syntrophothermus lipocalidus syntrophothermus lipocalidus "syntrophothermus lipocalidus" is a bacterium, the type species and only currently described species in its genus. it is thermophilic, syntrophic, fatty-acid-oxidizing and anaerobic, and utilises isobutyrate. tgb-c1t is its type strain. its genome has been fully sequenced. syntrophothermus lipocalidus scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: bacillota class: clostridia order: eubacteriales family: syntrophomonadaceae genus: syntrophothermus species: s. lipocalidus binomial name syntrophothermus lipocalidussekiguchi et al. 2000