desulfobacter curvatus desulfobacter curvatus desulfobacter curvatus is a sulfate-reducing bacteria, with type strain acrm3. desulfobacter curvatus scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: thermodesulfobacteriota class: desulfobacteria order: desulfobacterales family: desulfobacteraceae genus: desulfobacter species: d. curvatus binomial name desulfobacter curvatuswiddel 1988