desulfovibrio magneticus desulfovibrio magneticus desulfovibrio magneticus is a bacterium. it is sulfate-reducing and is notable for producing intracellular single-domain-sized magnetite particles, making it magnetotactic. its type strain is rs-1t (=atcc 700980t =dsm 13731t). desulfovibrio magneticus scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: thermodesulfobacteriota class: desulfovibrionia order: desulfovibrionales family: desulfovibrionaceae genus: desulfovibrio species: d. magneticus binomial name desulfovibrio magneticussakaguchi et al. 2002 d. magneticus is particularly noted for its anisotropic, bullet-shaped magnetosomes, unusual amongst magnetotactic bacteria.