desulfatirhabdium butyrativorans desulfatirhabdium butyrativorans desulfatirhabdium butyrativorans is a gram-negative, sulfate-reducing and butyrate-oxidizing bacterium from the genus of desulfatirhabdium which has been isolated from anaerobic sludge in the netherlands. desulfatirhabdium butyrativorans scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: thermodesulfobacteriota class: desulfobacteria order: desulfobacterales family: desulfatirhabdiaceae genus: desulfatirhabdium species: d.butyrativorans binomial name desulfatirhabdium butyrativoransbalk et al. 2008 type strain dsm 18734, hb1, jcm 14470