenii desulfofaba hansenii desulfofaba hansenii is a bacterium from the genus of desulfofaba which has been isolated from the roots of the seagrass zostera marina in denmark. desulfofaba hansenii scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: thermodesulfobacteriota class: desulfobacteria order: desulfobacterales family: desulfobacteraceae genus: desulfofaba species: d. hansenii binomial name desulfofaba hansenii(finster et al. 2001) abildgaard et al. 2004 type strain atcc 700811, dsm 12642, p1 synonyms desulfomusa hansenii,pseudodesulfobulbus elegans